Nestor’s Nothingness! ...Empty Existence. Poem by saadat tahir
Nestor’s Nothingness! ...Empty Existence.
Unanswered, thrusty heave,
destined; for the desert cleave,
bereft of life.
Blazing sun’s spear returns. Strife!
Underlay of my desire,
My raging fire,
redolently irrigated; by,
sparkle of my bloods lie.
I revive a thousand years,
shake hands with fate, its sneers.
Again, awake, aghast I shy.
Cringe I cry.
From my heart’s cherished dirt
Blazes burn, the body learns. Spurt!
Turn the cheek, yet expect,
Meekly resurrect.
Eternally amazed.
Dumb, crazed.
Denied.
Silently cried.
Plunge; oh hooded one! Softly,
my ideals are lofty.
Lest I cry out in a wrenching shriek.
Labeled unworthy, less ardent freak.
The treachery of time,
ticking somewhere, in realms sublime.
Observes,
loath, conserves.
The blade, wipes!
For the coming swipes!
I bow, I the criminal, I the crime.
I know? Nothing is mine!
(Islamabad)
(July 03,2009)
Wonderful poem Sadaat, i love it. Yes, time is a treacherous enemy and when it catches up with us, we will be and have nothing, such is life and no life. Thank you for sharing with us :)
The paradox in the last two lines is catchy and ends up the poem well. Good poem, Saadat.10
I bow, I the criminal, I the crime. I know? Nothing is mine! ...wow...liked your thought process....10+
i bow, I the criminal, I the crime. I know? Nothing is mine...ok...inside these words are unmeasurable thoughts..cheers dear..grace!
Each line has a profound thought. Specially from this line 'The treachery of time, ' to the end i liked it most. Well, what to say? its one of best reads.
'I bow, I the criminal, I the crime. I know? Nothing is mine! ' hey sort of confession Sadaat? , ... i mean even in of my i asked the question to..am i the Hitler or Ceaser? ... ... this is sort of different one indeed.. i liked it.. you v used very powerful words.. 10++... regards shan
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I would like to translate this poem
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This is full of striking images, but I feel I am at a disadvantage. Is this about a particular, perhaps famous, person? or is Nestor a common name like we say 'Joe Blow' or 'John Q Public'? Or does it represents a national character like our 'Uncle Sam'? or a name for evil, Like we say 'old Nick' for the devil? there is something missing in my understanding, but there still are the beautiful images: 'Blazing sun’s spear returns. Strife! ... The blade, wipes! For the coming swipes! I bow, I the criminal, I the crime.' Beautiful!