TWO BIRDS WITHIN US !

TWO   BIRDS  ;  WITHIN   US
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Two  birds  :  within  us
one  ,  like  familiar  crow
we  all  know .
From  right  from  the  dawn
can  ever  hear  his  discordant  note
goaded  by  hunger  he  search  for  food
even  left  out  bones ; where  ever   found
And  down  he  swoops .

The    burning   belly  the   hungry   eyes
throttle  all   sense  of  decorum .
'Caw  !  - Caw  !
he  harks  his  desire  all  day  long
how   hard  and   dark  his  a-bony  breast
and  that is  his  desire   for  ' paradise '.

Only  can  pray ;  let  him  have  its  way .

The  other  bird
with  mystic  poise
sits  or  floats    dove -  like
even   floating   wings  like  cloud
'Bock !  Bokum -   Bock !'
that  is   the tune  of  his  appealing  song
that  way  lies  his  supreme  bliss .

Well  !  the  bird  of  all  the  birds  I  love
shall  I  divulge  his  name
better  , not  !
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Bengali  poem   Translated  in English  by  Umanath Bhattacharya and  published(1983) in ' Murdered  Moon';  now  compressed  and edited   for  " Share  A  Poem '.