Incarcerated within the concrete wallsThere was a little swallowTiny and fragile, just like an eensy sapling sprouting from the hard shell.Her little claws were fetteredHer wings were chainedThe gloomy walls were intimidate her.Oblivious and bleak the surrounding was. But her heart; tiny and soft, was beating with hopeYet, uncouth sorrow permeating within the concrete walls,Piercing […]
Tag: insight
Imagination! Mightier Than Knowledge..
Imagination! the way of the heart, Opens the eye of certainty and takes the being to the realm where the truth of certainty rules, Imagination! Gives wings to feeble arms, takes the being to the skies where rule the birds, Breaking all the barriers stymie the growth and let the being amble in the heaven […]
Dot.
Lost in the labyrinth of thoughts, this mind wants to escape.. Outside are the echoes of buried fears.. And somewhere else is utmost chaos.. Scattered feelings are creating panic.. Nowhere is found the point of vanish.. Where is the way? Where is the light? Where to go and what to do; where are the days […]
Whispers Of A Desert
Can you listen to the whispers of a desert; dry, barren, derelict___the desert of yourself___forsaken, neglected! It’s sobbing, but these unseen tears are not enough to moisten its soil. Where is your bucket of water? The desert of yourself is crying for water, where is your bucket? Little swallows have come to quench its thirst. […]
Masquerade
A little child with ajar eyes was standing alone on a side far away from my sight. Around him was a fusion of confusion. Then, a ball coloured in abstract caught his eyes. He was playing, and laughing. Coloured in abstract ball was taking him to every nook and cranny. Fascinated by diversity he lost […]
The prostration of love
In a placid river of silence Was throwing the pebbles of contemplation The tacit splashes adding mystery in surroundings Peeping through the foliage Moonlight was laughing at me Slowly, the moon shower met its end And najm-us-sah’r* appeared with full of grace Twinkling so bright It was happy It was contented Didn’t it know its […]
Forgive us our Lord!
Forgive us our Lord! Forgive us our Lord! We forgot the way You have shown us We became devils, while You have created us with love We became deaf and dumb, while You have blessed us with the power of hearing and speaking We became blind, while You have filled our eyes with Your Noor* […]
Why?
I often get confused with this big Why. When we have something to enjoy, to rejoice with we deliberately waste it in whining and moaning. Because whatever we have it’s not up to the mark. We need things that please us. Things that speak themselves. We pay no attention to what we possess now. Looking […]
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