اسی دھوپ چھاؤں کے بیچ کہیں
دیکھا ابھی ابھی
زندگی ہولے سے
مجھے چھو کر جیسے
کانوں میں سرگوشی کرتے ہوے
گالوں پر بوسہ دے کر
جھپ گئی ہو
تمہارے تصور کی
چھاؤں تلے
Tasawur
16 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in Beloved, Your Thoughts
Broken Dream
14 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in Loving You, Memories, Your Thoughts
As I was drifting into sleep, I heard a knock
” I am your dream, let me in “
I wanted to get up but couldn’t
It entered silently anyway, standing next to my bed,
it reached out to me .
Embracing me, held my hand, and pulled me up
we began to sing and dance
to the beat of our heart and rhythm of our breath
Drinking and laughing all night long
remembering the fun times we had
Moon got brighter
and stars twinkled endlessly watching us
Suddenly, alarm woke me up
I opened my eyes
realizing , its time to start the same daily routine
As I stood up
I felt the intense pain under my feet
I looked down
and there they were
Pieces of my broken dream
AK~
Inversely Compatible
03 Dec 2023 1 Comment
in Your Thoughts Tags: Concept, Joy, Life, Love, Mother, Nature, poem, Relationship, Sad, Thought provoking
Have you ever seen a tear smiling ?
or a smile with tears in its eyes ?
Have you ever seen a Joy with ache in its heart
Or heart filled with Joy
Have you ever seen pain in ecstatic dance
Or ecstasy rising from the pits of despair ?
meaningless words
or silence full of messages
life wasted
or life lived in a single moment
?
Asma Kareem
SELF
05 Aug 2023 Leave a comment
in Sufi/Mystic
At the core of illusionary self
Calmly resting the true Self
Beyond the tangled web of thoughts
Beyond the slippery steps of emotions
AK
Spring
14 May 2023 Leave a comment
in Love Tags: Beloved, Feelings, fresh air, Joy, Loving You, Spring
It has been cloudy since morning, hiding the sky, spreading the silver concealing the blues, every now and then showering their mercy on tulip bulbs, who are trying to break free due to arrival of spring .
White Daffodils standing still in meditation, as if in communion with their Eternal essence in silence. The fragrance of Lilac flowers intoxicating the air , awakening the hidden memories, I can almost smell your scent on my skin .
Day after day
16 Apr 2023 Leave a comment
When I was in my 20’s, I use to wonder, how my life will unfold, 10 or 20 years from now. I had no idea about the ups and downs of life that was ahead of me then. After been through so much, I still feel there is a lot ahead of me yet to come, am I ready ? I don’t know, I guess no one is , but we are resilient beings and just keep going no matter what, like breathing, day after day after day, trying to stand up every morning from that bed, taking one step after another, splash of water on the face, looking into our own eyes in the mirror, staring and thinking who are you ? and what happened to me ? did I got lost somewhere along the way ……….
Strangers in Strange land
18 Mar 2023 Leave a comment
in Life, Sufi/Mystic Tags: Spirituality
I walk and I am tired
But I keep walking and won’t stop
All these unfamiliar roads
Strangers , unknown faces
Where am I ?
I don’t belong
I am trying and I will not give up
I hope and I believe
One day I will find
The Home
The way back to You
Till then
I walk and I ll keep walking
Tea Party
29 Aug 2022 1 Comment
in growth, letting go, Life, Love, Memories Tags: Faith
Preparing for the tea party, taking out the good china, that fragrant tea I ordered last week, pouring the hot water, taking the pastries out, finger sandwiches , decorating table, placing everything exactly where it belongs.
A guest will come, that unknown stranger, I know, my 6th sense tells me so
Waiting ………
Knock on the door , silence ….
Knock again …. but I am afraid to open the door
afraid to let someone come in , what if ? ? so many questions
afraid to open the door of my heart
afraid to have it broken
I can’t ….
but I want to
clock is ticking …. I peak outside
I see someone sitting on stairs, facing the other way
finally I open the door, that person turns around with a smile , get up, steps in
Close the door behind
Capturing my heartbeat
and
I let go handing over the key
Ak
Passing thoughts
13 Aug 2022 Leave a comment
Vision without eyes
Is it wind, or am I breathing
A lightening strikes the tree, why do you make me so angry ?
That song I wrote, listen bird is singing it
My heart suddenly filled with sadness, So many tears, its been raining since morning
Soon it will be time to sleep, I close my eyes and Sun sets
Darkness spread all around and I find myself in mothers womb floating
~ AK
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