such yeh hay

such yeh hay kay bharosay kay qabil na hum thay
kabhi na ab haiN na aap thay
kabhi na aap haiN

on this eid ii - 2017

go then celebrate like zombies un-etherised the dead will reach out pull you down soon don't tell us then you were not warned

on this eid i - 2017

i remain unconvinced facing the avalanche of greetings from friends & strangers i see half dug graves bereavement
all around

a new canvas

a new canvas will paint a shangri la with brush strokes
paint global warming's lethal reach that has turned it into a desolate terrain

WolfMomma @wolfmiaow

I see serene landscapes and wish I could be there but then a voice from the back of my mind says ahem, no AC, sit down

kahani qatray ki

kahani qatray ki sea cloud snow stream river back to sea dust to dust drop to drop life cycle continues while we bicker

m.waseem @_mwaseem_

silent landscape Shandur valley, #Pakistan

light

light vibgyor and then ultra and infra eaten by the black hole

Sonya Kassam @SonyaKassam

~ Unnoticed New #poetry followyourshadow.me/2017/06/24/unn…

sitam zareefi

sitam zareefi pour your heart out she said dil hee to hay nahiN pass humaray

wailing

wailing

unresolved
irreconcilable
mushrooming fault-lines
             raining all over
turning  brick walls
          into wailing walls

neend

neend neend ka kya hay   aa'aye, aa'aye na aa'aye, na aa'aye bay-hissi maiN bay-hoshi maiN ghoonoodgi maiN hum ji'aye jatay haiN

Yasmeen Ali @yasmeen_9

"شکوہ" نیند بھی اب تو دوستوں کی طرح پہلے آتی تھی ؛ اب نہیں آتی ! ! شمیم شیرازی

kaisi jeet

kaisi jeet  kaisi masarrat

aagahi jub aa'ee madfun ho ga'aye

hum saaNs laitay laitay

Rekhta  @Rekhta

#WordoftheDay #Masarrat : Pleasure/Delight

such

such

kisay dhoond rahay ho?
such ko
woh busy hay
busy?
haaN - bridge tournament
oh
such khuda ka partner hay
oh achcha

khwaab

khwaab ger khwaab naa hON   tou yeh jeewan   bojh hay   dushwar hay

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

We'll Always Have Dreams... or Will We?

truth

truth

searching for something?
yes, Truth
Truth is busy
busy?
yes, playing bridge
oh!
Truth is God's partner
oh! ok

persiflage

persiflage

so much can be revealed
     how much, she asked
way too much but not all
       you are mischievous
believe that at your peril 

tou maiN kya karooN

tou maiN kya karooN

suraj ki roshni
barish ki cheehtaiN
           kisi ki muskurahat
                  kisi ki bakwas
sub per barabar girti haiN 

aap batain

aap bataiN missing two lovebirds both no show at the rendezvous traffic? accident? change of mind? commitmentitis?

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Yeah, It's One of Those Sleepy New Yorker Fiction Stories Where Nothing Happens

sabab

sabab bay-sabab dost hu'aye dushman aur dushman dost aap hee bataiN kis ki tareef karaiN kis ko ilzaam daiN?

Rekhta  @Rekhta

#WordoftheDay #Sabab : Reason/Cause

musing

musing

sunlight
raindrops
captivating smile
idle chatter
boredom
are so democratic

fate

fate

once he cajoled
'you're with us
                   or against us'
today
he walks the dog
alone 

souchta hoon

souchta hooN ab qayamat aa hee ja'aye tou achcha hay baat hum
oos qayamat ki
ker rahay thay   kay aap chali aaeeN

tumhaiN kis nay kaha thaa

tumhaiN kis nay kaha thaa suni sunaee baatouN ka yaqeen kerlo tumhaiN kis nay kaha thaa kisi ko kharij karo

qat'l karo

Marium @DrMariumKhan

تمہیں کس نے کہا تھا۔۔۔؟ #محسن_نقوی

order

order

priorities
ever so fickle
change 
with food
             for thought
 or 
            for stomach

the frown

the frown

they say
honesty is best
then why the frown
when i replied
to your query
'how do i look?' 

wohi chand

wohi chand

aaj wohi chaand aaya hay phir
dil ko jalanay kay liyay khood say kya waada hum phir
bhool ga'aye

a thorn

in the lush green meadows
with back drop of mountains
by the lake a crane
for a highrise complex
that'll stand out        
                        sorely

circus

the span is seventy plus minus
between our life and flower's both'll end as dust or ashes
a footnote in the circus of life

anjaam

far'q sattar saal ka phool aur humari zindagi kay darmiaN khaak se khaak
hee hona hay
phir yeh tamasha kyuN

reminiscing

reminiscing life lived loves loved loves lost down memoryville aided by ceylon's orange pekoe (for pc -sri lanka)

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Jane Austen's Tea Hour

seh'r aur andhaira

woh* seh'r ki baat kerta hay apnay dheemay lehjay maiN meh'v e ghar'q janay kub say hum jo haiN andhairON maiN

*faiz ahmed faiz

yeh daagh daagh ujala...

piety overdose

in the month of introspection and caring a man succumbed fell by the road paramedics were summoned declared him dead of piety overdose