Desert (Word Cinquain)

Desert
barren, arid
burning, blazing, torturing
futile years of life
Wasteland.

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Princess (Word Cinquain)

Princess
pretty, precious
loving, caring, understanding
a gem of mother
daughter.

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Coin Bank (A Cinquain)

When unfilled there
is no sound; one-half it
jingles and jangles; wholly full
soundless.

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Acrostic

After the monotonous mundane of the day, the
Profound silence of the night,
Ravishing and enthralling me,
Irrespective of our fate,
Love, envelop me in moonbeams tonight.

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All men are equal

All men are equal
but we care for
the rich, the influential
and the powerful,
a little more.

All men are equal
but we trust
the honest, the just
and the loyal,
a little more.

All men are equal
but we like
the simple, the humble
and the wise,
a little more.

©2012 Rizvana Parveen

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My Saga

Undefined future
untold story
unheard pain
uprooted feet
unsung glory.

Relived past
retold story
renamed word
past, present and future
all blurred.

Time changes
with a new world’s worth,
century unfolds
with a new mirth.
Woman, thy name
and saga remains the same.

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When You

When you fail miserably
when everything looks terribly
beyond your reach and so
when you have nowhere to go
when your foot steps jerk
and don't create a mark
Trust thy Lord and envisage
your goal.Muster all your courage
think positively and recollect today
the good things that came your way
Take your Lord's name and then
embark once again.

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Untitled

Every tongue has a tale
every heart has some pain
every heart beat has a voice
and every eye, a tear.

Life has many colours
every colour has a new spectrum
In the ups and downs of life
every turn has a new beginning.

In this journey of life
there is pleasure and pain
no matter what has passed
we have to keep moving forward.

Copyright©2012Rizvana Parveen

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The Poor Woman

She searched for some puffed rice,
finding the box empty, she checked twice
wiping her tears, she looked around
she could not find any morsel of food.
Without any courage to face
and pacify her wailing children,
she poured some water in a pot
and placed it on the stove.
Then she began stroking her kids gently
eagerly waiting for their food
to be cooked
they fell fast asleep in her lap.

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Quest

What am I looking for?
What am I searching for?
What quest is this, I know not?
Where does this path lead to?
Where is my destination?
What quest is this, I know not?
Is my quest worth it?
Or is it just a pursuit for
some goal or purpose?
Or is it an exploration of
the journey called life?
Or is it a crusade for
meeting with the Lord?
What quest is this, I know not?

Copyright©2011Rizvana Parveen

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