Kallol Choudhury

 

Kallol Choudhury

 

The Midnight Moon

 

The moon , under cover of a veil

Upon the bamboo-bush beside the river

Plays hide and seek.

Lifting the veil the silvery moon

Plays water sports in the river

The silver beams of river-water

Startles the still midnight.

Some are thrilled to see it.

 

In the still midnight

Breaking the silence

The night-bird flies in the skies

To an unknown destination.

 

 

 

In The Midnight

 

A mosquito buzz around

In an attacking mode in the daylight

What will happen in the midnight?

 

A man in the broad daylight

Threatens with a dazzling knife

What will happen in the midnight?

 

 

 

The Sky The Moon And The Stars

 

There were innumerable stars

In the midnight sky.

Of them , some were unruly

All of a sudden some stars

Come swiftly from one side to the other.

Some of them fall off.

The moon was beside them

The calm, gentle moon

Smiles at the sight of it.

 

KALLOL CHOUDHURY

 

KALLOL CHOUDHURY: He is a bilingual poet, short story writer, translator, researcher and social activist with SIX published books to his credit.  He is a Bengali translator of Sahitya Akademi Award Winning poetry book, “Relationship” by Jayanta Mahapatra and this book was published Central Sahitya Akademi. His  poems, short stories and translations  appeared in several leading literary journals  and anthologies. Oxford University Press published his folktale, short story and translations of poems in its three volumes in 2006 ( Where The Sun Rises When  Shadows Fall The North-east ),2011(The Oxford Anthology of Writings from North-east India Fiction ,Poetry and essays) He was honoured with “Star Ambassador of World Literature” award during the World Poetry Conference, Bhatinda, Punjab in October, 2019.He was also honoured with the award "World Icon Of Literature" by National Academy of Arts and Culture, India ( NAAC) affiliated to the World Academy of Literature , History, Art and Culture, Mexico in November 2019.Moulana Abul Kalam Institute of Asian Studies (An Autonomous Body under Ministry of Culture, Govt of India) recently included his write-up " Captain (Dr.) Manmatha Choudhury:INA soldier From Barak Valley" in the book entitled "INA and  North East India". Recently Setu , a bilingual journal published from Pittsburgh, USA published three of his poems.