An October Morning

In one October morning, some dewdrops fell on my face and hair. The dewdrops are here through Sarika bird’s courtesy. Three drenched sarika birds almost touching an emblica tree enjoying the sun’s warmth. Is it an indigo-laden blue field? Or is it an azure sky? Is it the sun? Or something sun-like? The bird slithers away from our world into its own. In my life, I have seen many sarika birds, but never have I seen anything like those three. [Original: Kartiker Bhorbela (Bengali) Translation by: A.H. Jaffor Ullah] Note: 'Sarika Bird' is indigenous to India and is called Shalik in Bangla. 'Emblica' is known as Amloki in Bangla.