I desire to cross uncountable number of steps
To see your household
Well-kept garden, scenery of morning stroll
Uneasiness of the afternoon
How much affinity you have developed with shrubs
And your beckoning hidden under the pleats of maslin
Abashed beautiful youthfulness.
I desire I could see
How your cloud-filled sky rumble
How much stooped you have become in the time
That is how much you have softened by this time
I remember comparing lion with tiger
You always preferred tiger
I desired to see
How much your ferocious-dream has devoured your time?
That is after the decade how much courtesy you learned.
Memory is very much lusty
Roams around like kitten
Shows affection towards the plate of fish
I desire I could see
How much like the needle-work of your wall
How much space spiders covered in your house.
I become nostalgic when I think of you
And float over the clouds
I desire to see
How your cooking style has changed, whether
Aluminum utensils have been useful than earthenware.
maslin: hand-made textile, famous for its texture and fineness
Translated by: Siddique Mahmudur Rahman