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The charge of the Light Brigade

Tennyson


Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

'Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!' he said;
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

'Forward, the Light Brigade!'
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Some one had blunder'd:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die :
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell.
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.

Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn' d in air.
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reel'd from the sabre-stroke
Shatter'd and sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not,
Not the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred,

When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wonder'd.
Honour the charge they made!
Honour the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!

Since you would come today

Titash Chaudhuri



Since you would come today
lots of flowers bloomed in the garden.
In the neem tree in the corner of the house
arrival of kinsmen bird took place
very fast
thick fog of morning disappeared
New sun peeps through the eastern sky
what magical power you have
it is not possible to assess that, even after due counting.

Since you would come
birds returned to nests in a hurry
the children forgot to play with stick and hit
mother returned home from office early
Noori sister cancelled her visit to in-law's place
What a super-natural power you have
that cannot be discovered even after due Arithmatic.

Since you would come today
the earth turned colourful
cool breeze is blowing slow
moon light engulfed the entire wood.

Since you would come today
the world is so colourful, so beautiful
sky is full of stars, fresh air
hills, rivers, ocean, mountain are classic
as if colour has splashed on everything
touch of a new.

Since you would come today
Lots of flower bloomed in garden, it is heard
In neem tree of that house-corner
Calling by kinsmen bird has stopped.

Beautiful land
Tahiratuz Zohora

Birds sing many liberty-songs
In my motherland,
By the flowers you can fill here
Your empty hand.

Your eyes will fill with joy
Seeing the Bangla-nature,
You be surprised, charmed
Enjoying variegated pleasure.

If you spread your vision  far
You will see green-game,
The sky  associated with river
It seems they are same.

The redish sun of evening  set
In the green meadow,
At night you  see the moon
From the gap of window.

I invite you come to Bangladesh
To see the divine grace,
Please come to enjoy life
Walking on shaded trace.