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Another evening cum night at work

One more mundane period of my life

Gets preserved in destiny's scrolls.

I return to what is more of a house

Than a home

Seeking peace, rest and love --

A welcoming smile, a longing kiss

And a heart-warming embrace --

As any normal person does

After toiling more for his loved ones

Than for his own high-goaled self.

But there is just me and the sky

Often having its starry beauty

And moonlit calm

Hidden by the hovering clouds...

Darkness, stillness, wintery stabs

Strike from all around

As the time for the sun to rise draws near

And Linda Ronstadt and Doris Day

Frankie Laine and Chris De Burgh

K.L. Saigal and Lata Mangeshkar

Croon on modern-day digital music players

I have always sought a sweet lullaby

And the softness of true, womanly love

Ever since I stepped into manhood.

I have my beloved, rare woman

Who is as desperate as I am

In a continent beyond the seas.

I long for her to be in my arms

And show how much I miss her

And how much I crave for her

At the moments when only she

Posseses the care and fondness

To soothe and comfort me

We talk on the phone

Or chat on the Internet

But often even this cannot be done

As field work keeps me preoccupied

In fulfilling my commitments

As a father and son

And to keep my thoughts

Of love and passion from overwhelming me.

I know that even my sweetest of them all

Is undergoing the same torment

And thinking of her suffering I ache even more

And slowly and slowly

I take refuge in supplicating to Him

Who brought us together and joined our souls

In the bond of His blessed and gifted love.

How long will this go on I often ask Him

And all that comes back is a reassurance

That patience is rewarded bountifully

But will I manage to keep on living thus?

That is something that is still unknown

And a poison which is killing me

Slowly, steadily, neatly and surely.

My best friends are also busy

Even they are working like automatons

Day in and day out

For those who have stopped needing them

And deprived them of the love they seek

How entangled in the same skein are we all!

O God Almighty, where to go

When even You are taking your own time

In making your angels fill the void

Of the vast separation engulfing me

My beloved, rare woman

And my time-tested friends.

Loneliness is a python O God

That is devouring us all

One by one

Without anybody around aware of it….

Tell Your angels O Almighty

To save us from this death-like state...

           (Written and posted by Muhammad Naveed Ahmed (Emmenay).