How They Compose Poem Poem by shakil ahmed

How They Compose Poem
(a poem by Shakil Ahmed)

I don't know
How do they compose poem
So beautifully?
How do the images evoke in mind
One after the other
Like the coaches of moving train?
How do they assemble sonorous words
Expressing thoughts of gnostic souls
Who soar in the realm of galaxies
Flying by the invisible wings of imagination
Sometime wounded words
Paint the bruises of poet's heart
Words are arranged one after the other
To express his sorrow and joy
To express his pain and agony
Suffred at the end of appalling gale.

Poet garners mournful sighs of betrayed lover's
Gathers wavering smile of cute girls
Captures lonesome scream of agonised souls
Paints the torments of distressing nights.

Poet composes poems in breathless haste
To capture the kisses of lustful lips
Picture of sobbing flowers and ailing infants
Along with the pangs of earthen men
Find a real and artistic touch.

When the poem is written
Squeezing the passion of his heart,
He gives it a paternal touch
Like the God of blue sky
Who paints stars and gallaxies
By an invisible touch and twist.