Poetry from Another Realm--Dr. Riaz Ahmad

                    Pride crumbles He walks in leisure ,  with sham grace, Haughty his walk, puffed up his pace, Past a demigod, an un-thought image , He’d fume and fret, in his mighty rage .   Born humble and helpless, and up he grew, Relentless and ruthless, mercilessly he slew, The poor  crawling creatures,  coming  his way , Thoughts wanton , living lurid, deadly  astray !   He’d walked by himself, very tall and proud, Smirking face, specter of terror amid crowd, His face awry, looks fierce with blazing gaze, Wagging tongue, brand ed his swelling craz e.   ’ Neath his gaudy attire, lurked a filthy desire, Ci n ders smoldered in his breast, irate  his ire, Jealousy and greed surpassed, limits beyond, H is vision wert visionless, fall  had st  dawned ,   T he forerunner of  ever hate and sham pride, Time had taken its  toll,  and  vengeance beside, For...

                   A strobe into Self     Trolled  in  a  storm where's the  polar  star? Hopes on the surge ;  the doors stood  ajar; Tossed on riled waves, I wert half  aware , Unseen  entwined paths,  a tryst I’ll share.   In the mid st  of concourse , I were  alone; To the  orbs alight, ever  th e  unbeknown, Beleaguered ,  but a haven  I ’d  discovered , A n   ascetic within, I’d secretly uncovered .   In the  abyss of my core , silent in a  night, I uncovered  depths , veiling  every height , My steps were shaky,  my  half open  eyes, Unmindful of   onlookers, I’d heaved sighs.   I sensed nothing; why tedious my  course? My e ndless journey ,  and I  was the source , Skylines were crimson , ah mystic my stare, I peeped  in to   light, and  I was...

                 Secretive, my Love Whe re  Th ou  live ? T he S tar of stardom, Ever unseen, reigning infinite kingdom, Now in oceans, then in thunders withal, In  bloom and  fall, verily silent is Thy call.   In the devious mesh, when I’m enchained, R efill ing the oil of my lamp , whe n drained , You freed me, from the parochial shackles, From a thou sand tricks, and unseen battles.   Living in  lithe flora, appear in scented  petals, Every pulse my life ’s  a new,  blast ed in  nettles, Violent tides jiggle me, as they wax and wane, Love ’s to pierce  my heart, the balm  is  my pain!   Limitless and untold,  are  Thy  mysterious ways , Incalculable Thy creation s, raveled in the maze , The sane go lunatics, baffled in the cryptic lane, Thy traits in each iota,  the scintilla and my pain.   Secretive  are vistas, a glimpse in flora and ...

                  A  s take in Oblivion I yearn to escape, from the devious faces, From dazzling beauty, and gods of graces, Better I hear the sigh, and pursue skyline , My  eyes  locked , there with heaven twine .   Engrossed deeply, I will reach a lonely spot, Lost in the love of beauty, aye I was caught, I n the heart  of  my soul,  on e  belladonna lily, Sinking ’neath the load of love, I pried slyly.   I were the lov e of universe, where did I come? ​ ​ ​ ​ Ah stripped of love’s pleasure, I’ve fears some, Aquiver, specters o f fears, and the looming fray, Ardently I’ll  plead the beauty, O come my way.   The sap’s evaporated, O beauty unveil thy face, Eternity’s the mirror, mirrored in infinite space, The flora in bloom, wafting scent and my flight , I’d watched a spectacle in the void, what a bite!   I embrace the slumber, but I’m secretly awake, Tremulous with fear, and u...