Peace Deprived
By Younis Kaloo
Many a time I think to leave my motherland
Tread across the world for peace
For those the lines in whose hand
Hide in scars...
Autumn turned ugly
by Iqra Nazir
"Arrival, Arrival",
whistled the breeze.
"Of your treasured spell-
That comes to appease.
Autumn, it is
and you will savour.
And you will cherish
this cherished favour".
"Thrawt, Thrawt",
shrieked the...
Will we ever wake for Kashmir
MUSAB IQBAL
The Nation “shook” the Nation “awaken” the Nation
Flashes the headline of recycled papers
As the nation lies only somewhere in Delhi
And the margins and...
A Story beyond Time and Space
By Asma Firdous
There is a dream in my head...
A story beyond time and space...
A lady driving down the road...
Through the lit up darkness of...
Once Again Darkness Descends At Noon
By Santosh Bakaya
“I will send you for Hajj”, just the other day he had said.
Now, the young, dreamy lad lay dead.
What was his crime?
That...
Feel, Whatever You Are!
By Asma Firdous
Call the moon upon your window
Let the burrowed light
Shine your being.
Illuminated in the darkest hour
Ablaze in the frozen moment
Summon all the untold
Declare...
Inspiration Twigged ‘In and Around’
By Nehreen Nazir
Sun bedazzled an anxious heart towards an unprecedented journey
An injured soul decided for a long course but eyes striking forest nearby
Heart flip...
The Cradle within I Brought Up
By Nehreen Nazir
The cradle within I was brought up
Now the grave of unconsidered humanity
The land which cater me with innocence
Now holler in the blood...
“Non lethal”, they say
by Sanna Mattoo
"Non lethal", they say
They lie. A big lie
Believe me!
I'm the victim
Of so called non-lethal pellets
As it smashed into my body
I cried a...
Nowhere Upon
Milad Mehmood Zargar
No fiction to hang upon and no fog to make me bound
No speeding to listen a clear sound
No secrets under my own...
Green Is The Colour Of Memory
In a serious attempt to deconstruct the Green and Memory of the poet Huzaifa Pandit, Shabir Mir discovers a stylish poet’s ornate craftsmanship of...
Let Us Die Inside
by Iqra Akhoon
Sitting In The Middle Of Khanqah
Listening To Awraadi Fatah
Having Sips Of Nun Chaai
Under The Folds Of Kashmiri Burqah
An Agonised Voice That Pricks My...
Matchless Beauty
In your love,
World is better than an Heaven,
Have you Beloved in heart, is better than an Angel.
You are the queen of beauty,
Beauty of universe...
A Midwinter Night’s Nightmare
By Sandeep Koul
It was late,
and...
I was just getting cosy,
drowsy
under the warm blanket
when all of a sudden,
I heard a loudspeaker
shout
in the neighbouring
mosque’s minaret.
The sounds pierced
much...
For thy heart not god but I came
Say, Yes or No, why, thou! say'st not yes or no
from my heavy heart grief to go,
to decide, what thee took so long?
Why! What!...
