27
Apr
Ironic Path
Waheeda Khan
Waheeda Khan (1973 - ) is a lecturer in English at Karnataka University, Karwar. A mother of two, she loves her teaching profession and enjoys the company of her students. To her, writing poetry is part of her being, so much so that she did not actually realise her scribbling to be poetry until she was told so. She writes poetry in English and Urdu. “Ironic Path” focusses on the ironies of life with all its intricacies.
Attempt to live
And death will come -
Tongue in cheek, soft footed.
Attempt to die
And life will come -
Merrily jingling, urging us to seek
Illusions, like sand in hand...
Attempt to be firmly rooted
And tornadoes gather-
Uprooting everything we exist for.
Attempt to fly away
And hurricanes rage-
Plunging back, on lands
Barren as weedy landscapes.
Attempt to plough and reap
And droughts come-
Scorching to cracks every twig fertile.
Attempt to laze, shunning all bother
And monsoons came-
Flooding the only hearth one could stand on.
Attempt to attempt
And boulders fall-
On every path we choose.
Attempt to be still and content
And opportunities come-
Teasing like desert mirages.
But, we shall not ever cease our attempts
To earn and achieve - thereby winning
Fate's chagrin and jealous contempt.
