Two And A Half Century

The elite Cemetery. Piercing away Charles Eliot's dead body Thousands of elephants coming up; They are running towards Pilkhana*— but unable to cross Paribag** residential area; How can they do? The crossing bridge is carried by a train On its roof; The elephants are at a loss, reforming as Wooden toys reach at the *Boishakhi Mela— The last day of *Chaitra. The day of cruelty which is called *Chadak Puja. *Navin Pahan of *Pike Para, piercing his body With nails, swirling from a high pole, not only two and A half round— but for two and a half century, He is swirling, swirling and swirling— nonstop— * 1. Pilkhana: The stable of elephants (here, The Head Quarters of Borderguard Bangladesh(BGB) , located in Dhaka City): 2. Paribag: a residential area of Dhaka City; 3. Boishakhi Mela: a new year fair in Bangladesh; 4. Chaitra: The last month of the year in Bengali Calendar; 5. Chadak Puja: a Hindu religious ceremony, observed on the last day of the Bangla month of Chaitra; 6. Navin Pahan: Name of a Santal community leader; 7. Pike Para: Name of a Santal Village