Memory Ghazal Poems

The memory of you, of us,  exists inside my mind
It fades with age and I’m afraid it’s bound to crack

I still see our hair...

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Books stacked in the floorboards,
her breath on polished glass

Together you would drive,
skipping yet another class

Playing hooky in a hand-me-down,
if only it could last

The memory of...

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Words that you come came knocking at
Door, whole house hummed with her fragrance.

The eve, your memories still wet,
Then whole town hummed with her fragrance. 

All...

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If printers in heart posted be,
Sweet memoirs printed can be.

Many a new taste tasted be,
Relations if tested can be.

An empty pan of poverty
Mused: if these...

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The amber moon

Super moon last night saw it from my terrace
18% brighter and 20% nearer, said the meteorologist 
How unromantic can you get?
Hugh yellow and...

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My heavy heart placed a stone on my eyes of sorrow
Unshed tears collected in the cauldron of deep sorrow. 

Your demise had shattered my heart,...

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Remembering the Past
 
Tito is Tagalog of Uncle
Tito David Rodriguez and Tito Willie Totanes are very good friends
Up rising Star-Ms. Jacqueline R. Mendoza

Tito David recruited...

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Mehmet Akif Ersoy: Modern English Translations of Turkish Poems

Mehmet Âkif Ersoy (1873-1936) was a Turkish poet, author, writer, academic, member of parliament, and the composer...

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My scars belie my smile and my eyes bereft of sparkle.
Oh God, estival whims cannot bring back my sparkle.

The ruthless stabs of his tenderly touch...

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After the unreached future burns whatever remains
In the unseen ashes to unknown heights it flies away.

After the disowned image fades whatever remains
On the deserted wings...

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Now I was born in the last century
Dorn into a world of diversity
And I've grown into this sinful sphere
Full of disappointments, savagery and fear
Now my...

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Half-baked smiles, conversations disarrayed, high in poetry, I guess I’m nineteen.
Half-filled maturity, occasional fits of naivety, I guess I’m nineteen.

Eyes frenzied, tears anfractuous, it’s too...

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Strain not your eyes in the darkness of loneliness
For the deserter has forsaken you
His face is lost in the whirlwind of time
You feel nostalgic about...

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Mehfil me tera zikr hua,
dil me mayusi chha gayi,
shaam dhalte dhalte fir,
ek dafe teri yaad aa gayi......'agni'kosh...

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I’m sorry that I wasn’t a good decent   boyfriend
But I can’t change the past
I wish that I didn’t let you go
I deserved it
I...

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