Once these paths were rivers, <br />these fields the processions of water. <br /> <br />One day on these paths used to go a princess in pea-cock boat. <br />On these paths with huge goods the merchants used to move. <br /> <br />These paths were rivers, <br />these fields the processions of water. <br /> <br />In these fields the silvery fishes, touching the uprising waves, <br />how nicely rolled up and down in the dark water! <br /> <br />Pedestrian, <br />have I told you a fairy tale? <br /> <br />[Translation of Bangla poem 'Rupkotha' taken from the first book 'Pronoyer Prothom Pap' (1996) ]<br /><br />Sayeed Abubakar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-fairy-tale-13/
