NAYYAR SHABBIR AHMAD Poems

I received a sheaf of offers through the post recently. All bearing a hefty price, ofcourse:

Fill next year's diary with your poems and present them to your loved ones, said one.
Take digital pictures and display them in a beautiful album, said another.
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I'm not very keen on my new place
Let's just say it provides a roof over my head

But, I must be realistic
113 was my home for 32 years
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You complain that all down the Centuries you‘ve suffered severe persecution by not only those in the West but those the World over.

After the Holocaust suffered during World War 11 at the hands of Hitler's Germany, you tried fleeing to what you thought were friendly Countries in the West.

However those so-called friendly Countries put the barriers up and applied a strict quota system. Countries like, France, Britain, Cuba - Canada - America. Yes, even the US. began to feel that it had reached saturation point and refused further Jewish
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GOD: Mr. Shabbir Ahmad.
SHABBIR: Yes, my Lord-God?
GOD: I've punished her.
SHABBIR: Who, God?
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Just a few hurried lines to say, ‘wish you and the kids were here in sunny
Doha (It's a real, Ha! Ha! Ha! -)
A true waste of time. The usual arguments. You chopped down more trees than me. The cows in the North belch more than the cows in the South & add to carbon emissions. Compensation is demanded. The North promises to pay. But, that will be the day. Everything is postponed till 2020. They have yet to implement promises made in 1980.
Worth relaxing here at the Company's expense/ Come. Bring the children.
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Please, don't rush to judge and condemn him
over some minor misdemeanour or other
Soon forgotten

Look at his overall contribution towards Society
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i swore I wouldn't
But, . to order to
unburden myself
I did!
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People in the North are always in a hurry
While those in the South like to take things easy

The North must have everything done right away
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They embraced each other enthusiastically
after an interval of over thirty years

Time and experience had taken their toll on these two fading beauties.
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Wouldn't it be great
to be able to communicate with those close to you - adequately?

Words of comfort
where appropriate - encouragement - sympathy - endearment - regret - support etc.- go a long way.
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