i remember you

I remember you as you were in the last autumn.
You were the grey beret and the still heart.
In your eyes the flames of the twilight fought on.
And the leaves fell in the water of your soul.Clasping my arms like a climbing plant
the leaves garnered your voice, that was slow and at peace.
Bonfire of awe in which my thirst was burning.
Sweet blue hyacinth twisted over my soul.I feel your eyes traveling, and the autumn is far off:
grey beret, voice of a bird, heart like a house
towards which my deep longings migrated
and my kisses fell, happy as embers.

Sky from a ship. Field from the hills:
Your memory is made of light, of smoke, of a still pond!
Beyond your eyes, farther on, the evenings were blazing.
Dry autumn leaves revolved in your soul.

-Pablo Neruda

ashaar mere yuun to zamaane ke liye hain

-Jan Nisaar Akhtar

ash-aar mere yuun to zamaane ke liye hain
kuchh sher faqat unako sunaane ke liye hain

ab ye bhii nahin thik ki har dard mita dein
kuch dard kaleje se lagaane ke liye hain

aankhon mein jo bhar loge to kaanton se chubhenge
ye khvaab to palakon pe sajaane ke liye hain

dekhuun tere haathon ko to lagata hai tere haath
mandir mein faqat deep jalaane ke liye hain

socho to badi cheez hai tahaziib badan ki
varanaa to badan aag bujhaane ke liye hain

ye ilm ka sauda ye risaale ye kitaabein
ik shakhs kii yaadon ko bhulaane ke liye hain

puuraa dukh aur aadhaa chaand

parveenshakir

puuraa dukh aur aadhaa chaand
hijr kii shab aur aisaa chaa.Nd
[hijr=separation; shab=night]

itane ghane baadal ke piichhe
kitanaa tanhaa hogaa chaand
[tanhaa=lonely]

merii karavat par jaag uthe
niind kaa kitanaa kachchaa chaand

seharaa seharaa bhatak rahaa hai
apane ishq mein sachchaa chaand
[seharaa=desert]

raat ke shaayad ek baje hain
sotaa hogaa meraa chaand

wonder what my moon is doing this moment!

Heart, we will forget him!

Heart, we will forget him!
You an I, tonight!
You may forget the warmth he gave,
I will forget the light.

When you have done, pray tell me
That I my thoughts may dim;
Haste! lest while you’re lagging.
I may remember him!

Emily Dickinson

One of my favourite pieces of poetry ever. In a slightly blue mood today. That’s why this