Mother Ma’land

years back......a bird stood shuddering on the tarmac with discontent deep in its bowels, as the grey haired captain eased up the throttle....the bird roared sprang to life and took wing....as i looked out the window at the receding landscape....i came up with a few lines heres to motherland...wherever that maybe (Jeddah..1992) Waking up in a sultry morn blistering sun has a desert born Ablaze at once in early dawn Alight aflame afire and on Dazzle dry daft and drone Afraid aghast aback alone Land itself an shrubs small rocky crops and jagged tops stiff stade stark and stone droop dangle dusty prone jutted jagged rugged sawn no shade glade blade or lawn vicious land and shifting sands Endless dunes and parched stands howling harsh and heated land searing sizzling singeing sand dried beds and winding lays broken baked for endless days Deathly drifts and desert ships Withering way of wilting whips Insect, lizard, bird of prey Snake and camel fox aflay Tumble weed and scattered seed Thorn and thimble water need Dated dotted dingy dens Prying prickly pared pens Rising dust in a distant streak Eternal illusion in strewn bleak Black and the white, hiding grays silent watching Bedouin preys Heady scent of mother ma land Back again in a coddling hand The harrowing life’s, done behind Soaring stance in a feisty mind Wafting wisps of abundant charms Singing springs and schooling swarms Everglades and pristine hues Merry moods and vivid views Feathery fronds of falling flakes Lapping lull of lovely lakes Merry moods and misty morns Pines plumes blooms acorns Rustling firs and grassy shades Drifting lilies in pleasant jades Shady plush in heavenly hues Scattered Steeped in spectral cues Way ward world can never undo My eternal endless love for you (Islamabad) (April 08,2009)