Aftab Yusuf Shaikh Poems

In spite of the acquaintance,
In spite of endless talks,
We never talked of love,
Never even a whisper.
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Pale and thin
The roses have now withered,
Your promise starts to appear
Like a distant whisper,
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The autumn of mistrust
Is here,
Things aren’t the same way
As they were,
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All alone on the island of thought,
Abandoned by the one I loved most,
I await some stranger,
Me who may find deserving enough
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This jasmine in your hair,
Smells better than the whole garden,
I never thought a facile fragrance
Of a flower, my heart will gladden,
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How I wish that wishes came true!
The skies of my world were indeed blue!
And the cool sand around our feet
Wish that the breeze touches you
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Quite an evening that was
When that terrible news came
How fearlessly you broke it to me!
How unabashed, without shame!
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Nice number you chose to hurl,
Nine thousand ninety nine,
I don’t even know that many girls!
But if you say I had affairs;
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The witch of Bombay, was the name,
By which she was reknown,
But he loved her with honesty,
Though he knew the known,
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Fair Emily, wake up dear,
Quench a traveler’s thirst,
So that I may breathe your breath,
I came all the way to Amherst,
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