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Icche Hole

icche hole urbo hoye gonga phoring
icche hole horlicks aar tiring biring
icche hole boyesh kaale daakbo hori
icche hole maakhbo tel phele kori

icche hole dekhi horin shobuj chokher
icche hole naak daaki baagher daaker
icche hole poisa bachai e-mail kore
icche hole dil doriya parar more

icche hole shob bhule kaaj-e dubi
icche hole boka sheje pori tupi
icche hole baakyobaader aami-e lara
icche hole muchki heshe bakkyo hara

First Published on my ibibo blog on 10th March 2007

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