hajara abdul khader Poems

I stand upon a jutting stone
Sticking out from a cliff,
Overlooking the sea,
And the sky overhead.
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I meet countless everyday;
They fail me now and again.
I retreat.
But my day never dies;
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A new world is born everyday
Out of the corners of our eyes.

Things once seen pass away
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Dawn breaks with the fall on earth of life,
Take to water, ducks flock upto their lay.
Parts from stream, sticks out to knife,
From utmost naivete a duckling out of way.
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I


I don't know how it means to have one,
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I see the passion in your eyes,
For they flash with fervor.
But tell me what marked them,
Is it dream or reality?
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One early morn in the bloom of spring
I saw your scarlet cheeks lighting up my day;
I heard the melody of the bird in me sing
To the romantic sky to bring home my pay.
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I can see somebody strolling down the street,
A dazed look in his face and a rose in hand.
It takes nobody to say that he's there to meet
A sweetheart with mischief in her eyes and....
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Time's gonna prove my love;
Years gonna drive me up;
Things gonna come my way;
And I'm gonna make my day.
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I loved,
For too long.
And now...
I'm empty.
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