Start with a small step
Next one comes
Stride to stride
Arm to arm
Sing a song
Soul’s pride
Brother to brother
Amis to Amis
Side by side
Million steps
Bring on more
Unwavering tide
Coming for you
Everywhere to run
Nowhere to hide
death and dust
reality unable to run from
yes, it will come
yes, we will become
sand, dust and on a wet day, clay
but it is not today
sun is shining
at least the weather says so
why worry, and waste
cry and sob in a haste
life has enormous beauty,
love is a duty
if you have time
before it is time
go forth and laugh
scream in joy
plays with nature’s
endless toys
rain drops on your head
what spring has said
in your ear
which made you giggle
wind whispers,
hug trees, kiss bees,
perhaps not too much
as other lips are waiting
and wondering when
the moment will come
not the one which worries
and make you hurry,
the one where they get
some drips,
of your beautiful
bare lips
horizon sea unsettled
sun dives with mettle
fighting storm to hilt
Trying, failing, wailing
humanity’s shameful guilt
orange blood, despair, dismay
on a drowning, desperate day
Another day another journey
decades have passed
since we last met
hearts were broken
souls were stolen
Why meet again
when all is set
Life, love, lust, trust,
Want to remember
the pain again
Want to be
Insane again
Emotions thunder
Rain again
I miss that
I miss you
Love, lust, labour, lullabies
singing songs sung slowly
attention and affection after
bearded boy Billy Bolly
when the pen of a poor poet
or a singer singing on the road
create flowers with
the most amazing smell
the most beautiful colour
fruits and berries
melting in the mouth
soothing all senses
past, present, all tenses
in a random unthought verse
unseen in the whole universe
even by the divine itself
she declares that
her unintended mission
to create humanity with
all its faults and absolute horrors
is accomplished
because of that moment,
unwanted children
became princes of the universe
for a random unthought verse
Wine and prayer mixes
Destiny declares,
fate fixes
heart colour changes,
undermine jinxes
thoughts repeated
in fours and sixes
Till redemption
Here is a more rebellious thought:
Tasbeeh
Allah Hu, Allah hu
Haq
Allah Hu, Allah hu
Qalander declares
Breaking his beads
Dancing on his feet
Control not seen
for miles
Rosaries, prayers
Nothing sedate
My lord my mate
Fill my heart
With love
Remove hate
These fools with beards
Long robes, black or white
crosses, rosaries in their hands
They repeat and pretend
You belong to them
Rest of us be ashamed
for our sins and our deeds
In young minds and hearts
hatred they seed
Hypocrisy they lead
Nothing they concede
Such closed hearts
Where to end
Where to start
Qalandar, the mad
Uncontrollable
dancing
Darwish I follow
Rest is just a game
Shallow and hollow
Allah hu, Allah hu
Haq
Allah hu, Allah hu
