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VERSE | MELANCHOLIA

On By Mahvash K. M.In hope, poetry, verse, womenwriters, writingLeave a comment 
When evening falls and once again 
Melancholia sets in 
Tinctures and shadows of times gone by 
Come bleeding, weeping in 

When the orbit of the earth 
Has brought in the dark of night 
And memories, remembrances 
When all with the world was right 

When you cannot escape the bed
That has forged into a cell 
Holding you fast for the night 
In unending wakefulness

When at last your weary mind 
At some hour releases you 
Into realms of visions and dreams
That bruise and lance anew

When you finally awake 
And the sun shines bright again 
Pumping the lifeblood that the night 
Has stolen from your veins 

Breathe in deeply, close your eyes
This will not be the last 
Of eventide’s strange conjuring 
Of aching for the past 

Many will be the days when 
The joyless cycle will repeat 
But at some point the salve of time
Will turn the memories bittersweet.

VERSE | SENTINEL TIME

On By Mahvash K. M.In poetry, truth, verse, writingLeave a comment 
Oh look at that beautiful dragonfly 
It’s turning somersaults 
It’s peacock coloured gossamer wings
Perfect; without fault!
But you didn’t catch the fleeting glimpse
It bestowed upon this scene
You were on your phone lost in
Digital worlds upon your screen

Did you see that butterfly
Just sit upon my arm
Brown and orange-yellow wings
It was full of golden charm!
You missed its quickening beauty
As it said hello and went
You were caught in your own loop
Eyes down, heart still, head bent

I had to hold my breath there
That scene was so sublime
The grand eagle swooping down
And then soaring back up high!
Where, where? you ask me now
As you look at an empty sky
You were fretting, agitating 
As nature sprang her wondrous surprise

Glittering dragonflies, murmurations
Eagles in majestic flight
A shower of blossoms, a ladybird loveliness
Nature exulting in life
Magical, mystical, shimmering marvels
Surround us at all times
Some of us get to revel in their beauty 
Some stay trapped by Sentinel Time

VERSE| SOLITUDE

On By Mahvash K. M.In poetry, serenity, verse, writing2 Comments 
I wrote this old world ditty when I was around 16 years old.  Introverted and a lover of words, this was a fitting tribute to my world then.
The funny thing is that of the little poetry I wrote as a teenager, this is the only piece I remember by heart.  The rest I have committed to a well worn, dog eared diary which once I get home to Karachi, I will also reproduce here.  If nothing else, I (and anyone else who feels intrepid and fancifully armed!) can reflect on my eccentric adolescent  mind when re-reading the mostly quirky, sometimes pained, sometimes euphoric pieces that I wrote.  
O Solitude, thou art to me
A silent, wholesome company.
When of the world of beings I tire,
To thee for solace I retire.

Each moment that I spend with thee
In thy wholesome company
Retrieves for me my peace of mind
Worries and cares are left behind.

And the world itself begins to seeem
A place where is upheld one’s own regime;
And the heart is filled with serenity
In thy wholesome company.