Sep 1, 2010

Who let blossom the lotus of light

আলোর অমল কমলখানি
alor amalo kamalo khani

Who let blossom
                       The lotus of light,
Stirring the blue sky into sleeplessness
And lured my winged thoughts
                                  On this radiant path?
Autumn's message
       Plays like a lute on the lotus, 
Lalit* tunes trickle down
                          Shiuli** trees.
The wind frolics
         In young green shoots of paddy,
Who is it that stirs up the forests,
           Filling their hearts with secret murmurs?

*Lalit is an early morning melody or raaga.
**Shiuli is a white, fragrant autumn flower of Bengal, with orange stalks.

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