We are all Coolies

Amra shobai kuli ei duniyate

Ei jogoter rale station e

Koto gari koto lok .....

Mot boye jabo porolok

Koto asha koto akankha

Ma baba bou chele meye

Shobai ki bojha ? Ta kintu noi

Bujhte na parle jiboner khela

Shob kichu bojha mone hoi

Esho amra kuli kuli kheli

Anonde boye jai mote (Sorry couldn't write the Bangla script)

 

We are Coolies

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We are all porters in this world

In this earthy railway station

So many trains so many people

Carrying loads sail to other world

Many hopes many aspirations

Father,mother,wife,children

Are they burdens? No not at all

Cannot fathom the "porter game"

So everything seems a burden

Come lets play "coolie coolie"

Carry our burdens happily

 

©bishu

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Words from a dropper inspired originally by my good friend Mdziaulhaque on this site. He writes wonderful Bangla poems.

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a.griffiths57's picture

    Very straight forward

 

 

Very straight forward speaking poem; yes we are all responsilbe for other people other than ourselves, as you question "is this a burden"? - some days are good and others bad. Like your frankness in this poem, enjoyed reading your poem it made for a good read.


 

 

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Thank you Respected Madam Anita for your kind read & comments

Thank you Respected Madam Anita for your kind read & comments


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SSmoothie's picture

wonderful worldly and wise

wonderful worldly and wise poem I like the message! WELL DONE! :D!


Don't let any one shake your dream stars from your eyes, lest your soul Come away with them! -SS    

"Well, it's love, but not as we know it."

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Thanks a awful lot Respected Dear SS

Thanks a awful lot Respected Dear SS. I guess the wisdom came from mdziaulhaque2013


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