A mound of earth a heart
Crowned by a set of bones, playing
Bones. Dice. Bones.
A mound of earth, a heart
Could you claim the right to spade and shovel
Digging hands bare?
Clumps come away lumps of earth
Flesh earth flesh earth—
Dice. Bones. Dice.
Far off, the lacerated world
Is still afloat, could you offer it a fistful
Of earth a handful of heart—
Would you dare?
Translated from the Bangla by Sampurna Chattarji