The Village Poem by Sadiqullah Khan

One evening,
There was a village,
Village of many lights,
Stars and Milky Way,
And, a visit up the village,
Up in the stars,
Cold and darkness around,
Small streets,
Alleys,
Many houses, one after another,
Some houses, one above
Others,
A milky way,
A house, strange faces
Some beautiful girls
Small boys,
And there I sat,
On the roof of a house,
Water and cold water
A youth,
Someone’s looking!
The “stranger” in the village
The city,
A cup full of stars….
Lies beneath me_
Left my heart there!
And the small lights,
Dark streets,
A door opens, some colors,
Mixing,
Magic deepens,
I see all houses, I lived there,
My heart beats with every
Heart,
The nature, some old
Trees around.
Give it back its name
“The village”
An alien poem in the Garden,
Who speak for the people?
What binds them?
Together,
Love, thy name is beauty,
Love, thy bond is stronger
I left my heart,
In the village,
What’s real and what’s imagination
Let’s not bother it,
The moment’s gone,
A smile,
The old man understands…
Some sweet donuts,
I was tired,
The “garments perfumed”
And the colors,
“Pairahan” and books,
Love thy name is great