Spring in April

APRIL SULTANA NAHAR Bangladesh Bengali by Kabir blue handkerchief woven blue moonlight caressed bosom caressed my tearstained cicadas with sleepladen Dhaka Prokashon distant star Doubt and faith Dusk descends eyes tonight fathers grave feel felt something touch forget those days glow-worms Graveyard green island handful of blue happiness heaven huge big huge black huge tent hushed breath Kabir Chowdhury Kabita Killer Let my world lonely love and affection mango MICHIGAN LIBRARIES moment's illusion neem never original Bengali pain Poems of Sultana poet Poet's Note poetry Romeo's prayer roofless world route I know saw the roofless Shafiqul Islam Yunus Silent eager wait sleep sleepladen eyes smell soon my condition sorrow soul SPRING IN APRIL steeped in darkness SULTANA NAHAR Translated tears Tell thought that soon tiny blue handkerchief tiny fish caught Try and find turn around thinking UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN weary wings Women's Lib world stay steeped