Aatmaa Poem by Famida Basheer

Aatmaa

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aatmaa he said
your soul
it must awaken
it sleeps the sleep of the untried

I unhitch my sari
lift its end over
to cover my head

there must be some truth
in what he says
he is the guru

I the creature
of questions
without answers

I bow low in reverence
and know
that only my humility
is the answer
to a question I never asked...

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Saadat Tahir 19 August 2011

beut lines....deep and spritula.....leaving one thirsty....more questions then answers...like life itself..... welll written :) sat

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Kumarmani Mahakul 08 August 2019

This is really a beautiful poem on Atmaa or Soul having an insightful observation. I quote...I bow low in reverence and know / that only my humility / is the answer / to a question I never asked... Thanks for sharing.10

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Vipins Puthooran 15 January 2013

my humility is the answer to a question I never asked... poetic/top marksss

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In the flow of the the river. good. try reading mine

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Allemagne Roßmann 17 July 2012

Painted well the soul in poetic words.Well done

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Vipins Puthooran 06 November 2011

So pious lines, , , penned it beautifully, , Aathma- the soul; the unseen truth that God gifted man; ; ; excellent poem

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