Michele Vizzotti-White In the radiant darkness of night time,...such a fine opening line....i like the way the poem blooms from natural setting...
A WALK TO REMEMBER MATLOOB BOKHARI In the radiant darkness of night time, A vast silence was reigning over the sky The silent music of night touched my soul And blossomed flowers in the soil of my mind Love of God enveloped my heart; ruled my heart God Who created beauty and is beauty Himself I thought about sufferings of prophets of scriptures I thought about ungrateful children of revolution I heard angels saying, “Man will shed blood on earth.” I heard Allah replying , “I know which you know not.” I thought about desire driven and greedy man I saw the sinful soul created with deceit with base cronies I saw Hujr bin Adi shackled with iron; stained with blood I saw Meesam talking to tree: “You are for me, I am for you” My murshud said: “ Happiest are people; strongest in faith They prefer Allah; Allah will prefer them over others Life is merely story of two days ;one for you , one against you” NOTE; HUJR BIN ADI AND MEESAM WERE GREAT FREEDOM FIGHTERS WHO WERE HANGED BY AN OMMAYAD RULER