I feel free from my sorrows and pains
Only whenever it rains,
The earthy scent I swallow,
My heart is fulfilled and nothing's shallow.
The cool breeze, I feel the earth in my lungs,
Sitting on my desk writing poems in different tongues.
The droplets splashing on the window glass,
As if they are saying “let us in at last”.
I know that
whenever it happens
(you may be rising in the morning)
that my first thought of you
I know that wherever
you happen
to be
when that first
light of you
touches me
it may be before your eyes open
and I may not be near but I know that
wherever I am
you are
Christopher M. Swan, "Song of Susan," 2008
Whenever a goal is set before me,
I think of wisdom to achieve its being.
How I can't wait to have its goodness see,
Makes me unrest in lone bid to seeing...
Wherever I search endlessly for strength,
My bid for success becomes a burden-
I am carrying wearily at length,
Then I seek Thee loud in praying Verdun.
Whenever You hear out my stinking voice;
Oh Lord of host, do have gracious mercy.
Wherever Your eyes watch my worthless choice,
As I use my brain cum controversy¡
Please, have mercy on me though not worthy,
But of me- You are always praiseworthy.
Whenever darkness looms through changing phase,
Minds- be each crazy or cool, doubt betrays
Light... struggling of essence strike;
Unlike electric that spike
Consciousness without denying truthful gaze.
Whenever I recall you Lord
My stability doesn't remain
Besides you my teardrop
Nobody wipes away my Lord
You are whose name is Eternal
You are who recited at tongues
One who touches to your love
Can not know himself my Lord
You created soul and material
You created universe as an entire
You are the giver yours is article
Besides you no one can give my Lord
Recited your epic at mouths
Grew up your vine and kaleyards
Your gardens' roses and flowers
Never fade away my Lord
Jonah the Lover wishes you
Let you grace and show your face
Ones who see your face
Never dies my Lord
Written by Yunus Emre (Dervish Jonah)
Translation Onur Ünlü
When you smile you light the world.
I'm so proud you are my girl!!!
You make gentle winds blow, birds sing,
when they hear a mere mention of your name.
Do you know the joy you bring???
The world and it's turbulent ways,
come rushing, pushing
battering, and crushing,
but the sound your voice,
soothes and hushes.
The world and its unwavering,
unsavoring remarks,
seem overwhelming,
declaring to me,
'is that the best that you've got'?
But then you say,
just a few words,
'Dad, I love you'
and the world don't stand a chance,
I'm back in this fight, ready to stand!!!
All the while,
and all the time,
I keep you, first,
upon my mind.
All the time,
and all the while,
thinking of you,
and whenever you smile.
Whenever beliefs are placed
above any worthless things
they affirm the essence of true ideals,
that sparked visions in people's minds.
Hold on those beliefs and assert feelings,
if brave men stand by them and resist
the menacing shouts of despairing ideas;
in such a brutal way: shouldn't we react?
Beliefs can express liberalism or conservatism,
they both define a character ready comfirm it
in deeds that opponents them infused with alruism;
do you divulge them with brashness or intellect?
Some wealthy men gave everything to the needy and hopeless,.
they lived a humble life renouncing to all comforting luxuries;
who comes to mind if notTostoi who saw many human miseries?
His beilef reiforced the existance of faith in acts of kindness.
Oh yeah, promoters of war...
How long will this mass massacre endure!?
How many more do you want to make
homeless, starving and struggling to survive
You can't feed the poor or help the needy,
But you always buy weapons for destruction
Have anything, country, city, place etc. flourish amidst war??
Oh yeah suicide bombers
How far have you been programmed
To act without thinking or reasoning
How many more massacre
Do you wanna commit
I'm not saying I'm perfect
But we all know what is right from wrong
Does it amuse or benefit you whenever you kill?
Oh yeah weapons manufacturers
How long will you keep manufacturing
Weapons for selfish desires ?
When we can end war
By making this world a better place
Like Michael Jackson
There's a place in your heart, I know it's love.
There's no hurt or sorrow in love not lust
We're the ones to make this world a better place
END THE GENOCIDE IN GAZA!!!
How many deeds are the ungodly people doing in the land,
They are unethical! Are they forcing Islam on them as sand?
India and Pakistan used their religions! But this is a secular country's seeds,
Use the Islam religion as peace! Will there be no end to evil deeds?
Some are saying their prayers, and Satan flees when they recite,
Who are they in Bangladesh? After getting a lot, they want more and bite!
They are seen in Devil's place i! Who has lost all hope?
The true pious worship so much, they do not flee, stand in a cope!
My addiction;
You're my addiction
Always with me
By me wherever I go
Whenever I'm alone
All the time beside and around me
My only companion
Accompanying me whenever in jeopardy.
You stripped me off
Everything I owned
Unaware to me
Just not to get rid of you
Can't live without you
My addiction
I'm lost in and with you forever.
The more of you
Not enough
The more craving
Forever the thirst
Longing endlessly
For you without seizing
Aren't you the sweetest!
My addiction.
Whenever I look at the huge sun.
I feel the power it has with honour and pride.
Whenever my head tilts upwards to see the moon.
It reminds me to keep calm and always maintain poise.
Whenever I come across a tree on the road side.
I breathe fresh air and acknowledge the importance of shade.
Whenever I step on the beach of an island
.I somehow compare it with immense knowledge which is never ending.
whenever my eyes try to find the end point of the sky above.
It teaches me to shed ego and try to rise as high as I can.
I hope that whenever i open my eyes each day.
There is cheer, fun and laughter around me always
Anything you do
is like what you’ve done
Anything you find
is like what you’ve found
Anything you say
is like what you’ve said
Anything you dream
is like what you’ve dreamt
Wherever you roam
forever afar
Whatever you say
forever you are
Wherever you look
forever you see
Whatever you pledge
forever you mean
If ever you wander
the world at your feet
If ever you daydream
the world is complete
If ever you dance
the world is your stage
If ever you write
the world is your page
Whenever you ask
the questions reseed
Whenever you reach
the distance besieged
Whenever you wish
the future at dawn
Whenever you love
— the darkness is gone
(Dreamsleep: July, 2024)
These thoughts will follow
whenever the soldiers go...
to be with them into the battlefield,
reciting the shortest prayer
to protect them as a shield
in moments of uncertainty and fear!
A heart penetrated by sorrow
shares their belief deeply,
there will be many anxieties
appearing on their undistracted
and unyielding faces sunk in darkness,
so that they must never relent or show
weakness when their lives are threatened
and troubled by the unmerciful enemy!
This mind pervaded by horror and grief
struggles with the thought of death,
why must one give one's precious life
and free those oppressed by tyrants?
And would this life be enough to relieve
the direful desperation of horrific visions,
simply by knowing that there's someone
out there willing to join them in their fight...
despite the horrible pounding in their chest:
whenever the soldiers go to achieve their quest?
~ he's at the mercy of circumstances; boat adrift from its moorings ~
Date written: 06/03/2023
Whenever I'm lonely
And wouldn't want to trouble my honey
I'll look for a place
Where I can travel out of my physical space
Into a proper solace
Where the hums of mosquitoes won't displace
Nor the buzzes of my babies
Often prompted by their cartooned fairy fantasies
Without hum and haw
I'm in a faraway land of relief where I poetically draw
With my quill full of ink
Instead of pencil on sketchbooks or brush in paint of zinc
Whenever I'm lonely in my precinct
And wouldn't want my troubles make me shrink
I'll proceed apace
To replace my sorrows with a scripture or a verse from my inner space.
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