Bengali Poetry (Translated)

The Humble Peon

Time
is not some
weather vane's tin rooster,
spinning its head to catch your wind
or raising its voice.

Nor is it
any office's
deferential orderly...
flashing a smile, snapping a salute,
forever declaring—your servant awaits!

Time
is a peculiar postman
pasting harsh legal summons at the door
with perfect calculation
of who has harvested how much
and whose fields lie fallow.
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