Poem - The Mole, Poet - Shakil Kalam (Bangladesh)

 

The Mole  

Shakil Kalam 

Bangladesh

If you take flowers, petals, kisses

You gave nothing to me -

Pain and suffering - even hatred

May my love be immortalized?

At that pink mole of yours. 

In exchange for the black mole on the lover's cheek

Omar Khayyam wanted to give Samarkand, Bokhara

To his adorable beloved.

I am the emperor of kingdom less and uncrowned;

I am a penniless nomad of the desert.

What shall I give you?

Will take!

I will give you the twilight sky

Wear the tip on the forehead. 

I'll take the black of the night,

The scorching sun-ray of the day.

You will take full moon's lit night;

It will reduce your heartburn

You will get eternal happiness.

I will be a contemplative poet of an aesthetic nature.

Biography of Shakil Kalam:

Root Finder Writer Shakil Kalam was born on December 3, in Fein district in Bangladesh. He received Master's Degree in Governance Studies from University of Dhaka. He has completed a diploma course on IAS and IFRS from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB).  

Mostly, he is renowned as Central Banker, Corporate Governance and Internal Audit Specialist, Researcher, Poet, Translator as well as Child-Litterateur. Now engaged in a research foundation as a honorary research fellow and consultant at financial sectors.  

He was engaged as an Additional Director  in the central bank of Bangladesh. He attends as a key-note speaker in the seminar, symposium and discussion meeting at Dhaka University and other private universities. His book "A Handbook of Corporate Governance in Bangladesh" and "Comprehensive Articles on Financial Sectors in Bangladesh" are enlisted as reference books and taught in several universities including University of Dhaka.  

Shakil Kalam started writing since his boyhood. The author has personally tried to discuss various inconsistencies, inequalities, disillusion, hypocrisy, human suffering and the degradation of human moral and social values in his writings.  

He relentlessly tried to grasp the Liberation War of Bangladesh and it also brought diversity in his writings. 

In a word, it can be said Liberation War and social issues have been the main elements of his writing. But in recent times, new dimensions have come in his writings. In his scathing writings, politics, economics, cultural aggression, economic class discrimination, social values, scarcity of democratic values and culture, lack of democratic governance and deficiency of institutionalization of democracy vigorously highlighted. Moreover, spirituality has come massively to the fore.  

He has been writing stories, poems, rhymes, essays, columns as well as translated articles of different languages. His published book numbers are more than thirty-six as well as these are the best sellers. His poems translated in 36 languages around the world, like Tamil, Nepalese, Indonesian, Italian, Hindi, Urdu Romanian, Arabic, Spanish, French, German, Greek, Portuguese, Filipino, Turkey, Swahili (Kenyan Language), Tajik (Tajikistan), Assamese (India), Chinese, Hebrew, Vietnamese, Sindhi language, Odia (Indian language), Albanian and published various newspapers over the world like Bharath Vision, Creatividad, Williwash. Create Bridge Magazine, wordpress.com, Poetica Revista Azhar, Wattpad.com, Kapan Baneshowar and English to com, Atunis Galactica, Literoma magazine, Sohu News of China, Kolhehamon magazine and Cuvant Romanesc, Children Magazin, Revista Poetiva Azhar, Prodigy Magazine. His poems included in different anthologies like Poets Unity World  of Motivational Strips' Anthology, PLIS Anthology Volume-1, The New Dawn, The Passion of Poetry Anthology Volume-1, Flowers of Love, Whispers of Soflay Volume-4, Gage D' Amour: Token of Love, Hymn of Global, Flowers of Love, Modern Writers, Thoughts in Words, Compassion Save the World over the globe.   

Once upon a time he was engaged in national daily The Banglar Bani and weekly magazines like Meghna, Robber, Bechitra, Labonno, Ajker Katha, Chitrakolpo and Chitra Bangla etc.   

He has participated in several radio and  Bangladesh Television (BTV) programs like recreational and dramas. Once upon a time, he had acted in different stages in Bangladesh.  

He attends different seminars, symposiums, conferences and discussion meetings as a key-note speaker in various public and private universities. His textual books are listed as reference book and taught in Dhaka University, Independent University and banking sectors in Bangladesh.  

He has traveled India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Dubai, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia to participate in the seminar, symposium and conferences.   

He has participated in several radio programs. Of these, the names of literary programs, Annaysha, Kalokakoli, agricultural program and Uttoron are particularly noteworthy as well as his written dramas preached in national radio. Besides, he has participated in various programs like "Kathamala" and dramas in the Bangladesh Television.  

He received various awards, certificates and honor from different international literary groups. Recently he achieved "Order of Shakespeare Medal- 2021" and "Gujarat Sahitya Academy Award-2021" and World Welfare Council's prize "Global Prestigious Award-2021" on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti 2021. Moreover, he is the founder and administrator of the literary community group "SahityaPata." 

Currently, he is the founder and convener of Social Development Research Foundation (SDRF). He is also a member of Dhaka University Political Science Alumni and Governance Studies Alumni Associations. Moreover, he is the Executive Editor of the international bilingual literary magazine titled "Dipon" as well as member of the International English literary journal's Advisory Board of "ENGLIT" and "Unending Quest. He is the International Ambassador for the Chamber of Writers and Artists in Spain.