Ramzaan
August 6, 2012
Mats in the mosque of the mohalla
mats in its lanes
mats in my neighbor’s prayer room
mats in her courtyard.
Dates on wheeled stalls
dates on white china plates
dates on flights from Riyadh
dates on lips at dusk and dawn.
Words from speakers
words from classrooms
words from program halls
words from the Almighty.
Minds under caps
minds under piety
minds under arrest
minds under surrender.
God above oneself
God above others
God above in the heavens
God above mats, dates, sounds and minds.
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Good one!
Regards
GV
Thank You!
An accomplished effort I guess. The brevity in those lines is not easy to achieve.
NIcely Done!
thanks Shamsud!
they are so dedicated. i love the way muslims celebrate this month.
the poem is amazing amit and i am glad that my friend is back with his muse.
muse?
hmm muse, jo aapse kavitayen aur posts likhata hai.
i hoped for another post. send your muse to mingle with mine, may be the over enthuciasm of my muse is contagious
sure will do that….sounds like an interesting proposition to consider!
may become exhausting too
Appreciate your honesty Amit. Well done
Thanks Mak!
Excellent Effort….
I notice it is the first time you have commented on any of my posts. So I am assuming that this one turned out to be indeed a very good one from my side.
Thanks a lot Bhaiya!
wow, lots of dates! ahaha…
सुंदर! आध्यात्मिक रंग लिए हुए यह कविता मन को भा गई। निस्संदेह अंतिम पंक्तियां सार हैं:
God above mats, dates, sounds and minds.
ईद की अग्रिम बधाई!
-हितेन्द्र अनंत
अब इन्टरनेट के ज़माने में ऐसी क्या प्रतिबद्धता है की मैं आप की ‘अग्रिम’ बधाई स्वीकार करूँ? जब ईद आएगी तभी बधाई भेजनी पड़ेगी आपको बंधुवर.
वैसे ‘पुनरट्वीट’ करने के लिए बहुत धन्यवाद!
I read this and all I can think is – I’ll never be able to write poetry! Gah. Sorry, I know this is self-absorbed, haha.
You are just being sarcastic…I am so sure!
NO. You have no idea, haha. I have a few poems I wrote a few years ago and I cringe when I read them. They’re on a locked folder on my computer, haha.
High time now Puneet that ‘those’ poems made their appearances on “Postscript”
Beautiful words! Thank you my friend. Regards.
thanks Dilip. How have you been??
Its more of an observation put into words…very true
THANKS for visiting my “pun-ny” photoblog and leaving a couple of “likes.”
The photo and words on this post are a really effective combination. Don’t know if you took the photos in your changing banner, but it really adds to your blog.
–John R.: http://TheDailyGraff.com
This is so very beautiful! It touched my heart
Blessings,
-Naima.
thanks a lot! Much appreciated!
You’re welcome.
-Naima.
Photos and thoughts were amazing. Thank you for sharing.
thanks John! do visit again!