Selected Poem - March, 2021
Confessions of a Deferred Muse by Rizwan Akhtar - Pakistan
--for Rebecca
The silence this time is of different tone
wedged between a feather and a bird
an unwincing wind scatters its body
but you are simply intact and whole
though my interventions cluttered ...
Read More Comment(s) 3Selected Poem - February, 2021
The Shrill Shrieks of Silence by Ayeza Yousaf - Pakistan
The wind howled like a hound,
Windows clattered and then sound,
A sudden crack on the roof,
And a splatter of blood on the floor...
Read More Comment(s) 0Selected Poem - January, 2021
Transition by Mubashra Malik - Pakistan
When Cocooned in a mother’s arms
Upon a gentle brush of lips, I thought
It is soft, fierce and wonderful.
Tiny hand wrapped around a father’s finger
Upon the sight of twinkling eyes with smile, I thought
It is deep wrapped with pride.
...
Read More Comment(s) 1Selected Poem - January, 2021
Aches And Powers Of Love by Komal Naeem - Pakistan
Like a moon that waxes and wanes at times,
So does love when it goes through its phases sometimes.
Love isn’t just a pure and simple emotion,
Bringing only sunshine and eternal devotion.
Consider the pain and sufferings that linger at its core,
Turning the lover into someone,
beloved doesn’t recognize anymore.
Read More Comment(s) 1Selected Poem - January, 2021
The Pitfall Called Love ! by Ayeza Yousaf - Pakistan
Her brain was love-washed,
And she could not differentiate day from night,
Blinded by his lies, embraced all his deceits,
Was she a believer or an unyielding pretender?
...
Read More Comment(s) 0Selected Poem - January, 2021
Woe of Love by Zobia Arif Dar - Pakistan
Shrewd ideas of homogeneous solutions,
all particles dispersed in one clear picture
of harmony, love and acceptance
in a jigsaw of isle destined.
is this picture an open truth? ...