| 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.