SAJID HUSSAIN

 

 

Innocence and Isolation

 

A veil of darkness cloaks the little house,

Half buried in grass, half smothered in snow,

A muddy base anchors it to the earth,

Darkness stretches its limbs further,

As snowstorms surge and swell,

Outside, snow accumulates in the tempest,

Emptiness spreads its wings inside the house,

A fragile hulk sways in the calm storm,

But dread grasps tight in the wild array,

Sleep flirts with open eyes, syncs with sight,

That tender light winks from afar,

Harshly on the visage adorned with piercing frowns,

Drifting in nights the rest reorients its course,

Month after month until the hairs turn gray,

Colours that blaze with nameless grace,

How dear is this dwelling place,

Innocence at peace with all below,

Denies wearing the mask of a long journey.

Sajid Hussain from Pakistan ©

 

Icebergs II

 

The colossal titans of the huge hulks,

Hide their immensity beneath a mere glimpse above,

The tips of frozen mountains float

in serene,

Concealing massive bodies below the waves,

The invisible icy isolation deceives beneath the sheen,

No mortal can fathom their fortitude and potency, 

Silent rulers of the Arctic kingdom sway to crash, 

When strike they shatter and splinter dreams,

Mysteries stay awake to persist their observation,

Silently they slice the sea to carve their way,

Preserving their enigma beneath crystalline crowns, 

Their hidden depths loom as silent predators,

A chilling secret within the aquatic abyss,

Drifts monarchs of a frigid realm,

Their ebb and flow symbolize resurgence,

Continuing to weave their private matters,

Time stands resolute with them at every juncture, 

Liberating the bald eagle over the icy sea,

A vessel of desires entwines with icebergs,

The Arctic winds anticipate a novel journey,

Chilling secrets, silent sentinels of the sea,

Are blind to the brewing storm of blaze in ahead,

Even giants succumb in the warming sea,

 The smoldering tempest illuminates its rush,

A transient legacy is gathering its grace,

Summer's waves resound for time’s embrace, 

The ephemeral ice caps of the fleeting frozen barriers,

By vision in scene can feel the intensity of heat.

Sajid Hussain from Pakistan ©

 

SAJID HUSSAIN

 

Dr. SAJID HUSSAIN (b. Feb 1, 1969, Morgah, Rawalpindi, Pakistan) is an award-winning poet, educator, and literary advocate whose work champions humanity, nature, peace, and cultural exchange. A senior Chemistry teacher, Master Trainer in “Low Cost and No Cost Science Material,” homeopathic doctor, and former principal, he has authored acclaimed poetry collections including Acquits of Life, Parlance, Cloud Nine Fantasia, Oceanic Upwelling, Waves and Rays of the Life, Insight Beyond the Mists, Life’s Chaos on Edge, and Shades of Pathos. He has co-authored and contributed to numerous international anthologies, such as Flowers of Love, Poets for Peace, Poetry for Ukraine, and The Silk Road Literature and compiled Pakistani English Poets Prodigy (USA). With over 1600 poems published in 500+ anthologies, magazines, blogs, websites worldwide and translated into multiple languages, Dr. Hussain’s work is celebrated for its empathy, eloquence, and global resonance. Recipient of honours including the Shahitya Pata Award and Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Literary Honours and so many, he continues to inspire dialogue, social justice, peace and cross-cultural understanding through literature.