Latest in: Poetry
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Poem: I want to hold a moment
I want to hold a moment – a moment filled with life, where there is a glee a spiritual joy, a happy soul. I want to hold a moment – a moment of my childhood,...September 20, 2020 1043 0 -
Love to Live
I saw a bird Flying out of its cage Into the air Full of joy Enjoying its life Spreading a message By its freedom flight Life is love Love of the soul And the soul an...September 3, 2020 712 0 -
Iqbal interpreted and conveyed the message of Karbala in uniquely profound ways – Scholars
Gopi Chand Narang, a leading scholar of Urdu language and literature, has said Allama Iqbal stands unique in his profound expression of the message of Karbala, where Hazrat Imam Hussain and his family offered a sublime...August 28, 2020 2322 0 -
Poem: Where will you look for love?
Where will you look for love? You will find it in a stream When the water is quiet and calm You will see it In the showers of rain You will realize it In the clear blue...July 27, 2020 889 0 -
Nelson Mandela – A poetic tribute
NELSON MANDELA Now that you have flown far away Oh, sweet bird of the age I find the world like an emptied place With only hollow men howling around Stealing the stock of defenseless souls ...July 23, 2020 696 0 -
Poem – Forgiveness after Srebrenica
By Haris Silajdzic That bloodstain on the forehead of posterity with bloodied palms you want to erase hope bloodied you gave them in bloodied nightmares to suffocate Through bloodied soil you trudge in the...May 13, 2020 764 0 -
Seeking hope in April renewal against coronavirus ravages
It’s April The season of cherry blossoms Suddenly appearing everywhere All around A riot of subtle pink, burgundy and purple And apple blossom white And their sweet smell Mingles with every kind of magnolia Butterfly, yellow...April 1, 2020 965 0 -
The Consolation of Philosophy
When your favorite poems Fail to move you When your sacred verses Cannot elevate you When even The deadly modern drugs Do nothing to you And you are still left Wondering How to make sense...October 29, 2019 839 0 -
Poem of the week – A Little While
A Little While A little boy playing with words a little voice crying for love a little love wasting for you the senseless patterns of the garden butterfly the insistent urgency of the army motorcycle all...October 9, 2019 916 0