Azhar alam, 17 july 2014
bewafa naam hai mohabbat me chod jane ka,
kyu intezar ab bhi itna hai uske aane ka.
wo gayi to meri duniya khilawat sa ho gaya
or khilawat kar diya is duniya me mere ashiyane ka.
Azhar alam, 17 july 2014
Aaghaz mohabbat ka ek daur aisa tha
Farsh pe thamte nahi the kadam uske
Mila sila muhabbat me judai ka to
Anjam ki surat dekh tham gaye faham uska
Azhar alam, 17 july 2014
Aabae talkh ko seene se lagane wale
Be aabru me aane ka intezar to kar
Bana lete hai zindagi ka tabiyat ise
Bad anzam ki ghadi ka intezar to kar
Azhar alam, 17 july 2014
Fakhar karta hai khud pe fighar karke akelapan
Bahein filaye baitha hai firaq me akelapan
Har simt gulshan me bhi hamesha akela hi raha
Saaye ki tarah lipta hai har waqt akelapan
Main chal raha tha bheed me tanhai ko soch soch kar
Awaaz de raha tha har shay me akelapan
Furkat ko dekh dekh kar khush hota hai wo har ghadi
Fitrat se aa baitha hai mere daman me akelapan
Khushi ka talab kiya to kismat bhi saath chhod diya
Wo le gaya khushi ka pal or de gaya akelapan
Gert Strydom, 17 july 2014
When the moon rises in the concrete jungle
she notices how bare, how stripped
the park is in the early winter
and she becomes aware of the chill
that does not only pierce through her body
but is freezing her whole life.
She notices the moon that is white
as if the rays of it
are unreachable and bleak
and in the distance there are lights
that is beckoning all of the time
that twinkle
like the decorations of a Christmas tree,
which reminds her of a world
where people gambol and cavort,
reminds her of the tinned pleasure
that only lasts for moments
and the price of it
comes with the pain of AIDS,
does penetrate with painful claws
for days, weeks, months and sometimes years
bringing you staggering
to where you can go no further.
Gert Strydom, 17 july 2014
On the highway a female traffic cop pulls me off
and with a book and pen
she trots to the window
which glides electrically into the frame.
I was careful
not to exceed the speed limit
and that little minx dressed in kaki
tests everything.
Suddenly she wants to get into the seat next to me
and wants me to open the bonnet
which makes me angry
as this sport-car belongs to me
and I do determine
who observes the inner works of it,
who rides in my car
and no speed-cop does seduce me.
On the highway a female traffic cop pulls me off
On the highway a female traffic cop pulls me off
and with a book and pen
she trots to the window
which glides electrically into the frame.
I was careful
not to exceed the speed limit
and that little minx dressed in kaki
tests everything.
Suddenly she wants to get into the seat next to me
and wants me to open the bonnet
which makes me angry
as this sport-car belongs to me
and I do determine
who observes the inner works of it,
who rides in my car
and no speed-cop does seduce me.
Gert Strydom, 17 july 2014
At the first time that I had seen her,
she did something to me
with her big eyes glancing into mine
and she being so streamlined
that the revs of my heart jumped
and I did know
that I was in love
and I thought about a way
to make her mine.
Gert Strydom, 17 july 2014
Sometimes I wonder why man
yearns for a higher being
yearns to spend time with God,
as if he is hardwired
to long
for something like a perfect eternity
and although he lives in cities of concrete
does build great memorial signs,
sometimes man lives
as if everything is only for the here and now
but there remains a homesick urge
to something higher
in which meaning comes to perfection
as if man does realize
that he is no god
and only exists mortally
on this planet.
Satish Verma, 17 july 2014
Living on fringe
he was stealing genes.
Fear of rebirth
started a dialogue with death!
Ignited by an asexual urge
the belly went into flames.
The super star dived in sea
dragging down his old father.
The sleek content of million years
defies the water, the wind.
The godhood remains a mystery
in the blue shapeless sky.
The impatience becomes the godmother.
Like mushrooms we grow.
Nobody will notice the change.
A white shroud stuns the artist.
Satish Verma
Gert Strydom, 16 july 2014
When the first human couple did fall
and like mere children were hiding from God
the omnipotent Lord of the universe
did bring love as His greatest commandment,
and did already plan to die on earth.
Still people decide where they belong,
as He has left a choice for everyone
while in intensity that war rages on
and He does not force man into salvation
but talks in the heart and in the holy word
in a world where darkness distorts,
while He is showing what true love is,
and only His sacrifice
does free man from ultimate judgement.