Love for my Nani

I love you, Nani(grandmother in bengali)

Rushing river started to overflow

With each step, I felt miles away

And felt a part of me never was the same

Dear Nani, our distance will not change my emotions

A sun and a moon away

My Nani cries and weeps and I do nothing but the same

Birani (bengali food) coats my tongue and I smile

Looking up at the bright blue night her hair cascading down her back

It’s Bangladesh, it’s my home, it’s Nani, I love

Like the sun, her smile warms my earth

She is the star and light in my foggy world filled

with worries, pain, and confusion.

You are my fairy Godmother in the worst of times

The dark clouds cover the sky

The sun hides beneath earth and I cry

Leaving behind the dirt paths

Will walk in concrete streets

All for an education and a comfortable life

Would living in the Big Apple be worth years

of laughter, love, caring, and smiles of my land

আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি(I love you), Nani