Cross On One's Own Shoulder Poem by Naseer Ahmed Nasir

Cross On One's Own Shoulder

Rating: 5.0


We had met
On the threshold of a dream
Or in the sprawling hall
Of torturous silence
Of sleepless moments.

Only if chandeliers of memory
Are lighted
Will I ever know where!
All scenes get blurred in darkness.

Words, dots, dashes,
Only if they emerge from the underworld of meaning
Perchance, perhaps then
A forest of meaningfulness
Might grow from the desert womb
Of sterile writings.
Clouds form in azure-blue chalice of the sky.

Indeed, who should I ask about it?
Countless sessions of wasted worship
In the cavernous depths
Of one's own inner self......
who will ever account for it?
Who will decode
The text of moth-eaten pledges?

Did we ever meet each other
Who will know?

(1976, Translated by Dr. satyapal Anand)

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
~ Jon London ~ 28 April 2009

Naseer, what a true t you really are, you works are so touching, your pen always flows golden my friend...loved this piece 10++

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Shylah Clarissa Turcotte 28 April 2009

Very amazing and very touching it's wonderful! one of the best i have seen so far i gave it a 10 :)

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Yll L 26 April 2009

im quite amazed by this poem....

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Hailey Agnew 26 April 2009

very deep, and touching. also very insightful and flowing. i gave it a 10! =]

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Noel Horlanda 25 April 2009

yes my friend, another in depth thinking, brilliant lines only great wisdom could write such poetry....

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Ejaz Khan 18 June 2009

Life is full of questions, but very few answers, you write with zeal and that makes your poems both deep and thought-provoking, liked them a lot.

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Naidz Ladia 03 May 2009

this is relatively a very good and a very expressive piece..touched with different emotions and ends in a question...really a a good poem from a very intelligent author..i include this n my favs...naizz

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i really like this poem it is very nice your a good poet

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Kesav Easwaran 30 April 2009

a touching write full of pathos filled romance...the second stanza lines read great...thanks Naseer...10

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ended by a touching question..it start and flow with a wonderfully deep thoughts..a poem for the minds to ponder about

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