2018

2018 wishes for the new year make no resolutions break no resolutions stay peaceful, healthy and will keep repeating this over and over

Reema Asnani @RAsnani

"Adios 2017. Don't let the door hit you in the ass as you leave."

a passing blur

a passing blur

the look unleashed cascading memories of a troubled past if.....

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Good Morning, Evening, Have a Nice Day

the storm within

the storm within

the endless shore and calm waters restless clouds enveloped in golden halo camouflages the storm within

Paolo Bruschi @Bruschi_P

No Wi-Fi

tishnagi ya khalish

tishnagi ya khalish kaha shokh nay kuch nosh karlo yeh tishnagi do'or hogi muskura ker diya jawab azli khalish hay yeh janaaN aasaaN nahiN rehaee pana

#WordOfTheDay Tishnagi : Thirst/Longing

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mirrors

nature mirrors eternal reflections momentary truths transitory

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Do Mirrors Have Life?

word hara kiri

if words are to be weighed in coins i'd let them commit hara-kiri

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Fishing in the River, or Hunting in the Jungle, or Browsing in the Secondhand Bookstore

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'just let poetry be'

'just let poetry be' the glow in the eyes the passion when we speak to agree or even to disagree tears of sadness or joy meeting, parting knowing not if we meet again

ever driving in bombarding silence

Realistic Poetry @RealisticPoetry

"Just let poetry be."

everest ii: noah's return

everest ii: noah's return majestic all alone shedding silent tears 'ver our environmental abuses the flood in making heralding noah's return

everest i

everest i majestic immovable crying rape over our refusal to accept climate change meanwhile we continue to ignore peak tears

khaar

khaar

lut'f e mahabbat, b'jooz #khaar kya pochtay ho beh'r e shauq maiN behti kashti, baadbaan na ho

Rekhta  @Rekhta

#WordoftheDay Khaar : Thorn

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wondering aloud

wondering aloud i can discard the old canvas roll in a new sheet of paper or delete the saved one and start all over. can S/He?

wait

wait let me savor the morning cup before you pile on the (bad) news death, destruction, trumpomayhem

sign of times

sign of times in a crowd loneliness overwhelms

temporal added,

banksy‏ @thereaIbanksy

People nowadays

i am so so sorry

i am so so sorry these days like many i feel tired of saying i am sorry to hindus christians sikhs ahmadis and fifty shades of fellow muslims oh I am so so sorry

maiN nahiN jaanta

maiN nahiN jaanta maiN nahiN jaanta in zaalimouN ko maiN nahiN jaanta oonkay khudaoN ko maiN nahiN jaanta is barbariyat ko phir bhi kehtay ho kaisay muslim ho

CBC News  @CBCNews

Suicide bombers attack church in Pakistan, killing 8 cbc.ca/1.4453173

talkh haqeeqat

talkh haqeeqat lihaaz kaisa, murawwat kaisi pyaar kaisa, wafa kaisi chund dinoN ki baat hay janaaN phir hum kahaaN aur aap kahaaN

Rekhta  @Rekhta

ख़ातिर से या लिहाज़ से मैं मान तो गया झूटी क़सम से आप का ईमान तो गया ~दाग़ देहलवी

child molesters

child molesters kaha shaikh nay brahmin se kamsin bachchON ko rakho do'or maulvi, padri, pujari se

does it hurt?

does it hurt? the tree the tired tramp the war orphan the lover scorned the husband betrayed the wife torched all say in unison yes yes yes

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

I Wonder if It Hurts to Live

a tale of three strangers

a tale of three strangers in a pensive mood far far from home three stories three missing loves in solitude and in unison

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

The Trinity of Muted Disquiet

7:43pm · 13 Dec 2017 · TweetDeck

happy #hannukah my fellow people of the book with shamash let's lit a ninth candle of hope and peace for the disenfranchised
and the downtrodden of this earth and pray the oil in the candelabrum
never runs out

when our eyes locked

when our eyes locked a tempest raged a whirlwind of allure

hope

fear

Realistic Poetry @RealisticPoetry

How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!

redemption

redemption being muslim in these trumpian times the one redemptive blessing when we hear (once again) bad news we can avoid psychiatrist fees and say du'a karaiNgay (will pray)

waste wasted

waste wasted chatter clock chai cups curse blasphemy me you waste wasted

vacant or occupied

vacant or occupied with leaves shed the skeletal branches visible on this tall tree a nest at the very top braving the winds
waiting

ish'q

ish'q the resilience and resolve overcomes immobile resistance a lesson for majnooN

Arantza @amelguea

3:22pm · 7 Dec 2017 · TweetDeck

strive and dream

strive and dream

we may not be here to witness the morrow we do not know..... we can only strive and dream of peace and warm embraces

Sonya Kassam @SonyaKassam

tomorrow may never come because this night seems not to end

vacillating

vacillating over three score and ten still rootless searching everywhere but
beneath the ground under her feet

ma'afi nama

ma'afi nama bhai maaf rakho hamaiN apnay
khudaON say daily i struggle
with the one i inherited

mauqoof

ik saaNs per hay mauqoof yeh zindagi saari shaan youNhi bus reh jaaegi

Rekhta  @Rekhta

#WordOfTheDay Mauqoof : Dependent/Deferred

the intersection xviii

the intersection xviii these days dead display character more
than the living

the intersection xvii

the intersection xvii hazrat majnooN dhoondhtay phirtay haiN is bayabaan e mewa-shah* maiN hijraouN kay na mukammal khwaab *mewa-shah a sprawling graveyard in karachi