Selected Poem - May, 2023
Sugarcoated! by Labeeqa Baneen - Pakistan
Sweet, seductive, sugar,
How you tease and tempt,
Your crystalline structure,
So pure and so refined,
You dance upon my tongue,
A symphony of flavors,
Your sweetness so intense,
It’s hard to resist your allure.
From candy to the cakes,
From donuts to the pies,
You bring a smile to my face,
And joy to my eyes...
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Selected Poem - May, 2023
In Search of Lord! by Amina Ali - Pakistan
I travelled miles
Nothing found, as yet –
Seas sing your symphonies
Envelope the earth in mysteries
At a breath’s distance, yet soo far
Rightly guiding like a night star
Colours flamboyant you paint
Hell and paradise, you create...
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Nature! by Labeeqa Baneen - Pakistan
The rustling leaves in the gentle breeze,
Whisper secrets of nature with ease.
The sunshines down on the stream,
Reflecting the beauty of nature’s dream.
The flowers bloom with color bright,
Filling the air with sweet delight...
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Selected Poem - May, 2023
Blessed Nights of Solitude! by Asfa Iman - Pakistan
In nights, all alone
Tears stream down my face, for sins I've known
When I chose this Duniya1 over Akhirah2
But now I seek forgiveness from Almighty Allah
Harsh words I've spoken, people I've hurt
Leave my soul feeling heavy, burdened with dirt
For in these nights of Ramadan4, I feel the weight
Of all my mistakes, and the harm, I've created
But deep down I have faith that I can mend
With God's mercy, and love that will never end
For the good deeds and kindness, I've done
Can outweigh the wrongs, and bring back the lost sun...
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Abandoned! by Asfa Iman - Pakistan
In the corner sat a tiny cat
Abandoned and alone, no mother at
My heart ached, at her pitiful sight
And I took her in, with delight
I gave her all the love I had
To make up for her mother's bad
But as she grew, I realized so
Her eyes, mirrored a similar glow...
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The Fatal Hour by Rukha Khalid - Pakistan
Muse to eyes in witnessing things
Nature girdling me like two wings
Serene tranquility in River that flows
Can turn to calamity upon overflow
The Universe can crush in pulse
With Celestial Audacity from up-above!
For same that chalked out patterns
O' The World full of Captains!...
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She! by Rafia Asghar Ali - Pakistan
A wrinkled dusky visage
With slender eyes losing its sight
Manifest her fight with the vicious world
A hump on her fragile back
Embodies the burden of hardships
And trials she fought years back...
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Racism by Ayna Nadeem - Pakistan
Tracing back
To the roots of our religion
In the era
When peace came
Under the banner of our beloved Prophet (PBUH)
Whose kindness was for all mankind
Irrespective;
Non-discriminative,
An embodiment of Justice!
The poor and the rich
Standing side by side
There was hope,
Read More Comment(s) 1Selected Poem - January, 2023
Preternatural Times by Sufia Humayun - Pakistan
I still miss the times when
Qaria was just Qaria
Not seamstress- stitching clothes of her students
Not beautician- plucking eyebrows of her students' mothers'
Not moper/dish washer- moping/washing. . .
The times when students did mop and dish-wash
To pay for her services- Teaching recitation
With Qirat
Without Qirat...
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Selected Poem - December, 2022
Socrates on Mars Receiving Terrestrials by Sobia Kiran - Canada
O men!
I have been waiting for you
You took so long to reach here
I have been looking over you
With my fellow philosophers
Whom you quote so fervently
With least understanding
You profess our teachings
That you follow so reluctantly
You use our words to inspire others
Without following our advice in the world matters
What brought you here?...
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