On the windowpane

Snow is falling like stars from the sky.
Somebody told me each snowflake is unique, like each star. Like women.
Snowflakes melt from the warmth of your fist...
Still, I want to see rain so much! Pouring rain from my country...the rain that floods my being...rain like the women of my hills. There is grass at the foot of the hills...wildflowers are all around...yellow, purple, and pink.
All my longings shatter like my dreams. Snow keeps piling on my windowpane. I keep drawing with my finger on that snow. A woman...a home.

-Kalyani Rama



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Kalyani Rama is a Bangladesh-born Bilingual author. She has seven published books in Bengali. Kalyani has written for the newspaper 'The Wisconsin State Journal', and other literary magazines.

Kalyani has received her Bachelor of Technology degree from IIT, Kharagpur, India in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering.

She is an Application Development Senior Engineer by profession and works in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

Kalyani loves listening to people, animals, and trees.

Published Books:

‘Amar Ghoroya Golpo’(আমার ঘরোয়া গল্প) ;

‘Hater Patay Golpogulo’(হাতের পাতায় গল্পগুলো – ইয়াসুনারি কাওয়াবাতা);

‘Rat Brishti Bunohash’ (রাত বৃষ্টি বুনোহাঁস – অ্যান সেক্সটন, সিলভিয়া প্লাথ, মেরি অলিভারের কবিতা);

‘Moron Hote Jagi’ (মরণ হ’তে জাগি – হেনরিক ইবসেনের নাটক);

‘Reshom Guti’(রেশমগুটি);

'Jol Rong’(জলরঙ);

‘Dom Bondho’ (দমবন্ধ)

Website: http://www.kalyanirama.com/


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