"Words of fire, written with heart's blood, over surface of water!" I said in response to Angela's comment; "Halloween!" she cried! I pondered and cried: " Hallelujah!" This is the essence of my life...our lives...every poet's life...


Words of Fire, Writ in Heart's Blood, Over Surface of Water



("Is it that the ages engulf us and remember us not
Save as a name upon a page writ in water in place of ink?"*
Kahlil Gibran)



Words of fire
Written in heart's blood
Over the surface of water
Are mine...

Words of nameless desire
Burning with inner fire,
Craving
Longing
Are the names
Seen through the flames...
The flames are thine
The names are mine...

Words dipped in heart's blood
Colour of smouldering embers
Amber of my molten soul
Anguish of my heart on fire
Flames of my life entire...
The fires are thine
The ashes are mine...

Words of love
Melt,
Words of joy
Exult
Words of hope
Lament,
Words of passion
Consume,
Tinged with compassion
Exhume
Mysteries of past assume
An endless dimension...
The heart is mine
The blood is thine...

The words of life's blood
With flames; afire
Writ on surface of water:
Float
Smudge
Blur
Vanish,
Quench
-Cool
--Shiver
---On the water
----Drift away...

(((Sink)))

(((((Ripples)))))

(((((Circle around)))))

((((((Grow bigger))))))

F...a...d...e

D...i...s...a...p...p...e...a...r...

The Seas are Thine
The sinking is mine...

Words of fire
Written in heart's blood
On the surface of water:
Extinguish
Pale
Drift
Sink
(Never to be retrieved again?)

While,
I,
Stand on the Shores of Time
Watch
Stare
Despair...



Author: Zoya Zaidi
Aligarh (UP), India
Copyright©: Zoya Zaidi

Calligraphy of Urdu couplet 'Fire Under my Feet...' by Ghalib: By and copyright ©: Zoya Zaidi

*Quote from "Letters of Fire", inspired by John Keats' Epitaph:
"Here lies one whose name was writ in water!"
John Keats

**Dedication: I dedicate this to Angela, who is pouring her heart's blood into her words!
I also dedicate this to my friends, who are setting the Bay afire, with their words of fire!

***Invitation: I invite all my friends to express in a couplet their anguish over their words being lost on the shores (in the sands) of Time:
Older ones might be tinged with remorse,
Younger ones with rays of hope,
While some might be thankful to Time
For bringing (realizing) their dreams up close...









Poetry by Zoya Zaidi
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Written on 2005-11-25 at 06:31

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Neelima
Beautiful ! I love the words chosen so precisely to create an affect of water. Water is not water it is a life source like blood in a body. But since blood is thicker than water its stays a few seconds before disappearing. Water is also a sign of love, like rain. And all art is a craving for love (recognition and appreciation.) Thanks for a delightful reading!
2008-03-14


Larz Gustafsson
Adab arz hai!
2007-11-29


Jason Monroe
Riveting write...full of passion! Your work is amazing!
2007-07-13


Maxy
wow...just wow! what more can i say...
2007-04-19


Mikael Lövkvist
This is a brilliant poem. It covers vast internal, and mythological vistas. It embraces so much of the human soul. Just beautiful.
2007-03-17


Dirty-pretty-things
Wow
2006-12-27


munir mezyed
You have all the skills of writing modern poetry.... u use less words than it needed where they are full of depth and meaning...u actually draw with words and above all you have a very artistic way of writing
Good poem lady
Big toast
Munir Mezyed
2006-12-15


Teala
This poem is a masterpiece..It is so emotionally driven, vibrant, the imagery is truly fantastic..excellent layout as well! BRAVO, my friend!!
2006-12-10


Amanda K
feel like swimming and sinking indeed. you took me there,

regards,
2006-11-27


Feiyn
your poem was gorgeous and left a print on me that won't fade away. I even read it aloud to myself and it rolls off the tongue wonderfully.
2006-03-24


Alexander
ZOya, I still can't explain how good this poem was. These lines just popped up in my head when you asked me to write a couplet:)


Beauty filled with the cutest divine,
Words that enters and never leave my mind.
2005-12-04


John Ashleigh
The phrase to lust
A desire,
The phrase in which
Deserts
Needs of hope
Malice,
Feelings false
Adapt,
Tinged to the new born
Exhaling
confidense of its carer.

:)
Mysteries of past assume
An endless dimension...
The heart is mine
The blood is thine...
2005-11-28


Teala
How deep and vivid! You have a way with words that touches my soul, Zoya.
2005-11-28



You magic woman! what more can be said? i'm overwhelmed.
Still, i'll try to produce a humble answer to your invitation :)
2005-11-26


BlueyedSoul
Such a beautifully done piece of poetry...your gift shines in this one dear Zoya!

~BlueyedSoul
2005-11-26


John Ashleigh
So true. So sad. The essense of our lives are in the essense of this poem.

Fantastic!!! 5!!
2005-11-25


lastromantichero The PoetBay support member heart!
Zoya i rise to the challenge of this poem with a couplet
and salute this work as a fav


regards

Mike
2005-11-25


Alexander
Wow.. just wow.. No words can explain this amazing poem.. well done:)
2005-11-25


penfold18
The pen that moves, in liquid fire
Will move the world assunder
To grasp the ears, of those that fear
The written word like thunder. :-)
2005-11-25


Black Knight
On coast of boundless time ocean
I stand and without emotions,
I look how between my fingers streams
A sand of my hopes, an ashes of dreams...
2005-11-25