If God Sends My Maa For A While! Poem by Shahzia Batool
If God Sends My Maa For A While!
I shall lay my head on her knees
Believing that God must have cured her arthritic joints in heaven,
Then she will brush my hair with her fingers
And I shall tell her all my soul suffered from;
I shall complain of the bouquet of roses
That pricked my hands despite the silk-ribbon
And scotch-tape woven around it carefully;
I shall tell her the tricks of the winds
Blowing roughly on me leaving all others
And of clouds that shower benign rain
On all others leaving me,
Though I stand under them with a bowl
In my hands raised skywards
Which stays dried up;
I‘ll feel she smoothes my hair
I am relieved, and her sweetness has removed
The wrinkles of my crumpled soul successfully…
I shall feel an urge to tell her
That I miss the apple-jam she used to prepare for me
In a sauce-pan,
And that I have left eating the soaked and peeled off
Almonds and raisins with a glass of milk;
I shall clarify that I am telling her all
Because I don’t tell
Such things to anyone
Not because they won’t listen to this
But because I have lost my tantrums wild
Somewhere in the fields of my childhood;
I shall ask her
Does she listen to my voice while I recite prayers
On her grave?
Does she see when my brother removes the frozen candle wax?
And washes the tomb-stone?
Or showering petals on her earthly-bed?
Yes, I shall tell her
That cooking shows are no more interesting now;
That all the tragic tunes interpret my heart
And all the sad songs sing of my soul;
But, will it be wise to tell her all
That might cause pain to her?
I shall have no idea of her allowed duration with me
So, I won’t tell her, or ask from her anything
But this, that we all are settled in life,
And that I am happy
And then I shall smile
as big as a smiley-sticker, ear to ear
and I won’t let her know
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that my pen bleeds still…
Very heart touching write dear ma'am! I couldnt refrain my eyes wet after reading such a lovesome piece imbibed with many sweet memories and holding our breath not to share the pains with appeared mam! Rated 10+
Its a beautiful combination of lovely memories and painful feelings.poem packed with emotions and innocence and all the things that we can tell to our mothers only. simply marvelous.i am so overwhelmed by my feelings that i cant even dare to critically analyse it.
Paul Adrian Fried - Writer, Editor, Composer, Consultant at Jubilee-Lampstand Publications To: Shahzia Batool Naqvi Date: September 5,2013 Very nice poem! ...all the tragic tunes interpret my heart ... my pen bleeds still. Many lovely lines! Paul
The compressed emotions and love towards mother bursting out in a very soul melting way. Nice write. Thanks.
MANY MANY..... HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY. MAY GOD BLESS YOU WITH LOVE AND PEACE. EACH AND EVERY RAY OF SUN MAY BRING A LOT OF JOYS IN YOUR LIFE. HAVE A NICE DAY WITH FULL OF FUN AND JOYS. HAPPY BIRTH DAY.
One of the best poems i have read really it is an amazing piece of poetry! :)
This poem overwhelmed me with sadness. I could relate to your 'scattered thoughts', dear poetess. 'and I won’t let her know - - - that my pen bleeds still' - so wonderfully the poem ends, kudos!
But because I have lost my tantrums wild Somewhere in the fields of my childhood It is an awe-inspiring share and an expensive tribute on Mother.
Outstanding poem...Heartfelt.........Artistic writing...WOW...I loved it. Dil se re....
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/4/2025 11:07:17 PM # 1.0.0
A truly beautiful, heartfelt write.