Sabah Ahmed, Author at Poet Sabah

She and her and I and me

Posted on April 10, 2020May 26, 2020 by Sabah Ahmed

(1) Two rose petals – red, separated, yet facing each other. Her lips. (2) I won’t barter it to anyone – none, yet her one smile took it for free. My heart. (3) I was so focused, like the ancient archer, yet her thoughts distracted me. My mind. (4) Deep within me, like a mirror […]

Procrastination

Posted on April 9, 2020June 9, 2020 by Sabah Ahmed

(1) Dawn – reluctant: The big orange ball of fire was playing hide-and-seek; (2) Overcast skies: The big orange ball of fire was still playing hide-and-seek; (3) Dusk – reluctant: The big orange ball of fire was playing hide-and-seek – again; (4) Sunny skies: The big orange ball of fire wasn’t playing hide-and-seek; (5) Draped […]

View from our window

Posted on April 9, 2020May 26, 2020 by Sabah Ahmed

(1) Our old Assam-Type house had windows, I mean those old ones made from pure Sal, Sal logs shaped into wood frames for windows, Windows that were held together by horizontal iron rods perfectly equidistant from each other, Windows that had stories to tell – all happy ones; (2) Our old Assam-Type house had windows, […]

Reflections from our balcony

Posted on April 8, 2020May 18, 2020 by Sabah Ahmed

(1) Our balcony was a rectangular one – squared-oval shape, There were no chairs, and we had to do with borrowed ones from inside, from here and there, The somewhat narrow lane below our first-floor balcony had once upon a time familiar people treading on it, Now strangers pass by smiling and spitting on it; […]

That night the moon was shy

Posted on April 6, 2020May 26, 2020 by Sabah Ahmed

(1) The somewhat warm Spring evening had slipped into the bosom of the moonlit night, Our silvery bodies – now illuminated by the silvery moon, The sky too came down to kiss us, That night the moon was shy; (2) As our hug meandered into an embrace, I could see her from the eyes of […]

The Silent Silence

Posted on April 5, 2020May 18, 2020 by Sabah Ahmed

(1) Day-hours are no longer rush hours, At dusk, it is nightfall now, Stray dogs and stray cows outnumber humans, Humans, who are at home now, For the fear of cough and sneeze droplets; (2) The veggie carts are now driven by green-emperors, The poor beggar peacefully sleeps in front of shut malls, He isn’t […]

He has His ways

Posted on April 4, 2020May 15, 2020 by Sabah Ahmed

(1) Humankind had wasted so much of their time trying to be someone else, Trying to build revolutionary roads, Ended up with ghost-ridden crossroads, Twisted twigs and branches to their advantage, Didn’t laugh over coffee, Didn’t make it frothy either, Instead, made the Earth filthy; (2) Hardly noticed the world changing around them, Skyline changing, […]

That morning…

Posted on April 3, 2020May 11, 2020 by Sabah Ahmed

(1) It was on the morning after the intervening nights of December 31 and January 1, When souls, mostly happy ones had bombarded each other with wishes, That somehow the new year would certainly be a happy one – come what may; (2) It was on the morning after when the New Year wishes lay […]

The Viral Virus

Posted on April 2, 2020May 8, 2020 by Sabah Ahmed

(1) A virus, they say, has suddenly gone viral, Spiralling its way from the poles to the equator, The human globe stands punctured, Humans and stray dogs stranded in vacuum cities; (2) Each endless week now has just one day, Each month will most likely be made up of thirty familiar days, It’s said that […]

You know how the heart is

Posted on April 1, 2020May 7, 2020 by Sabah Ahmed

(1) You know how the heart is, Hungry – Angry – There aren’t any names on it as yet, I then tried my best to think of you, But then, You know how the heart is; (2) You know how the heart is, You were there already, I didn’t have to listen to my heartbeats, […]