The fair one in dream <br />The glory of face radiant <br />Lips were like grapes <br />Soft to squeeze and eyes <br />Bright stars were shining <br /> <br />The clenched soul <br />With heaviness of burdens <br />Shoulders were in strength <br />Yet in paraplegic disorders <br />When the mortal self prepares <br />For the last exercise <br />Towards freedom <br /> <br />Another living the beloved promised <br />Don not grieve for the shortness <br />I still look for the possibilities <br />When the languor of that presence <br />Shall ask how it is spent <br /> <br />I gasp for the last sighs <br />For the breath of life I see <br />Still closer in my heart <br />I rejoice in union <br />25/3/2009<br /><br />Sadiqullah Khan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-clenched-soul/
