garden of graves

garden of graves

this heart mine
swimming against
the tides of suffocating routine
escapes to the garden of graves

graves
here, there, everywhere,
ensconcing
dreams, desires, tales
.........engraved tombstones
.........faded earthly facts
.........names, dates, places.

gentle breeze, fluttering leaves
chirping birds
.........and the throbbing of this heart
.........is all i hear

even here
the peace i seek
remains elusive

mazra e turbat
yeh dil hee tou hay mera
gardish-e-zamana say
jis nay ghabraa kar
raah lee mazra e turbat ki

turbataiN heeN turbatain
madfun haiN jahaN
un ginnat
khaahishainN, hasrataiN, dastaanaiN

loh pay koondaah
khaakhi haqiqatouN kay dhundlay naqoosh
--taarikhaiN, naam, jaghaiN

phir yeh kaisi hay baazgasht
baitaab dil ki meray?
yeh qataa
pur'fizaa, pur'sukooN
magar nahiN hay yeh woh sukooN
kay hay jis ki talaash
kisi dil e beytaab ko