The Paradise Found Poem by Dr Kamran Haider Bukhari

The Paradise Found

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Loner was I;
Crossing the cosmic oceans,
Of ignorance;
And the un-known lands,
Of self-dependence.

Forlorn or Accompanied,
Grieved or Ecstatic;
Deprived or Lucrative,
Tranquil or Frenzied;
Whatever,
I have had been just a loner.

I lost a child’s Toy,
Belonged to a boy of four;
In a trance of pseudo-dementia,
And when I was redeemed with reminiscence;
I could only remember,
I threw it in the Atlantic.

He;
The little poor soul,
Looked at me with a mild-benign hope,
But I was shocked;
Because of the malignant fear.
The king of the Atlantic
Would kill me;
If I would tell this child,
What happened to the Toy of Innocence.
A child of age,
Merely four;
Can make the king and his oceans,
A cemetery of king’s dead-soul.

Hey, little boy!
I lost what I owe you,
The Toy of Innocence and Truth;
I didn’t care for it.
I thought, it is of no use;
I am so guilt-ridden,
Of what I did to you.

Dear Sir,
Don’t worry that much;
You learned a lesson, now in repentance,
Never lose your innate-innocence, when in madness;
What had been common is still common;
It is just we care now, simply for our own abdomen.

Think and Feel;
When light touches your tender and fair skin,
Does it burn you or any of your kin?
Never has it done so;
It just gets mixed with the cells of your bones and body;
Makes them grow healthier and tidy.

Dear Sir,
Just Think and Feel;
Does God ever ask you?
To pay the bills,
Of the light and power He provides you;
On your vast oceans and soaring hills.
Then why you always stand still;
And think nothing but only,
Of your electricity bill.
And this all will vanish in a little short time,
That you know very well;
Then when would you get some time,
To discern and to know;
How to prevail over hell.

Dear Sir,
Pure Love, Mindfulness and Service to Humanity,
Are the three pearls of your soul;
Can give you back, your lost identity.

The way to the Paradise lost;
And the reality of God,
Which you have never known;
Can solely come through-
The passion of your heart alone.

Or you are not the man of heart;
Then forget your desires and think a lot.
Ponder on every myth;
Look for the hidden signs;
And find the peace eternally in prostration to God.

Still this is not of your best choice;
Work for all those men of God,
Who live with the misery of pain and price.
If you can calm one frenzied mind;
If you can free one enslaved body,
Or a penalized soul;
If you can quench one burning pain,
“You shall not live in vain.”


Nov 06,2008

COMMENTS OF THE POEM

wow..that is a wonderful excellent poem, full of wisdom and purity..see a cup of emotions may be has some of you..thanks

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Kesav Easwaran 01 May 2009

'The little poor soul, Looked at me with a mild-benign hope, But I was shocked; Because of the malignant fear. The king of the Atlantic Would kill me; If I would tell this child, What happened to the Toy of Innocence. A child of age, Merely four; Can make the king and his oceans, A cemetery of king’s dead-soul'... Your poem goes eloquent in style in these lines...a profound write, Kamran...soul searching...10

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Subroto Chatterjee 01 May 2009

Kamranbhai, Our hearts beat together...like many other kindred souls, at PH and elsewhere. Your poem has brought out the deep anguish of innocent people's paradise being snatched away by heartless mortals...who, God willing (Insha-Allah) must revert to their true, humane selves...before its too late. As many have said before, and continue to say - including you - many wars and fruitless skirmishes have only reinforced hate and destruction.... I pray that your messages melt the hearts of these blinded men...and enlighten them.. Thanks Kamranbhai.....write on, write on, write on.. Cheers. Subroto

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What a insightful amazing piece of poetry. 'If you calm one frenzied mine, if you can free one enslaved body or a penalized soul, if you can quench one burning pain you shall not live in vain'. I congratulate you on this masterpiece in your journey of discovery. 10/10 Karin Anderson

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Wojja Fink 10 May 2009

If you can quench one burning pain, “You shall not live in vain.” when all your troubles have dried quiet in the setting of the sun, and all the joys pour from your heart as tho' your life's begun.................wonderful to read..thank you

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Angelic(Annie) Female 10 May 2009

Written with excellency! so should i rate you 10? :)

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Indira Babbellapati 04 May 2009

the essence of life well brought out in a poetic conversation...i thought in stead of 'self-dependence' in the forst stanza 'self-deception' might fit in better...what do say, doc?

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Naseer Ahmed Nasir 04 May 2009

The essence is that heart is the key to the paradise lost and you have the master key. A great write Dr. Bukhari........10/10. Best Wishes Naseer

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Vidi Writes 02 May 2009

Beginning to End, the flow is so sound Contract of innocence lost and Paradise Found strongly makes powerful gesture to we all. Lets hear the call here, to awake and acknowledge. Thank you. Good flow of theme and words.

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