সে রাতে পূর্ণিমা ছিল শহীদুল জহির

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 এ যেন জাদুবাস্তব নয়, বরং বাস্তবতার জাদুতে ডুবে ছিলাম।

এ যেন চেতনার স্রোত নয়, বরং স্মৃতির স্রোতে ভেসে ছিলাম।
চোখের সামনে, মনের কোণে চলমান এক একটি সাধারণ ঘটনা,
এক একটি সামান্য অনূভুতি

ধীরে ধীরে আরো একটি স্মৃতি, তারপর আরোও একটি স্মৃতি
এবং তারপর আরোও খন্ডিত, অখন্ডিত, সুবিন্যস্ত, অবিন্যস্ত স্মৃতির ধারা
রাতের আলোর মতো নেমে আসে, দিনের আঁধারের মতো ছড়িয়ে যায়।

::প্রেম, রাজনীতি ও রহস্যের এমন জ্যোতির্ময়তা বিশ্বসংসারে বিরল। সে রাতে পূর্ণিমা ছিল'র #নয়নতারা কে নিয়ে একটা পূর্বাখ্যান‍ লেখার তীব্র আকাঙ্ক্ষা আমার মনভূতিতে ভোরের প্রথম আলোর মতো ক্রমে বিস্তার করে উঠলো।





📘সে রাতে পূর্ণিমা ছিল
শহীদুল জহির
মাওলা ব্রাদার্স, ১৯৯৫।

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