A beautiful Quartet by Mirza Ashraf

On Ecstasy:

Wisdom tells me I am nothing.

Love tells me I am everything.

Between the two my life flows.

And in its ripples ecstasy grows! —Ashraf

Mirage

Desert stretches in front of me
And I wonder…
How long is the way
How many more lives away
Is the Mirage I see….

by Natasha Kazim

Traveling to Work

Hair all grey

Pulled back neatly

No fancy style

And then a plain face

with no smile

Tall and poised

Not impacted by the herd in fashion and bling

She stood there

Quite comfortable in her skin

And that lady there… had a creaseless face

Impeccably dressed

She radiated a lot of grace

Oh’ this cute baby in a pink bow

Her father was proud… it showed

…and the girl sitting there unhappily typing away in her phone

I wondered

If her day will continue in the same tone…

“Fulton”, they announced

And I left my travel companions

To go join others

Road full of suits and skirts

Colors and faces

In minutes forgotten, not leaving any traces!

So my day had just started

And I already left so many people behind

Because I was only meant to be with them

For just that much time

A lesson to be learned

If one has the wisdom to

No one stays with you longer

Than they are meant to

By: Natasha Kazim