From Now On
At first look at the website
If not look at the fax
If at all unavailable
The search at internet.
After saying so
He went away hastily
To his car that was waiting at the office gate
Scorching rays of Baishakh Sun
Is burning out everything all around
The owner of the car spoke nothing
And while he walked a few more steps
He met you that man
To whom he wanted to reach
Through internet
Fax
In the website.
The man said- The Parliament has passed
In voice vote
That from now on
We all can sing
The old national anthem.
In the Merry-Go-Round not far away
Why I gave my consent at her proposal
I’ve to take her with me
She will visit
The Chaitra Sankranti Fair.
When we reached there, we saw
All the people of the town
Has boarded on
The Merry-Go-Round
Suddenly she spoke out beside me
Let’s go to some far away place.
As I assented to her offer
I thought the could love to have
Sweet made of molasses
I didn’t reply but stared at the sky above
I saw the last cloud of Chaitra is approaching
Towards us.
There’s nobody
On the Merry-Go-Round nearby
Only two of us
Were there in that Chaitra Sankranti Fair.
Beside You
Only you will call me
You’ll only be beside me
Only you’ll stay.
If to weep, I’ll only weep
Alone I’ll, in the deserted night
Beside you
I’ll bring lightning bug
Where you’ll stay alone
Leaving me
All on a sudden the other people will call
In the morning, in the evening
Then you’ll leave your nuptial room
One step, two steps, three steps
You’ll come out and see
I am standing beside you.
[1] Mokid Haider (b. 1947), first book of poems ‘Rode zbhije Bari Fera‘ was published in 1976