On The High Pedestal
by Shahida Latif
When I unfurl, unfold my wings,
For the new flight and fresh trip,
I remember you by recollecting
Memories of the past.
Drops of tears like lamps
Begin to hang on the lashes,
The colourful stars begin to glimmer
On the hems of my dress.
I feel the ravened sky looking at me
With the smile of a saint, as if
God begins to lay, spread new tracks,
And I trespass the boundaries
Of self-control to cover the distances long,
With fresh zeal, laden with unseen trials,
But I see you standing there in front,
On the high pedestal of the destination
Awaiting and beckoning me to embrace.
End of the poem
15 random poems
- English Poetry. George Eliot. How Lisa Loved the King. Джордж Элиот.
- Владимир Маяковский – Вегетарианцы
- Robert Burns: The Poet’s Reply To The Threat Of A Censorious Critic: My imprudent lines were answered, very petulantly, by somebody, I believe, a Rev. Mr. Hamilton. In a MS., where I met the answer, I wrote below:-
- Stupidity poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- The Ice Palace by William Cowper
- Is Life Worth Living? poem – Alfred Austin
- Юлия Друнина – Два вечера
- The Poisoned Present
- Pity For Poor Africans by William Cowper
- A March Minstrel poem – Alfred Austin
- 对于女权主义者
- Омар Хайям – Не таи в своем сердце обид и скорбей
- A Gemini’s Hurt by Stephen Allen
- Jilted by Sylvia Plath
- A Country Nosegay poem – Alfred Austin
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