baithak

↑ Grab this Headline Animator

Sunday, February 28, 2021

elusive shangri la

elusive shangri la

life is to be lived
an opportunity
not extended to all
existential dilemma 
for economists
benign and tinpot rulers
down the millennia
as men and women
come and go

Saturday, February 27, 2021

soccer dad

soccer dad

on the field
the young child
missed the target
the father consoled
the crestfallen child

off the field
the father forlorn
lost in syllogism
evoking missed targets

Friday, February 26, 2021

real unreal

real unreal

under the spotlight in the corner
the dieffenbachia with shiny leaves
and on the wall three wooden frames
with florid pictures of houseplants

Thursday, February 25, 2021

masks

 masks

life and living would be simpler if we could see what is behind the everyday faces we see reality exposed for once finding true love
SantiagoArt
@SantiagoArtis
·
Cesare Sofianopulo Masks (1930)
Image

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

faani

faani

wajood mo’aiy’yoon hay
munsalik wajood say
teri meri jaan hay
tughiani e andesha
istifsaar kerti hay
jan tou aani jaani hay
mawra e wajood e faani hay
phir yeh khalish kaisi

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

respite


respite

longing to drown
in the honeycomb
of the inner self
avoiding the (blazing) sun
has to be wrestled

Monday, February 22, 2021

mohlat



mohlat

ujalay ki haqeeqatoN say
amaan chahtay hu’aye
aao ghar’q ho jaiN
ghaar e daroouN ki tareekion maiN

Sunday, February 21, 2021

suffering

suffering thirst hunger cold deprivation discrimination disenfranchisement what do you know of suffering? go to an abattoir look into the choiceless eyes 

of a goat, sheep or cow 

Saturday, February 20, 2021

blowing ...

 blowing ...

ingrained
folks blow horns
wittingly, or ...
some touting ambition
others defunct dogmas
and many
turn a deaf ear

Friday, February 19, 2021

suni sunaee

 suni sunaee


baray neend suna hay
her jagah aati hay 
yeh suni sunaee 
baatouN ko kaun sunay

Thursday, February 18, 2021

najat

najat 

in zanjeerouN say jo pehnaee hay
mauj e hawadis nay sadiouN say
rozan say girtay hu'aye yeh zarrat
ik din zaroor najat dilaiNgay

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

talaash ii (revised)

 talaash ii (revised)

zeh'n kay jangaloN maiN
zaat kay sehraoN maiN 
t'ri ankhioN ki jheel maiN
ghota zun dhooNdta hooN 
saleeb ko, pyalay ko

ab tou yeh aalam hay 
her rah chaltay shaksh ki 
aankhoN maiN dhoondta hooN 
khud ko ...

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

talaash i (revised)

talaash i (revised)

zeh'n kay jangal, zaat kay sehra maiN
aur teri aankhON ki jheel maiN hay
talash kisi go'om gushta such ki 
jo saleeb per saidouN pehlay
chaRha diya tha, ya jis nay
khushi say zeh'r pee liya tha
jaanta hooN yeh sub, khalish laikin
muztarib rakhti hay mujhay

Monday, February 15, 2021

my short interpretation

 my short interpretation

smile  when you wake up be good to your self a prelude to be good to others and when you sleep pray for a smile when you wake up


The Valuable Time of Maturity by Mário de Andrade



Sunday, February 14, 2021

of inconsequential consequences

 of  inconsequential  consequences

in consequence
adam
eve
snake
apple
earth
this earth

intended?
unintended?
in consequence?
inconsequential

Saturday, February 13, 2021

talaash ii

talaash ii


paida hotay hee zaalimoN nay
saleeb per chaRha diya thaa 
kya a'jub jo zeh'n kay jangaloN maiN
zaat kay sehraouN maiN go'om
teri ankhiouN ki jheel maiN ghar'q
khood ko najanay kyuN dhooNdta hooN
aur ab tou yeh aalam hay kay
her rah chaltay ki aankhouN maiN
janay kis kis ko dhoondta hooN...

Friday, February 12, 2021

talaash i

talaash i

zeh'n kay jangal maiN
zaat kay sehra maiN
aur t'ri numnaak 
aankhoN ki jheel maiN
kis such ki talaash hay
paida hotay hee Oosnay
saleeb per chaRha dya, phir
sar e rah youN her aankh maiN
kis such ki talaash hay

Thursday, February 11, 2021

peer e tasma paa

peer e tasma paa

haath ya dil?
             haath ho
             dil ho
saza dil waloN kay
             jis'm ko
dimaagh walon ki
             rooh ko
milti yaheeN hay
ger buchch ga'aye
munkir nakir tou haiN
peer e tasma paa

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

mother nature

mother nature

mother nature
winces, smiles
when the tears
crawl north
seizing plains, mountains
their final revenge
an apocalyptic battle
an aqueous peace
….

adam and eve, reborn
prophets, books, the usual
followed by dissenters
and another great flood

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

whispers

 whispers

mrs. havisham would not know
about whispering inanities

in these eclectic days keypads 
supersede human interaction  

Monday, February 08, 2021

cocoon

cocoon

storms ravage
winds whirl
            physical
            metaphysical
all around us

picking a flicker
from past millennia
only a thousand years young
            deluding
we’re the chosen ones
refuse to emerge
            from our cocoons

Sunday, February 07, 2021

let us hear it for the trees!

 let us hear it for the trees! @sheilabenson

cyperus papyrus and kin papyrus hadidi would love and enjoy the irony of eulogies written about them on paper

Let's hear it for trees !

Saturday, February 06, 2021

do clouds have feelings

 do clouds have feelings?

if not, why do they cry
                 cats and dogs
(do cats and dogs have feelings?
dogs do, cats are cagey)
why does everyone 
beneath, joins the clouds 
                 crying?

Friday, February 05, 2021

the mute beggar outside dolman mall

the mute beggar outside dolman mall

the wrinkles on her face
a veritable topography
the forehead saharan dunes
side of left eye the great lakes
the right dunes of rab al khali
the cleft tectonic fissures
neck coppadacia
toothless smile compassionate
eyes penetrating

Wednesday, February 03, 2021

tears

 tears 

the live pearls
have no faith
religion
ideology
caste or creed

pearls
motherhood value
shared universally

please
inform the uninformed
while i gather mine

Tuesday, February 02, 2021

zabani jama kharch


zabani jama kharch

baat tou app bhee theek kertay haiN
baat tou woh bhee theek kertay haiN
baat tou hum bhee theek kertay haiN
baatouN ki maujoN kay beech maiN
yeh naazuk dil  hay kyuN larzaaN