A Dream Fallen Out Of Sleep

Outside the abode of our sleep Somewhere a dream burns Somewhere tears sparkle Somewhere a moon smoulders Outside the abode of our sleep Somewhere the sun rises Somewhere the black beauty - night Street walks Somewhere an earthen lamp Hides behind a facade Outside the abode or our sleep Somewhere bright birds flutter Somewhere beasts of prey prowl Somewhere there's a memory - forest A desert there is - and a watershed Somewhere a snowscape burns Outside the abode of our sleep Somewhere there's a cloud-burst Eyes stare in longing Somewhere in the ocean of the heart Someone burns to a dry death Outside the abode of our sleep Somewhere two flowers bloom Somewhere we see each other every day Somewhere the wounds are sutured Outside the abode of our sleep Somewhere a roof is lit up A door is afire Somewhere hidden Somewhere revealed Outside the abode of our sleep A dream burns. Poem by: Naseer Ahmed Nasir,1979. Translated from Urdu into English by Dr. Satyapal Anand Copyrights (C) All rights reserved.