Itni si hain ye dua
..."Aankhein aesi, jaise aakash ganga mein behte taarein.
(Eyes rivalling the river of stars in the sky)
Muskaan aesi, maano suraj ki kirano ko bunn ke banaye.
(A smile spun from the rays of the sun...
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Categories:
rab, 12th grade, devotion, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Raah-e-amn Mein Akshar Khaaiyaan Banaate Hain
...raah-e-amn mein akshar khaaiyaan banaate hain
pyaar karne waalon mein dooriyaan banaate hain
aao ham gale milkar maat den siyaasat ko
jo bhi faasle apne darmiyaan banaate hain
zaalimon bhala ...
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Categories:
rab, deep, faith, literature, motivation,
Form: Ghazal
August
...Air is heavy with August's stifling heat,
Undulating water at the beach entreats.
Grab the kids, towels and sunscreen, let's hit the road,
Unleash your inner child, get...
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Categories:
rab, august, beach, fun,
Form: Acrostic
Letter To My Mama
...My dearest Mama who is now in heaven,
God be praised and thanked for giving you to me; and yes, to our family.
Your partnership with Daddy in rearing and nurturing us, your dear ch...
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Categories:
rab, blessing, children, christian, encouraging,
Form: ABC
Rab-Eye Chops For Din-Din
...A party was held for wife swapping
But so many bellies were flopping
The wives searched in vain
For something to gain
As any big deal spurs thrift shopping!...
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Categories:
rab, humor,
Form: Limerick
Zero Tolerance
...Prophet Abraham took an axe
He smashed the idols
He broke them except the biggest one in size
He hung the axe around his neck
When the people came back
They were shocked to see broken idols
The...
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Categories:
rab, allah, anxiety, confusion, faith,
Form: Free verse
Stealthy Stalker : Me
...Eccentric Emma, third world charity advocator
Posts smiling foreground photos in mud slewn villages
Personifying inconsistency wafts remote mantra
Mind realm torrents when Followers Like - limitle...
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Categories:
rab, art, creation, drug, green,
Form: Quatrain
Great Escape
...Grab the keys let’s get into the car
Raring to go, we won’t travel too far
Everything’s packed inside the car boot
And I’ve meticulously planned our route
To th...
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Categories:
rab, beach, children, holiday,
Form: Acrostic
Swan Song of An Old-Guard Tory
...SWAN SONG OF AN OLD-GUARD TRUE-BLUE TORY
I am one of the last of a dying breed,
I’m an antique true-blue Tory.
I grew up on Super-Mac
And ‘the Land of Hope and Glory.’
In Rab Butler I once...
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Categories:
rab, political, sad, satire,
Form: Political Verse
Searching For Our Roots
...Jig is to jiggle and gig is to giggle
As wig is to wiggle and pig is to piggle
But is civ to civil
As drive is to drivel
Scribe yields us scribble
But does nib give us nibble
Or quib ...
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Categories:
rab, history, universe, word play,
Form: Light Verse
Assyrian Babbler
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Emerald shiny baubles
attract wizard eyes ...
Balaam al-Oz
Assyrian acquisitions
be kryptonite-colored vanity
Ownership is an Alexandrian transaction,
a Grecian war rhetoric reaction...
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Categories:
rab, history, identity, judgement, symbolism,
Form: Epic
Just Let the Time Fly
...J-ust let the time fly,
O-ctober nineteenth day;
E-arly in the morning,
N-ightfall fades away.
A-llow the time to fly,
F-rom dawn till twilight;
I-n the speed of hours,
E-very moment is ...
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Categories:
rab, birthday,
Form: Acrostic
My First Love
...Whatever happens I'll always love you
Cheftik bi nhar kanoun
W tala3et bel sama
Elet ya rab lech sayer majnoun
Hayda 7elem aw hayde 7a2i2a
Njoum el sama kella
Saro yebermo 7awalayke
W hadafo...
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Categories:
rab, first love,
Form: Free verse
Taste a Victory
...R-ise of the sun begins,
U-sing its light by dawn;
T-wilight has disappeared,
H-aze is already gone.
D-ay two in March morn, dusk is nowhere in sight;
E-vening shadows fade into the dark o...
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Categories:
rab, birthday,
Form: Acrostic
Fasten Your Seat Belt
...D-ay thirteen of March
O-ne dawn has broken;
N-ight chill turns warm,
N-o more cold rain
A-gain.
L-earn to wait for the right time,
A-nother chance you must take;
R-are opportunity comes...
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Categories:
rab, birthday,
Form: Acrostic
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