asma bahrainwala Poems

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21.
Vulnerable (A Haiku)

A slight gasp of air
Blows flickering candles out
How vulnerable!
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22.
! ! ! ! Delusion Quelled

Not so long ago, I perceived
The soft sound of your approaching footsteps
Closing in from somewhere behind the mist
But before I could glimpse your silhouette
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23.
Memories

Looking back in time
Twenty one years seem just
A Flash;
Joys, Sorrows, Love, Friendships,
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24.
Secret Of Life (A Haiku)

Be steady as rock
And flexible as water—
‘The’ secret of life.
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25.
Patience Is The Key

Though life is a creased cloth,
It can be
Ironed out.
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26.
**** Lament

Look at me!
I’m so old
And tattered and battered;
Made so by the unceasing
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27.
Sun (A Haiku)

The smiling sunrays
Coming from the azure sky
Brighten up my day.
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28.
! Apathy

The sun sets and the darkness proliferates.
It is not in an instant.
It slowly shrouds like a pall,
Thickening, each moment,
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29.
Dwindling Faith

The deep cracks in the parched earth
Inflicted by the harsh rays of the sun
Lift their gaze on empty skies above
In hope of the heavenly flicker
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30.
Stress (A Tanka)

The mind and body
Bereft of its energy
Drained of synergy
Feel like a deflated tyre
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