Entries from February 2009

February 7, 2009

Shia Kids Attain Spirituality Very Soon

Shia Kids Attain Spirituality Very Soon, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

at an age
when little kids
watch cartoons
shia kids become
spiritually mature
on the sighting of
the moharam moon
matam majlis
happens all to soon
a shia child
our community’s boon
to path of hussainiyat
in tune
to puritanical poison
narrow mindedness
and bigotry
highly immune

February 7, 2009

No More Poems Grand Dad

No More Poems Grand Dad, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

no more poems grand dad
your poems brutally honest
makes me very sad
a world of sanity
going completely mad
to glorify religion
a new jihad
killing innocent people
has become an overzealous fad
peace few words
on a bleeding message pad
Marziya speaks a unique language , its not childish banter , it flows as [...]

February 7, 2009

A Child Hopes

A Child Hopes, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

a child hopes
that there will
be peace on earth
as she grows
where rivers of love
happiness flows
mutual coexistence
between humans
doves and crows
life read both as
poetry and prose

February 7, 2009

Photography is a form of self expression

Photography is a form of self expression, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

shooting into the soul
of your subject
each session
photography
a holistic healing tool
also a form of self expression
photography
be it a hobby or profession
an art without malice
no bodily aggression
shoot all you want to shoot
beware
use your discretion
photography
a life time
memories
as pictures
your family’s
prized possession
getting rid
of your worldly depression
photography
when it becomes [...]

February 7, 2009

I ASKED GOD FOR WEALTH

I ASKED GOD FOR WEALTH, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

i asked god for wealth
he gave me a cerebral store
filled with words
i asked god for freedom
he gave me
a flight of fancy
outstretched wings of birds

February 7, 2009

Marziya Strikes a Pose

Marziya Strikes a Pose, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

our exotic gardens wild rose
marziya strikes a pose
for her crazy grand father firoze
to whom she is very close
pictures as poetry
in the heart of pictorial prose
for the sad, the mawkish the morose
crossing his yogic fingers tantric toes
tantalizing testimony
what comes what goes
disturbingly gross
into a recycling bin
of remorse
as it [...]

February 7, 2009

Watch and Wait

Watch and Wait, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

watch and wait
in a mirage of a world
that breathes out hate
man makes mistakes
but unnecessarily
blames fate
man
Superior Being
minimalistic cannibalistic
traits
man eats man
lust for killing
in satiates
outside
a garden of Eden
locked gates

February 7, 2009

Peak A Boo

Peak A Boo, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

metaverse
my friend
its true ..
children
are the inheritors
of the kingdom of god
in lieu
age old wisdom
sold as new
a hidden world
unfolding
out of Sanskrit and Hebrew
give everything its due
that adds to our minds
blood and sinew
dedicated to a wise young man called metaverse 3

February 7, 2009

Two Sides of Desire

Two Sides of Desire, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

childhood
for love peace happiness
aspire
two sides of desire
all this available
to the richest buyer
some take
love peace happiness
on hire
into the oblivion
just before
they retire
leaving behind
ashes
instead of fire

February 7, 2009

Yes God- We Want Peace

Yes God- We Want Peace, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

speaking to god on the phone
in a moment while she was alone
yes god we want peace
as a long term loan
as the underprivileged
of this world cry and moan
worse than a natural calamity
is war a man made cyclone
where man his own kind
disowns
for his sins
his children s children [...]