An Ode To A Baby Poem by Matloob Bokhari

AN ODE TO A BABY
I saw a baby in a valley wet with dews
Standing in the wholesome herbs
And flowers of fresh hues
Plain air was ruffling her hair
She was honey sweet and a pure chaste flower
No bee has sucked her; no wasp has stung her
The valley was alive with the music of stream
With flowers so various, so beautiful, so new,
So stunning sunlit blue sky, so sweet cool breeze
In the valley, the baby was the most delightful flower
I praised her with all my heart and with all my mind
O sweet heaven, lucky will be the one
Who would taste her before his death
Few moments in the valley have made a forever memory
I still smell the perfume of her beauty when lay awake at night
The baby even to date brightens up my soul with her smiles

COMMENTS: AN ODE TO A BABY
Farzana Altaf: I'm lost for words...........
Semeniuk Carole: you are much needed in the world to open our eyes.. awaken our hearts.... our Souls to bleed...... the tragedy of mankind' is hatred.
Sandra Delussu: this is unbearable. but someone must bear it, instead. the death of a child is the more painful to bear. Much more pain arises when death is due to madness and blindness. so useless. so crazy. so destroying. as i learned to know you in poetry, as usual you have the right words to transmit all your desperation, in few sober lines you tell us all it is to be told.
Driftwood Ashore: Heartwrenching, painful!
Ann Carruth Donoghue: This brought me to tears. x
Michele Vizzotti-White: You are one of the best poets of our time no doubt rich imagery in just a few lines.. an awesome poet, happy to share the universe w/ your work.
Laura Grillo Laveglia: I am sorry your eyes and ears had to witness such sadness! As a poem though, very well written! How are you! I have not heard from you in a while and do hope all is well my friend!
Flora Vasconcelos: That is the truth, my Friend: letting personal devils astride in name of GOD.
Annie Hilwani: very sad poem in beautiful lines...
Das Krishna: Crime is manufactured. It is not inborn quality. Sources of crime are not natural and therefore it can be easily stopped. But the governments who are paid to protect us want it to justify by them.You are doing a service of the Allah. …Allah = all one = oneness. We are teacher, we are actually a right kind of ruler, RULER OF MINDS.
Gail Wolper: OMG what an awful and brilliant poem Matloob! It was painful to read, and I almost did not continue. This is a deeply political poem and needs to be written. However I do not want to keep that picture in my mind, I cannot stand to think of a baby in this way, it would drive me mad.
EmMeilė: Matloob, the poem is heartbreaking and should never be a reality...yet the hatred and greed in men make it so. You have expressed the pain and escape tenderly and with great beauty, dear friend. May all receive healing and release their diseases that result in wars, hunger and all suffering end.
Shareef Abdur-Rasheed: Assalaamu alaykum warahmatulahiwabarakatuakhee. Really happy to see your pen expressing in your blessed way the horrors we face in this F&%#ed up world today! May Allah(swt) increase our Eman forgive us again and again and protect us from all the fittan and grant us the garden, Aameen! This piece cuts right to the bone akhee! Very powerful, Your Brother, Shareef!
Raja Ikram Qamar: Very powerful and beautiful poem.
Amb Jann Gail Cole-LeBleu: Dearest Matloob, those who are reading your heart-wrenching stories also feel the pain of this world too, I send great love to you all. We need to hold on to each other for strength in this oft times cruel old world. We need to purposely look for the miracles and bright spots in our day or we cannot survive. I thank God for all of you that have a heart toward humanity... our earthly family... I cry for each one that hurts. I love you all.
Muhammad Hassan: So beautiful poem by a great poet Matloob Bokhari sb.
Hassnain Abbas: The poem is stunning and the way you've described its poet is worth the admiration.
Sania Zakir: All thanks to Honourable Poet Sir Matloob Bokhari jee dear Hassnain Abbas: jee. He's the genius behind that craft. 😊
Zakir Malik: Aaameeen
DilipMewada: Very beautiful poem
Kkumar Prasanna: Fantastic write indeed

Central Coast Poetry Shows: You're very welcome Matloob!
Nancy Ndeke: Truly adoring write
Annie Hilwani: Wonderful
Shakeel Ahmed: Heartouching, Great Sir..!

Sania Zakir: Lovely write Sir 👍😊
Robert L Macchia: very true, why can't the word live in peace.
Gull E Arzu: each word filled with love ❤️. beautiful
Annie Hilwani: Wonderful. In my mind, this is absolutely beautiful, and I guess it's because I love to sit in silence, and you packed this piece with gorgeous imagery...Truly and enjoyable read....Great work....
Okloho Solomon: Awesome. Your love shines like diamonds and your poem is the sun's reflection that kisses the moon
Maria Sheikh: Amazing
Bindi Sharma: All the joys of the world are in yourself lips... What a poetic say
A very uplifting and lovely poem. It's nice how you have so much love in your heart. You tell such a sweet and emotional story within your poem. Very sincere. Great job on yet another outstanding poem, my friend