Parvaneh… 2102-2k17

Parvaneh flapped her nascent wings Her lips sewn shut, why she sings? Her voice choked by a feudal crush Mullah's decree is a sterile hush Clergy's bluster drowns her voice A national prodigy is left no choice In crypts and cellars, confined space She hones her skills for the final race In faraway lands, a nightingale sings Oceans across, in her homeland rings Never frowns hast broken a will Or melodic songs on a window sill Harangues and tirades rang outside So the montage and reaper's ride The Piscean's songs rode the sky To lecturing pastors gave the lie A fluttering candle shall sing no more As the boat is set for a distant shore original. saadat tahir. 21st February,2017. Islamabad-Pakistan.