when the curtain comes down

 when the curtain comes down

love is immortal
lovers are not

#tpoem
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@bymywoods

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in the end love dies a stifling death at the hands of in attentiveness;recoiling to learn life's greatest lesson yet. ~flatlined

ozymandias explores

ozymandias explores

ozymandias explores
brick by brick
moen jo daro
taxila and lothal
hampi and bijapur
and then
pondicherry, chennai
cox's bazar, sylhet
ibrahim hydari, peshawar
and nods
in disbelief

#tpoem
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obvious(ly)

 obvious(ly)

if
it is obvious
or
conspicuous
then it is
not
ambiguous
or
dubious
need one say
obviously

#tpoem
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our worlds

 our worlds

within this chaotic world
some live it up 

                   or down
civilized, uncivilized (yes!)
north-south, have have-not
      but only few
are at peace within
      and live well
like hillaire belloc's the onion eater*

#tpoem revised
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Sheila Benson @sheilabenson
There is another world ... for those who know how to live in it ...

water shortages and flying horse

 water shortages and flying horse

this is not about burraq
no sire, no death wish
this is about pegasus
not the israeli  spyware
but pegasus the flying horse
borne of medusa and poseidon
who created streams
wherever he struck his hoof

#tpoem
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the first steps

the first steps

with coloured chalk
on the tarmac
the young ones
learn about lines
and shapes
igniting passion
for art

#tpoem
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aaj chai ka zaiqa kyuN mukhtalif hay?

 aaj chai ka zaiqa kyuN mukhtalif hay?

bahar 29c, ander 22c
gao takiay kay saharay
janab prufrock
sailab, zalzalay
agnipath ki khabraiN
paRhtay hu'aye
souch rahay haiN
aaj chai ka zaiqa
kyuN mukhtalif hay?

#tpoem
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why does the tea tastes different today?

 why does the tea tastes different today?

it is 29C outside and 22c inside
ensconced on his rocker
the other mr prufrock
reading about floods
earthquakes and agnipath
wondering why the tea
tastes different today?

#tpoem
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tell me, who has the luxury?

 tell me, who has the luxury?

to enjoy the beauty
of the sunrise
and the sunset
the infant's smile
the lover's embrace
when there are
earthquakes, floods
food shortages
rising temperatures
all over?

#tpoem
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political turmoil

 political turmoil

wonder
if
or
when
sense
would
prevail

#tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com

siyasi hungama-aaraee

 siyasi hungama-aaraee

souchta hooN
kub aakhir
aa'aye gi
baaleedgi?

#tpoem
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retaining humanity

 retaining humanity

slowly
s l o w  l y
s   l   o   w   l  y
       draining away
in these chaotic times
where earthly and
cosmic forces collide
    feel rudderless
        and defiant


#tpoem (revised)
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Sheila Benson @sheilabenson
Retain your humanity!

destination

destination

all roads
traveled
or less
traveled
lead to
same
destination

#tpoem
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khairbad

 khairbad

yaad
yaad e elahi
yaad e raftgaaN
tri yad
oonki aashirbad
phir khairbad

#tpoem
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sada e bay aawaz

 sada e bay aawaz

 
kaho kya sunaiN
ghota-zun haiN
behr e sukoot maiN
ab khamoshi hee mri
              daigi sada

#tpoem
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sikka raiaj ul waq't / سکہ رائج الوقت

 sikka raiaj ul waq't

jhoot
faraib
aur muk'r

سکہ رائج الوقت

جھوٹ
 فریب
 اور مکر

#tpoem
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le mensonge du jour

 le mensonge du jour

all quiet and peaceful
on twitter, whatsapp
and in the msm
sound sleep beckons

#tpoem
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tone-deaf: damadum mast qalandar

 tone-deaf: damadum mast qalandar

on the idiot box
tone-deaf talking heads
play doomsday music
    every single day
        and life goes on

#tpoem
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global warming

 global warming

ghar'q jub sub kuch ho jai ga
baansri phir kaun bajai ga

when the whole world is submerged
who will then play the flute?

#tpoem
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freedom (a poem in support of #BDS)

 freedom (a poem in support of #BDS)

death frees
the ultimate
equal opportunity freedom

the palestinians
   the kashmiris
      the uighurs
         the baloch
the disenfranchised women
all seek freedom
not of the deathly variety

#tpoem
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live carefree

 live carefree

live without a care
use plastic bags
          fossil fuel
do not reuse or recycle
you only live once
and one of these days
the super powers
would nuke us all
and we will disappear
    so go on
          live carefree
caveat: have no children
just in case...

#tpoem
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if i knew...

 if i knew...

if i knew everything
i would be dead
        as in
i would not be alive

#tpoem
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are there any happy websites?

are there any happy websites?

do websites make us happy?
do they make us forlorn?
the content undigested
    believe i 
        dictates
sadness or happiness
    a function
of glass half full
or half empty

#tpoem
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@microMAF

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Are there any happy websites?

rumination

 rumination

when meditation 
is put away
    on paper 
        or on canvas
thoughts mine
    are the only 
    prized possession
that are solely mine
till the last breath
    separates us

#tpoem
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dire straits

 dire straits

warnings
      heavenly
      do this: don't do that

admonishing
      danger ahead
      proceed with caution

threats
     stay the course
     or else

in pensive mood
     sensitize?
     or desensitize?

#tpoem
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paths

 paths

paths
pursued
lead
back

#tpoem
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omnia vincit amor*

 omnia vincit amor*

love is the first lesson learned
and in three score and ten
other lessons are experienced
somewhere in this journey
hatred, intolerance, misgivings
dwarfs love,
waiting to be rediscovered

#tpoem
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*omnia vincit amor et nos cedamus amori
("Love conquers all; let us all succumb to love")

@sheilabenson
Where did the love go? Are we all lost?

the bridge game ii

the bridge game ii

aphrodite and venus
playing
hades and poseidon
bidding no trump
athena observing
with a twinkle

#tpoem
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life (and or living)

life (and or living)

              figure
        configure
 autoconfigure
  counterfigure
         disfigure
     reconfigure

         go figure

#tpoem
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the bridge game

 the bridge game

venus and parvati
playing
kali and morta
bidding no trump
saraswati observing
with a twinkle

#tpoem
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