Be a futile quest, know no aim nor rest Or be an enquiry in oblivion, a heart’s cry in vain Let it fade on the horizon, and find it’s own hymn And scatter in sands, or sing deep in lands Dwell in minutes that tickle, in words so fickle Let a memory be born, let…
Category: poems
Insatiable
She imagines amid the dark clouds that hover on her mountains of sorrow to be a beauty, not the beholder Her agony rains, and downpours in cold seas and cutting waves And drops a drought in her soul There’s a nectar that flows in a stream nearby and leaves her eternally thirsty She…
Hosanna!
I A song from a distant radio Unveils a time gone by Or words woven tastefully Unlock an old key of memories A brooding violin sings Unbuttons the bosom of sorrow A slight touch on the fret Undresses a wound forgotten II I hear a prelude every morn When the breeze plays A bird then…
Feel what I feel?
Emotion is like a double-edged sword, you bleed as much as you rejoice. And often you get drenched in a downpour of your own choice. Feeling is like a bird that sings songs of love and war It sits on the pavement of your heart and echoes deep and far. Sensation is like…
Mukti Masih 