Ismail Aashna

Ismail Aashna Poems

Descend
From your shining heights
Into the dark depths
Of my forlorn soul
...

With floods in eyes
And storms in fists
Through fog and mists
In forlorn vales
...

I shall take birth
In the burning lap of time
At countless times
To drink flames
...

Sleeplessness

In my desert like courtyard
A conflagration remains burning
...

For how long
Will you be able
To hide me
From the sunbeams
...

Alone like me
You too might be in some unknown island,
Village or city
Flying high and low
...

Like a blue spot
In the midst of clouds
Am I
Behold me immediately
...

The signs of languishing soles
Of our travel addict feet
Carrying exhaustion
Of unending journeys
...

Ismail Aashna Biography

Prof Ismail Aashna is one of the renowned personalities of J & K. He, besides being a poet, social activist and a politician, is a good human being. He was born in Watapora–a place that is a few miles away from Bandipora. But, however, his family later migrated to town hall, Bandipora. Prof Ismail Aashna was /is a good teacher and speaker. As orator, he is best. His speeches are spiced with wit and wisdom. Every word he speaks is an idea that opens windows of tranquillity, of peace, of literature and above all, of new knowledge to the listener/ listeners. As a poet, he’s unique as for as his diction and figures of speech are concerned. Here is an excerpt from one of his poems: I shall make the waves dance In the courtyard of the sea By stimulating the fish To tear the age old nets And like woodpecker Shall I announce From over the tree tops Through islands Bewitched by frosty mists The arrival of spring. About him as a poet, Prof G R Malik writes: “Prof Aashna knows how to swallow fire and turn it into gold through artistic alchemy... Aashna’s poetry has been published in various national and international Journal: Muse India and The Criterion. For his poem, The Blue Spot, The Criterion awarded him a certificate of appreciation. Aashna writes in three languages: English, Kashmiri and Urdu. And in all the three, he writes superb. “Asi Tog Ne Dazun” and “Heart's Avenues” are his wonderful collections.)

The Best Poem Of Ismail Aashna

The Unheard Songs

Descend
From your shining heights
Into the dark depths
Of my forlorn soul
And hear the unheard songs
Of my loneliness
Before they are washed away
By the seas of silence.

Ismail Aashna Comments

Qaisar Bashir 02 March 2018

Beautiful poem with sumptuous message

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