After it blossomed,
The flower said,
"Now, my beauty is beyond my control.
Now, even I am beyond my reach."
Ahmad Nadeem Qasimi, Selected Poems, The Pakistan Academy of Letters, Islamabad 1995
Apr 15, 2014
Apr 15, 2014 at 10:06 AM UTC
After it blossomed,
The flower said,
"Now, my beauty is beyond my control.
Now, even I am beyond my reach."
Ahmad Nadeem Qasimi, Selected Poems, The Pakistan Academy of Letters, Islamabad 1995
And the day came
When the risk it took
To remain tight and closed in the bud
Was more painful
Than the risk it took bloom
This is the element of freedom
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