Shadows Without Light
To unravel strata for profound revelation,
Where breath dissolves, no borders hold,
No light defines a shadow,no signs of hull ,
Resonance threads through the corridors of eternity,
A single shimmer kindles distant constellations,
Inscribing the footprints of an unspoken gaze.
The shadow refracts within the prism of time,
A heart’s symphony orchestrates celestial orbits,
Ashes collapse into relics of hushed memory,
Fragmented existence folds into echoic recursion,
A mirage of evanescence is seen through symmetries.
Turn upon turn new horizons emerge beyond the veil,
The mirrored cosmos transposes into mirrored soul,
Awareness stirs in the lattice of flesh and stardust,
Threading what time once stitched a spark to ache.
Cosmic hush etches galaxies like dispersed glyphs,
Each silence composes a secret in its mirrored cradle,
Truth shimmers in the breathless pause across the void,
Gravity yields to the will of forsaken dreams,
And nebulas unfurl in the exhalation of ancient longing,
The universe unfolds both the seeker and the secret.
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Severance and Embrace
Ash-chewed soul still murmurs through embers,
A necropolis of wounds buried beneath ruins,
Fuels the grief-lamp of fractured aspirations,
A dim lantern trembles in the breath of severance.
The desert of sighs stretches with spectral themes,
Its ragged edges caressing the ache of estrangement,
Through the interminable night, a tender vigil endures,
Unfurling limbs of longing in the posture of yearning.
A fugitive embrace in the flight of faint light,
Unrolls heartstrings into the traps of reunion,
Each breath a tolling echo in the prison of transience,
Relief from sorrow alights, then swiftly vanishes.
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Steeped in immutable and solemn stillness,
The night of severance opens its abyssal depths,
Moments of reunion drift like vanishing zephyrs;
The day of convergence glides on delicate grace.
Sajid Hussain from Pakistan ©
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The Alchemy of the Thought
At the threshold of shadow to flicker,
An ember from the cosmic forge awakes
Etching riddles in the breath of the wind,
Drifts through the lattice of a dream ,
From the bones of time the heaven sighs,
To scatter wisdom across the sky,
Veiled abstraction gathers whispers to linger,
At twilight’s loom in unseen strands,
Thoughts ascend beyond the unknown,
The vestiges of truth repose in silent force,
Entwining reason with paradox in the lexicon of time,
Philosophy, the venerable custodian of inquiry,
Raps upon the portals of arcane wisdom,
Fate, an arbiter clads in whimsical decree,
And orchestrates the cadence of predestined design,
Maverick sculptor of contingency molds chaos,
To etch rebellion upon eternity’s line.
Sajid Hussain from Pakistan ©
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Embers of Rebellion
A solitary cry reverberates through the corridors of centuries,
Dispatched amidst chaos to raise its throb,
To seek to take root in unyielding soil,
It unfolds like a flame consuming not to annihilate,
But to dismantle archaic foundations,
And prepare ground for nascent growth,
It fractures silence with the convulsions of truth,
Summoning from slumber the burdened spirit,
Entombed within the strata of time, Veiled in stone now begins to fissure,
Its resonance intensifies with each blow struck ,
At the margins of shadow ,at the edge of night,
Rusting down beneath the rebel's feet the iron pride,
Awakes in the layers of netting of its own,
The insurgent treads to edify of pride oxidizes,
Stirred awake within the tangled architecture blinks in gain,
The wind becomes a harbinger of seeds,
Destined only for those courageous enough to cultivate them,
Freedom bleeds through every link of the chain,
Clinging to existence until the final collapse into dust,
The fire endures, rekindled in the embers of dreams,
And at the frontier of dawn, metals confront sinew,
Their collision heralds the birth of a new epoch.
Sajid Hussain from Pakistan ©
Bio
Dr. Sajid Hussain, born on February 1, 1969, in Morgah, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, is a distinguished poet, educator, and advocate for literature. He holds memberships in global literary organizations and has received numerous accolades, including the Shahitya Pata Award and the Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Literary Honours. He has authored acclaimed works and contributed to international anthologies. A senior Chemistry teacher and Master Trainer in "Low Cost and No Cost Science Material," Dr. Hussain is also a homeopathic doctor and former principal. His poetry, often focused on humanity and nature, is widely published and translated. Dr. Hussain is a committed advocate for global understanding, cultural exchange, and social justice, using his platform to inspire positive change and foster dialogue.
Dr. Sajid Hussain is the author of several acclaimed books and has co-authored numerous international anthologies. His notable works include:
1. Acquits of Life
2. Parlance
3. Cloud Nine Fantasia
4. Oceanic Upwelling
5. Waves and Rays of the Life
6 . Insight Beyond the Mists
7. Life's Chaos on Edge
8 . Shades of pathos
He has also contributed to and co-authored various international anthologies, including:
1. Flowers of Love
2. Arabian Nights
3. Poets for Peace
4. The Candles of Hope
5. Poetry Collection
6. Poetry for Ukraine
7. The Silk Road Literature
8. Ancient Egyptians Modern Poets
9. Mediterranean Waves
10. Peace and Love Make Society
11. Rhapsodies
12. Dandelions: Multiverse of Poets
and so many othere.
Additionally, he compiled Pakistani English Poets Prodigy, which was published in the USA.
Dr. Hussain's books and anthologies cover themes such as love, peace, resilience, and the human condition. His works are known for their profound empathy and eloquence, reflecting a deep understanding of the human experience. His poetry has been featured in prominent international magazines and websites, and he has penned over 1400 poems, published in more than 300 world anthologies and magazines, translated into several major languages.
