Poetry from Shah Jehan Asrafi

Silence rests 

Silence rests in the buds

It soaks their being 

When the flower is ready to manifest 

Silence blooms and acquires colours 

And learns to dance in illusion’s lap

It witnesses the sun to taste warmth

The flowers and silence encounter love

when the first bees come

Together they weave a love story 

A bereavement lost in shadows

Suddenly, the seasons learn

that they have names 

And the rainbow discovers 

Its hues before freezing 

on the sky.

The birds learn about 

about the importance of

having a purpose.

The mystical arc

hides behind the silky clouds.

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