Dreams Are Faceless Poem by Naseer Ahmed Nasir
Dreams Are Faceless
Dreams are but faceless
Eyes alone are a visible feature
And eyes indeed
Have a quaint crowd
Of faces;
Dreams lose their way in it.
Repentant sorrow
Of compromises
Renders dry and seer
Inner seasons of good cheer
Extinguishes flames of
Soulful sentiments
Covers with an icesheet
Of sad forebodings
All scenes of love - and loveliness!
Winds' reflections sink
In shallow waters.
It's soul's sickness
That draws
Lines of unfamiliarity
On bodies' wooden slates
(Destroying their intimacy)
Painting lips with a smile
Doesn't sweeten the taste of sorrows.
How long will you dread the sand
sitting on the shore
Of affliction?
A fistful of sand
Doesn't do either
Neither does it flatten up the ocean
Nor soak away
The glittering waters of the eyes!
Do you know?
It's wise not to wake up
While sleepwalking!
Poem by: Naseer Ahmed Nasir,1992.
Translated from Urdu into English by Dr. Satyapal Anand.
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I wonder when I start writing like you Sir, it's a very powerful write and surely added to my favs many, many 10'ssssss...... It's soul's sickness That draws Lines of unfamiliarity On bodies' wooden slates (Destroying their intimacy) Painting lips with a smile Doesn't sweeten the taste of sorrows.....bravo, bravo, bravo please accept my bows of respect rgds asif
Very insightful - especially the third verse - '.....Painting lips with a smile Doesn't sweeten the taste of sorrows.'
Do you know? It's wise not to wake up While sleepwalking! ...least they are broken....... very good write and eye opener too.. but poet's imagination, no one can catch..... very good write. 'All dreams not come true' canbe good reply to this poem
Nice poem… with cascade vibe…imageries galore and pleasant reading…thanks sharing… 10+ Ms. Nivedita UK
Yes! ! Dreams are faceless and fearless as well I believe and this poem is so wonderfully depicted.....Another fantastic work from you Sir! ! !
It's soul's sickness That draws Lines of unfamiliarity On bodies' wooden slates (Destroying their intimacy) Painting lips with a smile Doesn't sweeten the taste of sorrows. Intrigued by the above lines -the sickness of soul-one facet of soar reality of sorrows...
A beautiful glissando, the images shifting from one to another. The content is sad, but the artistry is undeniable.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/4/2023 9:46:09 AM # 1.0.0.1118
excellent poetic disclosure! vivid and plurality encompassed finely! Words are signifier and they are signified connotatively and denotatively. And being not a semiotician a reader can interpret the text/discourse many ways. Plurality is a fact in the phenomena. Therefore we can say arts are really charismatic! Being beyond perception words/texts touch our mind just because of their magnetism! And yes, some discourse are more complex in comparision with sign/symbols. well done chowdhury saab! 10+