Shantiniketan on Retro Canvas

Sohor chere , ranga matir pothey
Ami choleychi oonek durey botey
Periye raasta, periye gram
Kau bolena tham-tham
Train er dolaye
Khola howaye
Sheyi nil aakasher dham…
Jekhaney shara bhuban jure,
Surjo tara shudhui ghore…
Gacher chayaye, mishti hawaye
Dulchey palash phul…

Trainer janalaye boshey
Khola aakash aar na-na shobuj-holud rongey mishrito kheth er
Eyi drishsho je ki bhalo lage dekhte...
Joto baar anubhab kora jaye,Kom porey.
Ekta chotto BAHUROOPI train er kamraye uthey,
aamar pashey aashey boshlo...
Gaye taar kalo jama..
Mathaye beni kora ekta porchula,
Tao beka bhabey lagano...
Mukhey laal rong laypa,
Naak diye shordi beye choleychy...
Haathey ekta almunium er patro...
Tatey ko ekta potato chips... Thotey ek phota haanshi nai…
Shoishob ta jano kothay hariye gachey...

Ekta chotto shada-kalo projapoti
udde beratchilo baganey…
ey phool theke shey phool
taar eyi shanghatik byastota amar nojor kaarlo…

Taal gacheyr char dik ghire banano eyi 'Taloddhoj'
Nipun bhabey mati laypa
Mathaye khorer chaat
Prokitir shonghey ek howar ek aporup, atuloniyo cheshta

Deklaam pother dui dhare
Brikkho lagano aachey
Kaat phata roddur theke
Jattri der bachabar jonno
Shitol chaya prodaan kore
Hawaye dola gacher pata
Jokhon chaya shurjor
Shathey lukochuri kheley
Bhari mishti laage dekhtey

Koto goru-baachur
Raastaar dharer maat guli tey
Aapon money chorey baraye…
Ghobuj ghasher gondhey
Tara khushi.

Kopai nodir opor diye
Banana eyi pool
Manush, jontu, gari nirbisheshy
Paarrapar korte shahajjo korey
Nadir parey duti goru
Moner shukhey chorey baratchillo
Borshaar shomoye eyi pool
nadir jal er tolaye choley jaye
Nadir dhare Matir bari
Dekhte khub bhalo lagey
Kintu borshaar shomoy
jokhon nadir jal baarey
Shob boshoti noshto hoye jaye…
Eyi bhanga –gorar modhey diye
koto mashush jibon katay

Kopai Nadir jal komey
Payer goralir kachey khala korchey
Rooder aaloye jal er shrot jiki-miki kore
Pathorer opor dariye
Taar shitol chonwa anubhob korte,
Besh baloi lagey…

Shari shari horin,
Nirbikaar chittey khabaar khatchey
bhoy-dor shob bhuley..
Payter kuda aagey…
Aranyar maajey pata chara duto gaach
jano money hoye ekey opor ke
phish-phish kore kitchu bolchey
Jolashoy er dhare raakha
bibhinno aakarer gacher guri

Kaalo-shaada dora kata projapoti
Pet ta shobjey-nil…
Taar bhalo lagey paata
Gaacher nichey prokritir maajhey
Chotoder pora-shuno kora,
Aamader itihaasher pataye pataye
Aalo-aandharey khela korey ‘Chaitya’

Deener shesh aaloey jokhon giye porlo
‘Chaityar’ opor,
Adbhut shundor ekta chobi gorey uthlo.

Surjer kiron jokhon
Upasana Mandir er
rongeen kaanch er opor porey,
ek rong-chonge drishsho
dekha jaye.

“Tini aamar praner aaram
Moner aanondo
Aantaar shanti”
~ Maharishi Debendranath Tagore .
Chatimtolatye lekha eyi bakko e,
Shantiniketan er mul aadahar.