Naveed Akram Poems

The sky stood out motionless,
For a moment it was highly probable
That electricity had verified itself,
Or the clouds surpassed in surprise;
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Smoke lifted its head along the boundary,
Past experience was of the fiery hell or jest.
This fire of the night ignited from youth,
A place for fire was a place for joyous quiet.
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The trees command authority when called upon,
Young men or women proclaim facts more than brawn.
Branches of knowledge come from people called trees,
Young trees are like orchards, they are not absurdities.
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Animals of the sun and moon live and arrive,
Their dying is the quality of a strange lord.
Admired and loved by some, hated by others,
These deaths are not goals for eternity.
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I wail and wince at your triumphs,
Whilst my urges grow stronger everyday.
The garments of beauty on my body
Outweigh the weight on my mind.
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Will nobody swiftly move in front of me?
This obstacle you are is like a bird in flight.
Travelled by the wind, easier than a wing,
This tragic loss negates my allowable happiness.
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This sad summer sun is too small in brightness,
It fades towards the other end of the day,
Loathing it requires patience, of the highest order,
Facing me is this weather, of sunlight and light rain,
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Ruins are buildings of ripe fruit,
Inner souls work finer than heaven.
Must not the surety of life bespeak,
Must we insure their fear is true?
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In these days you surrender to a friend,
When does the turning-point reach you?
Mighty are ships of stone that had sunk,
They were built by those in moods of highness.
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Love carries strength upon the spring of strength,
In motion, this surrender worked length.
A bird appals my soul of stronger cells,
Fresh stings commence like thoughts of steel and hells.
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