The light was ascending
and calling me,
announcements were made,
the flight is about to take off,
a passenger is still missing,
I listened to a voice,
a familiar voice,
"Don't go sweet heart,
how shall I live,
loneliness will kill me,
several times in a life,
I don't want to be killed,
I lived with you,
I shall die with you,
but once only."
Beyond the oceans,
the pilot smiled,
within twinkling of an eye,
when I opened my eyes,
I saw a jet white bird,
flying high, too high,
with a vacant seat,
I turned my back to it,
and I was right.
I can still love,
and she is with me,
it's not the last flight,
once I go I shall never come back,
so let me live as long as I can,
and let me collect
a few more pearls of love.
(My feelings when I came in my senses after a heart attack)
What a lovely poem and the context in which it is written makes it more meaningful. Its very difficult to leave your loved ones behind. A person who has a close encounter with death can understand the value of life like no other.10
Life has many things to give us....all things we get according to our actions as reactions.....all things are variable they can undergo through revulsion but death is constant it can't undergo through revulsion....it can't be changed......A nice thought provoking and deep poem having deep meaning.....thank you for sharing... :) l
I don't want to be killed, I lived with you, I shall die with you, but once only.....lovely expression. An endearing poem that emanates from the inner recesses of the mind of this wonderful poet. Top score*****
Love is beautiful and it makes one want to live again and again! Having got a chance to be reborn, you can now live for the rest of your life enjoying the bliss of love! Beautiful write!
Very few are so lucky and fortunate to miss this flight may be one in million and you are the one..........What a wonderful poem, dealing with such and emotional subject.....Beyond ratings yet maximum for you, for missing this flight and hopefully there are no more flights for 2016 at least.....May Allah bless you with sound health and mind...Ke dil abhi bhara nahi, abhi na jao chod kar..ke dil abhi
Tan key Jo khada ho toofan ka rookh kar key...... USS mahan akhtar jawad ji ko salaam karega toofan bhi ruk kar key......... Grrt penned sirji............ Islamia, st Andrews, gkp university and rapti..... And I....All missing and waiting for u
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Very few people can talk about incidents in such a beautiful and poetic manner like you can Akhtar sahab. This one is a wonderful poem.. The beauty of love is expressed here with sheer artistic perfection... I wish you good health sir.. May you be blessed and stay healthy with grace.. Thank you Akhtar sahab.