Shaheed Minar

International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is being observed on 21 February each year.

Shaheed Minar has become alive
Thousands proceed to place flowers
Love and respect thrive
For the valiant language martyrs

Leaders and ordinary people
Have joined the stream together
Sad song spreads as ripple
Solemn processions move with prayer

The killers shot bullets to stop voice
They could not think its reaction
The young activists had no choice
They fought bravely to honor passion

Speaking in mother language is a human right
The brave Bengali boys began the fight

Reviews

[Annelise]

This is very striking. Haunting and sad, your words have such power.

The killers shot bullets to stop voice
They could not think its reaction
The young activists had no choice
They fought bravely to honor passion

This in particular. What lovely memorial.

[zainul]

Thank you Annelise for the admiring review.
This means a world to me.

[The dark story]

Whoa!!!…this is one of my favourite by you…so powerful with its rhytm and the diction…really awesome…I sorely liked the very first line…it just took me so fast…thanks for sharing it with us…it is impeccable!!!

[Jessie]

This is so powerful :O
Excellent penning!
"The killers shot bullets to stop voice
They could not think its reaction
The young activists had no choice
They fought bravely to honor passion"
Brilliant and powerful work!

[zainul]

Sorry Jessie,I could not notice your comment.
Very nice of you that you reviewed the piece with such lovely words.

[Michael G.]

There are so many things throughout the world that we either miss or forget. Yet, the importance within a given area is still of great importance to those in that area.
Again my friend, your lovely thought here reminds me of the differences and the sameness we all feel and share.

[zainul]

Dear Michael,
I have enjoyed your precious review like a divine gift.
How can I reciprocate your statement that came as amazing oration!
Thanks for stopping by to grace this humble piece.
Best regards,
Zainul

[Prritiy]

Touching and heart felt write, apt ending.

Every one has right to speak in whatever language one wishes to.

[zainul]

I am very happy to see you here.
It is really a pleasant surprise for me.
Your admiring review inspired me a lot.
You have strongly pointed out that every one has right to speak in whatever language one wishes to.Thus,you have supported the spirit of International Mother Language Day (IMLD) envisaged by UNESCO.
Thanks a lot for sharing your feeling.

[Prritiy]

Just joined :)

[zainul]

Most welcome,beautiful friend.
In the meantime, I visited your website.
I feel that you have great treasure and passion in the site.
You can bring some resources from the site to this place.
Hope you will enjoy your time here.

[Prritiy]

Thankyou!

[zainul]

You are welcome:)

[Priscilla Sayers]

Wonderful power spoken in potent words that flow with conviction my friend!

[zainul]

I feel very honored by your admiring words of review and compliments.
Thank you for stopping by,Priscilla for making my moments memorable :)

[Priscilla Sayers]

You must know the strength of your voice my sweet friend. Continue to express with passion, it makes your messages so much more. I love you work dear Zainul:)

[zainul]

I am very very pleased to be blessed by your generous words.
Thank you for keeping my work in your heart :)

[David Scott]

I could feel the emotions and the deep tradition here. The poetry was well constructed and I enjoyed the two lines that punctuated the ending. I must take issue with the line, "The young activists had no choice". It is a cultural norm to give in to the mob mentality and to ride the wave of public passions. This is taught and trained intot he blood and it does become reactionary. Yet it is still a choice. A choice to teach this way of thinking and responding in violence and also a choice to become a part of the violence. Yes, we do need to "fight" for human rights and cultural respect. Still, that fight need not be violent as often as it is.
I enjoyed reading this poetry as it is a great look into the mind and emotions of a culture. Well penned.

[zainul]

I adore you, David for the thoughtful and analytical contribution.
I can't express the pleasure you have offered by your admiring review.
I just want to add the information that Bangladesh is the only sovereign state in the world that emerged on the basis of language,a facet of culture.The journey of the independence of Bangladesh in 1971 actually started with the shooting on the activists of the Language Movement in 1952.

[bOhEmIa (mahim)]

Very Nice.

[zainul]

Thanks a lot dear friend.

[MOON]

When we move around the world we loose our mother tongue , the next generation adopts the mother tongue of the country we live in, sad . Lovely write .

[zainul]

Thank you for sharing such truthful feeling.
Yes,it is really sad when the beloved mother tongue is lost due to the consequences of migration to a country with different language.
I am very pleased that you have presented such a point.
I feel more friends will share similar stories of their lives.

[scripted]

I love these kind of writings most... for me life is all about learning about different cultures, beliefs and styles all while keeping an open mind to how others choose to live their lives. This was a great write, and it had great flow!!!

[zainul]

Thank you for the admiring review.
I appreciate you for sharing your passion of learning about different cultures, beliefs and styles.
I feel very honored that you evaluated this piece very positively.

[scripted]

Well thats part of why I'm here, to review others work and give an honest review... your very welcome :)

[zainul]

This means a lot for me.
Hope to share with you more frequently.