Daily Christmas.

I don't have crayons
Neither a blue sky.
No one gets me balloons.
Jesus, were you ever a kid?

My body is never warmed
Under polythene on footpath.
Today a thousand candles are lit.
Jesus, have you ever felt cold ?

Today the Church gave me food,
Crayons, colored shirt,
Why not once daily
Jesus you take birth?

© Deepankar Choudhury.

Translated into English from a poem of mine.



Protidin-Borodin Or Daily Christmas.


Aamar rong pencil neyi
Aamar neel aakash neyi
Keo baloon kine deyena
Jishu, tumi chhotto chhile ??


Ga gorom hoyna
Footpath er polythene e
Othochho aaj hazar baati
Jishu, tomaar sheat lagto ?


Ajke Church e khabar diyechhe
Rong-pencil, rongin jama
Roj ekbaar kore -
Jishu, jonmo nao na keno ? 

s/d
Deepankar Choudhury
29/12/2012