He’s Away... Poem by Raihana Abdul Jabbar

Flawless crimson blooms…
Dance around in glee…
But, I dread the lurking thorns…

Making merry with the wind…
Leaves radiate gold rays…
But, I see the shadows cast…

Shimmering in moonlight…
The Black lake twitters…
But, I feel the smirking depths…

A linnet tunes his happy notes…
But, I listen painfully,
The rhythm of my stinging heart…

Faraway stars wink at me…
But, happiness lights the skies yonder…

I’m amidst a Rose Garden…
A teardropp woke a sleeping stone…
“Why? ” the gray rock mused…

“He’s Away…”
My tears gleamed…