NAHEED AKHTAR

 

Between Seasons

 

The winter's cold

must have taken a pause

before it arrived.

The warmth of summer

deserved to be mourned

for a few whiles

at its departure.

 

Transparency, A Curse?

 

Openness ought to be measured!

A lesson learnt lately,

a distilled epiphany,

when its opulence began to pierce

my chest with its nails-like effects.

 

The heart that carries the oceanic gulfs

where skies fall and lie hid,

rarely encounters another depth.

 

Or perhaps,

the oceans,

once broken,

transform into numerous streams,

losing their weight.

 

A terrific phenomenon-

that the Sun, owing all superlatives,

falters to possess its hold

over the energy it releases.

The cosmic unraveling-

I needed to

educate myself with.

 

NAHEED AKHTAR

 

NAHEED AKHTAR, an Assistant Professor of English, pursuing her PhD in ELT, and a bilingual poet, lives in the vibrant city of Hyderabad in Southern India. With a profound passion for poetry, Naheed has carved a niche for herself in the literary realm. Her poetic journey is adorned with four remarkable collections, namely "Phantasms of My Heart", "The Earth's Love”, “The Morphine" and "Beyond the Clouds". This book, “Let the Womb Hold and Other Poems” published by Virasat Art Publication. She has participated in the renowned LitFests including the "Festival of Letters -Sahitya Akademi,2024.