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Thursday 30 July 2015

Teddy's Farewell - Poetry by Neelum Afridi



"Teddy's Farewell"




There ran a teddy bear, 
stumbled over a stone, 
looked up he, found
a girl laughing. 



The girl was alone
in the jungle. 
Teddy took her hand, 
promised to lead her. 



Teddy was with her
they chuckled and played, 
slowly traveled they,
took every step together. 



Teddy was lazy,
girl was steady, 
an odd combination, 
now were buddies.



In little time they, 
made a home in
their hearts, for each other,
to them, days were ephemeral. 



Sun rose, it faded, 
Moon shun, Stars appeared.
This is how passed the
course of clock, unaware. 



Forgot they that
he was a Teddy, 
the girl was a she. 
With news, once rose the sun's heat.



Teddy told the girl,
“jungle has ended, 
I kept my promise, 
now lead your traces.”



Cried the girl,
protested she.
But, alas! every rise has a fall, 
every meeting, a farewell.


Monday 27 July 2015

As You Separate - Poetry by Neelum Afridi


"As You Separate"




Clouds were heavy, 
Still would curb
Not to burst,
Rambled to lighten
The heft.



Cracked the clouds, 
Couldn’t constrain,
Dripped the rain, 
Heavily it abate.



Clouds acclaimed,
"It's not 
The rain
But
The tears,
As you separate."


Thursday 23 July 2015

Cackle of Dawn - Poetry by Neelum Afridi



" Cackle of Dawn"




Flick flit butterflies,
bright is the sun above,
sprouted new buds below,
rivers danced with a flow.



Birds swinging all along,
streets around all echoed,
with the children who guffawed,
blowing is the breeze of love.





Bees clapping their palms,
With the sunflowers that sing,
songs so sweet of peace,
scents of the earth accompanied.



 Here is no grief,
Departed have all the agonies,
whisking off the dusk,

as cackles aloud the dawn