Dreams are but faceless <br />Eyes alone are a visible feature <br />And eyes indeed <br />Have a quaint crowd <br />Of faces; <br />Dreams lose their way in it. <br /> <br />Repentant sorrow <br />Of compromises <br />Renders dry and seer <br />Inner seasons of good cheer <br />Extinguishes flames of <br />Soulful sentiments <br />Covers with an icesheet <br />Of sad forebodings <br />All scenes of love - and loveliness! <br />Winds' reflections sink <br />In shallow waters. <br /> <br />It's soul's sickness <br />That draws <br />Lines of unfamiliarity <br />On bodies' wooden slates <br />(Destroying their intimacy) <br />Painting lips with a smile <br />Doesn't sweeten the taste of sorrows. <br /> <br />How long will you dread the sand <br />sitting on the shore <br />Of affliction? <br />A fistful of sand <br />Doesn't do either <br />Neither does it flatten up the ocean <br />Nor soak away <br />The glittering waters of the eyes! <br /> <br />Do you know? <br />It's wise not to wake up <br />While sleepwalking! <br /> <br />Poem by: Naseer Ahmed Nasir,1992. <br />Translated from Urdu into English by Dr. Satyapal Anand. <br />Copyrights (C) All rights reserved.<br /><br />Naseer Ahmed Nasir<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dreams-are-faceless/
