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**An Ocean Within (A poem for my father, poet Naseer Ahmed Nasir)
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Flourishing on
Natural contours of land,
Variegating with rainbows,
A continuous river
Flows into his own depths,
An ocean within.
This wordsmith, creator
Of enduring friendship
Throughout the seasons
With insects and birds,
Foliage and flowers, his co-creators
Famed among the constellations.
He - an Alpha Arietis - shines
With his art, evergreen.
Nostalgic melodies
Moisten his eyes.
The smile of a child
Makes him burst into laughter.
He soaks up
The sorrows unsaid
And faces unread.
A self-contained emotinal being.
He puts his signature
On the tablet of wind
Whispering through apertures
Of doors, of cores.
Spreading the magic of affection,
Erasing hatreds from
The slates of mind
And healing wounds
With his balmy libretto,
He consoles the heart.
Though a maverick in
The herds of social climbers,
His deep silence evokes
Wise thoughts.
A translucent rain
Wiping the mist of pain,
He grows
The creepers of camaraderie
In his poetry yards.
His ailing anginal heart,
Varicosed legs,
Olden heels
And clay bound feet,
All laborious episodes of
A lifetime drama serial.
Opening new ways
Between conscious and subconscious
My mentor,
Even with increasing age
Holds a bundle of dreams
For me.
Death's arrow is aiming at him - He knows
But, still inscribing
The lively poem of existence
By camouflaging himself
In words, beautiful and strong.
I know, he will live
And live long.
(07 - 28 - 09)
Sameer Ahmed
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Victor Kiran
(11/6/2009 6:36:00 AM) |
Its a beautiful poem.u ve described the feelings of a father maticulously.
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Swatimalya Chattopadhyay
(8/23/2009 3:58:00 AM) |
Fantastic.It brought tears in my eyes.Excellently worded, nice metaphors used.
While reading looks like an effortless, spontaneous creation.CONGRATS.
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Supriya Prathapan
(8/9/2009 1:37:00 AM) |
A very touching poem, shows how much you love and respect your father. Gr8 use of language.
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Akram Saqib
(8/8/2009 9:55:00 PM) |
'Though a maverick in
The herds of social climbers,
His deep silence evokes
Wise thoughts.
A translucent rain
Wiping the mist of pain,
are the words that depicts cleary your vision about the poet and seer
good work et all
saqib
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Myrtle Thomas
(8/5/2009 11:18:00 PM) |
Thank you Sameer for telling me about your poem.I found this to be a very moving, loving way to pay tribute to your father.He sounds like a very delightful man to know.And it sounds like you honor him greatly.The choice of words that you used were like a song slowly moving in the wind.A Beautiful poem, Thank you.I'll try to read more of yours and hope you will mine as well.
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Allan Macli Borges
(8/5/2009 7:19:00 PM) |
what's living in verses shall live forever. your poem is full of emotion and true love and gratefull... keep the poem alive. you will touch the heart of many.
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Parveen Tahir
(8/5/2009 6:22:00 AM) |
Sameer oceans are immortal.treasures and other wonders beneath the surface of an ocean always attract times and people.your tender feelings and emotions resonate with those of readers and friends.force of well wishes and prayers will change the direction of arrow.do not worry he will live long and the ocean will always spread pearls of poems and treasures of wisdom on the banks of readers heart.
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Wardha Jawdat
(8/4/2009 8:14:00 AM) |
a very marvellous piece of work sameer...i congratulate u on a verse which one can indeed dedicate with pride to one's father....i'm sure he's very proud of you...well done.
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Yelena M.
(8/4/2009 7:08:00 AM) |
'Spreading the magic of affection,
Erasing hatreds from
The slates of mind
And healing wounds
With his balmy libretto,
He consoles the heart...'
Sameer, your words for your father just say it all..An ocean within, a perfect title, epic, prophetic, revelative, triumphant like the poetry of Naseer. The way you expressed it is simply fantastic, every line is worth loud applauds. I am sure your father is very proud and happy reading these verses. Blessings and keep on, thanks for sharing.
A.
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