Thursday, December 14, 2006

Translations of Few Poems by Parveen Shakir

Petal to petal, spore to spore
Rumors of love, spread, door to door
Like the sweet scent, of a blooming rose
He courted me, ever so slow
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How can I say
he has left me He is here
no more The infamy of this truth
I cannot ignore
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Wherever he went
he returned He came back to me
His fickle virtue is enough
To keep me happy
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May, he, be in your arms
The one, you adore May
the night of separation
Never knock on your door
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As he lay his healing palm
On my torrid brow
A feeling of rejuvenation
Reached deep into my soul

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