aloof

aloof poised it stands up to the ravages of time offering shade

and shelter to tired pilgrims

and birds

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

The Tree Who Lives for Ever... Only in the Afternoon

tanhaee maiN

tanhaee maiN jub baat beet jati hay tou tunhaee maiN aksar souchta hooN ger youN jawab deta ya waisay jawab deta tou behter hota
tanhaee maiN aksar...

neither mono nor bi

neither mono nor bi crawl stand ginger steps walk run walk gingerly with walker finally wheelchair that's life cycle for the lucky

lovers (eternal) tale

lovers (eternal) tale to meet to embrace to love to fight to reconcile till death plays the spoiler

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Here Juliet, There Romeo

janaaN

janaaN

janaaN i'll not ensconce your memories on walls, garlanded incensed they'll always be enshrined in the recesses of my heart

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Portrait of a Dependable Companionship

partner in crime

partner in crime the shadow that never leaves me run over by a steamroller lies flattened on the asphalt as i chase other shadows

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Wading Deep into the Sunny Afternoon Armed With Emily Dickinson's Selected Letters

salam mama

salam mama smiling wrinkles playing on the lips and around the gleaming eyes speaks of a life well spent

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Such Happiness When a Girl Grows into a Woman and Looks Back and Ahead at the Same Time

weatherworn

weatherworn the worn down wrinkles

on the couple's faces

replicated on the curtain long time companionship

does that to those around

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Shakespeare's Two Profoundest Clowns

fictional fate

fictional fate fickle frivolous freaky frowns at foolish followers

ger tu na ho...

ger tu na ho... aashaiana ho ya shabistaaN ho aata nahiN raas ger tu na ho paas (noon meem se maa'zrat)

mendicant's meandering monde

mendicant's meandering monde end mend amend amanda (oh no let's not go there) meander mender and end the final drop scene mendicant

waking up

waking up with a smile for being alive, breathing then learning of death and destruction around frowns occupy rest of the day wondering
what if i had
not woken up?

that smile

that smile every playing

on your lips on my lips a camouflage for emotions unexpressed and

inexpressible

Rekhta  @Rekhta

#WordoftheDay #Bebasi : Helplessness

baybusi

baybusi tum muskurati raho hum muskuraty rahaiN

Rekhta  @Rekhta

#WordoftheDay #Bebasi : Helplessness

silent bobo vi

silent bobo vi

he had no answer
what would they know?

silently with renewed zeal
he would immerse
in gathering more words

silent bobo v

silent bobo v

perched on his mat
passersby would shout they'd inquire about his collection of words
under his rising hill

silent bobo iv

silent bobo iv

his mat once on the floor rose
with each incarceration soon it was not a hidden lair visible above treetops

silent bobo iii

silent bobo iii

buried under his mat
lovingly, carefully wrapped in deathless plastic bags

silent bobo ii

silent bobo ii

took out the wrinkles and folded them lovingly placed them in his backpack
when he went to his lair he buried them
with other words

silent bobo i

silent bobo i disheveled hirsute he gathered words fallen off trucks strewn across pavements from office floors classrooms

ger mujhay pata hota

ger mujhay pata hota kub bolna, kub chup rehna ger mujhay pata hota woh kya sun'na chahtay haiN ger mujhay pata hota tou m'ra haal aisa na hota

hurricanes

hurricanes imbalance environment be prepared for the wrath to descend drowning you in faux guilt

abr e zehmat*

abr e zehmat* tum kub tak bhago gay kahaaN tuk bhago gay yeh daur hay saza ka jo kya so bhugto gay *cyclones/hurricanes

tishna chas'm

tishna chas'm tri pur num chas'm m'ray adhuray khwaab aao karaiN matam duniya ki bay hissi ka

Rekhta  @Rekhta

#WordoftheDay #Chashm : Eye

unfinished poem

unfinished poem if gods are listening let harvey* hover o'ver 1600 penn. ave. till it sucks out the occupying egos

sunsets

sunsets sunsets herald peace an interim closure an ode to coming dawn one more sunrise another onslaught of the woes of breathing

Mohammad Ali Talpur @mmatalpur

#Sunset I took this picture a few months back. Hues of Sunset are Fascinating But Small men cast long Shadows when sun sets. So true here.

word barbecue iv

word barbecue iv
and on those rare moments when briskly words
gush forth with nary a pause cut the chains release them before dark

word barbecue iii

word barbecue iii if medium rare poke and prod rearrange
reorder if a poem descends
hesitate not
place it
in the incubator

word barbecue ii

word barbecue ii if well done prune the carbon sift and file under prose to be sorted
edited then start with a fresh crop

word barbecue i

word barbecue i stoke the shavings spread the words out turn them over lest they burn out like the whimsical poet