Thanks Ted Kooser For Inspiring Me Poem by Akhtar Jawad

Thanks Ted Kooser For Inspiring Me

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Last night,
I switched on my fan,
the first warm night
the fan whispered,
be relieved of cold
now sleep early
and dream in a garden of complete privacy
touch the flowers
but softly,
sing with birds,
not loudly,
swim with dolphins
not far from the shores
dance with winds
but be careful of your knees,
then,
get up early
and pay thanks
to the Lord who gives a few days of pleasure
to everyone including the old sinners,
like you.
Don't tell Him anything about your sins,
though he knows
but He will pose
as if He is ignorant of all your sins,
He will treat you like a father,
as he loves you like a mother.
Rest assure you will find him
a lovely friend.

In the morning,
a pleasant morning,
I read a poem,
Late February,
a pleasant poem.
by Ted Kooser,
saying goodbye to the snow falls,
I don't have snow falls
here at Karachi
but the northern cold winds,
when rape my knees,
I feel pain,
I say good bye to the northern winds.
Thanks Ted Kooser,
For inspiring me.

Friday, February 26, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: inspiration
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Abhilasha Bhatt 28 February 2016

if He is ignorant of all your sins, He will treat you like a father, as he loves you like a mother. Rest assure you will find him a lovely friend........ Wonderfully narrated.....Amazing.....loved it....thank you for sharing :)

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Souren Mondal 28 February 2016

A nice tribute, Akhtar sahab.. Thank you for sharing.

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Kelly Kurt 26 February 2016

A gracious honor to a fellow poet, and a soothing poem. I sleep with a large fan turned on high and pointed right at me. I have done this (And needed to in order to sleep) every day, summer and winter, for at least 50 years. It whispers and lulls me. Enjoy the warmth.

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Khalid Saifullah 26 February 2016

Read both the poems, both are amazing..............................

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