Standing in the Fields

long live the 21st century women

Hmm, very poignant, somethings mentioned are what many of us can relate to.

We`re far away from the city, from civilization
But it always feels more human here.

The earth is rich beneath my feet
It carries the seeds that will feed our children
As well as the bones of those that came before us

Lugubrious.

Good work, keep writing.

Bina: I like it
It has roots in your heart as well as the soil. No brainwork here--and that is the greatest achievement (imho) for a poet. When the brain goes on a furlough, without being pushed out, even for a few seconds or minutes Saroush visits and starts dictating. Only then a poem is born.

But when one invokes Saroush, advertisement copies and slogans may result. Some of them really good and original..but never a poem.

Some chowkie ``poets`` do peddle such labels.

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Bina please reply if you grasp this:

MiTTee kee muhabbat mein humm aashuftaa sroN neiN
voh QrZ chukaa-eiN haiN , jo vaajib bhee nahee thhay.

Iftikhaar Aarif.

Pohnchee vaheeN pay khaak, jahaaN kaa khameer thhaa.[ meer anees?]

And the best:

Dil sey jo baat nikaltee hai, asar rakhtee hai
pur naheeN; taquat-e prvaaz mgar rakhtee hai
Qudsee-ul-Asl hai raf`at pay nzar rakhtee hai
Khaak say yThhtee hai, grdooN pay guzar rakhtee hai--ALLAMA Iqbal.(who else?)

the beauty of the last two lines is just enchanting..one could never get-over the spell anytime, everytime!

Bina I sure wish you be writing more articles than poems, but good effort nonetheless.

nice bina. reminded me of lyrics from a 90`s rock band:

hai apnay khwaboun kee zameen,
duur kahin, yehaan dil na lagay,
rehtay hain hum bus vahin,
aur kahin dil na lagay...
-Collage

Bina:

`` The land will live longer than its masters
The water will flow long after we have all been washed
away. ``

Timeless truth encapuslating the realities everywhere, very catching... Good Ending...Aching for a Land lover and one who knows beauty and nature of water and roles of God in them...

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Bina

The first two stanzas reminded me of ``Digging`` by Seamus Heaney. I really liked it. :-)

Is it about Sindh?

I echo what hamidm said. This was an honest and straightforward poem and resonant because of that.

Bina,

This is way too profound, a wondering, a quest, the meaning of it all...this is Tao...I’m impressed.

I cannot discuss this with you on the internet, in an open forum...but only one on one, face to face...maybe one day...

...... just to show that i am not some kind of a reckless rabid iconoclastic poet killer, i will admit that i liked this poem ......... why?..... because it is not contrived............ yup, that`s it ......... most poetry is contrived, pretentious, schmaaltzy, feigned, highfalutin, hollow, pedantic, pompous and phoney - a studied exercise in which the poet sits down to make up stuff that appears to be clever ............ words like ``soiled sand``!......... give me a break!....what is next?..... ``wet water?``..........

.............. bu this was nice ......... simple, easy to read, almost like prose ..........

binoo:

brace yourself!

here comes hamidm...he loves poetry:)

lve,

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