For Debjani........and all the Others

Ekhane ekhon raat,
Dhushor, himel, sheet ek raat.
Tobe, etto bodo ekta chaand uthechhe,
Shonar jole bandhano.

Tor okhane to ekhon shokaal,
Notun bochhorer prothom shokaal
Tui message pathali, bheeshon thanda,
Borof tatano, jodiyo borofpaat hoyeni ekhono.

Ek raat theke ek shokaal e
Dui bondhute
Chat hochche ekhon WhatsApp e
Ki bheeshon moja!!

WhatsApp er screen bolchhe:
“Debjani is typing....”
Opekhaaye ami.
Moner screen e kintu tokhon dekhchhi:
Lomba ami, chotto tui-
School playgrounder shei aam gaachtar neeche dariye
Top kore hotath haath bariye
Tui ekta toshtoshe shobuj kaancha aam parli!
Ami to stunned:-

“First girl tui Debjani,
Rules break korli?”
“Mother Superior bolechhen na:
‘The mango trees have been sold,
Do not pluck mangoes, girls
They are no longer ours!’
Tor expression tokhon rebellious:-
“Dhut, school to amader, gaachh guliyo;
Ne aamta chakh, nooner shathe daarun lage!”

Ei shedin i ke jeno chobita pathalo
WhatsApp ei:
School playground er
Tana mosreen concrete e bandhano ground
Amader aam gachta aar nei.
Monta tai ektu koshto pelo!

Moner screen e ekhon koto chobi:
Tor shei tin er pencil box
Kon ek J Perumala Chetty r company.
Aar taar modhya shajaano
Onekguli kalo chokchoke pencil
Their points perfect like Jimmy Choo 
 stilettos
Aamar lolup drishti oi pencilgulor proti
Tui khub shabdhaane ekta baar kore
Aamake dhoriye dili
Amar haathe tokhon jeno sotti sotti
Ekta 1000$ Jimmy Choo!!!

Aar ekdin shei je
Shojarur onekguli kaanta
Jaani na kothatheke tui niye eli
Koyekta tor pencil gulir moton:
Kaalo chokchoke.
Baakiguli shaada.
Shei kaalo shaada shojarur kaanta niye
Aamra, tui, ami ar baakira
Ki je bheeshon khushi.
Happiness complete!

Purono sreeti, purono chhobi
Ekhono fade hoyeni ektuku
Ekhono glaze finish ta chokchok korchhe!
Kintu chobi to after all shudhu chobi-ee
Tai mone hoye,
Ishhh, chol phire jai
Chottobelar shei dingulite.
Toke likhe pathalam ichcheta.
Tui the ever sensible First Girl,
Palta message dili:
Thaak na dinguli sreeti hoye
Moner page e
Jibon taake egote de
Why move backwards?
Jokhon mon korbe,
Moner screen ei dekhe nebo!

Ta thik, First Girl
You’re right, as always!!!!

Tai bolchchi:
Chole aaye Reunion e
Purono friends mile,
Notun sreeti bandhbo.