kharadina barsha…
gotie batakara paribara aboan
nadi

summer rain . . .
a duck’s family and
the river
 
surjyasta…
nadi abe madhya
bohichalichi 

sunset . . .
the river still
flowing
 
phula…
swetatara ranga bharidiye
moro bagichara

flowers . . .
paint the whiteness of
my garden
 
megha khanda…
manepakae moro khina
smrutiku 

cloud patches . . .
recalling my faint
memories
 
amabasyara akash
mo majhire, julujulia tara
aboan mahamabatira alua

dark moon sky . . .
between me, twinkling stars
and candlelight
 

Pravat Kumar Padhy is a petroleum geologist in ONGC, India. His literary works are referred in Spectrum History of Indian Literature in English, Alienation in Contemporary Indian English Poetry. His short poems, haiku and tanka have appeared in numerous publications.