by Sarah Soha 3 am, the bus running fast, From the window I watched the silver moon follow. The wind whispered your name, The stars sketched your face. I was drunk with memories of you and me, The best wasn’t the one when you got me presents, Or when you got me surprised …
Soothsayer
by Seema N Amin ‘They believe laughter, laughter is the seventh layer…’ Soothsayer, give me visions of the feast… A blue-eyed horse, spinning within five columns, such that his waves become friction for the eyes playing circular stone and air hide and seek, burgundy scabs light the night discoloration of …
What if
WHAT IF What if I die today And I never come back again No surprises to surprise me No smile to fade away What if I admit I never meant what I said Never believed in any of your rites or faiths The womb that gave me birth The tomb that keep me in to …
Love in the rain
by Raisa Tamanna Khan Dwindling into darkness Crumbling with fear And as I fall down I am swallowed by shadows. Then suddenly, I feel the teardrops falling on my face Oh dear! The mighty teardrops Sliding down from your eyes Sprinkle life on me, reviving my senses. Then the rain comes down Washing away …
Nobody
Nobody Nobody misses you Save yourself Earth is a strange place where humans kill humans Nobody misses you save yourself Let the sun rise Let the sun set Let the full bloom moon shed her magical spell Life is a mystery So is death Today you’re here Tomorrow you’re dead All the material possession, wealth, …
Ma
by Sumaiya Ahsan Bushra She knew the day I was born I would be stubborn and largely wrong She knew that day I was to be long gone! She read tales and fables of all sorts, She nurtured with love and care for all She taught it well and taught it hard She …
GOLDFINCH
GOLDFINCH Goldfinch Goldfinch Finch, finch, finch Feathery feathers of paradise sing sing sing Far away Far away Where the sky touches the Moon I’ve kept my feathers away to be with you Like the bird of paradise you put a spell on me Like the sunlight reflecting on a drop of dew I keep wandering …
I am waiting
I AM WAITING Here I’m waiting in Paterson on Totowa Ave, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA, North America, Earth, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, Human Race There’s an old church on my right whose parking lot is vacant and empty; a typical Monday morning; the parishioners are all gone to face the jaws of harsh …
ENIGMA
God of Muslim God of Jews God of Christians God of Hindus God of the ungodly grieving saints sages and gurus God of Mahomet God of Jesus God of Buddha God of myself God of Moses God of the kings, queens, commoners, farmers, gays, lesbians God of the peaceful, restless You’re all the same Yet …
MAKE PEACE
I’ve come to make peace with my soul Alas! My soul do not listen to his own soul The seagulls soulful are flying away in the pensive mood Three scattered layers of sunshine are penetrating through the thick layers of green triple fold O I’ve come to make peace with my soul Yet my soul …
