Monday, May 22, 2017

Wisdom of the falling leaves

Shedding leaves
One by one
Held on
For so long
Each a story
All its own
With each falling
Come tears of blood
With the tears
Acceptance comes
It comes but at a 
Handsome cost
You must feel
To let go
You feel
You falter
Let go and
Fall
And with each falling
You are caught
Float softly down
In the arms of grace 

Shedding leaves
One by one
Held on for so long
Hurts and loves
With each falling
A fear of loss
And with each loss
Something's gained

Shedding tears now
So many come
Like leaves falling
In the fall
So many memories
To let go
Like a monsoon
Floods the plain

Shedding stories
Shedding lives
Shedding sorrows
Shedding skins

Raw and weeping
Gnarly plain
Stands the tree now
Stripped and bare

Standing still
Majestic
Tall
Cold yet lovely
Winter comes
Stoic
Silent
Somber
Strong
The tree stands despite
The seasons' toll
Hope of spring time
In the air
It waits 
Patient
For times to change

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Masterpiece :)

Anonymous said...

Shah Naz ....

Zoona said...

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Anonymous said...

AoA Shahnaz !

Ramadan kareem mubarak blke aj to pehli aftari mubarak though Aap ki to doosri ho gi aj In'Sha'ALLAH.. Sorry for having late

Anonymous said...

The leaf surrenders to gravity
The tree defies it
Within just this one entity
Life plays out its who-donnit

So tears, fears
These are pranks in place
Spring and fall are both
Sides of the same face

Falling
Stumbling
These happen

Coz throughout life
Within we always remain
Life's beautiful children...

mitr

Anonymous said...

Your posts are mirror of yourself ? I wnt to chat wid you.. I know i am just another person..actually i hv a lot of respect for u.. I am your silent blog reader since years now.. Zindagi bohot mushkil hai Shahnaz..lekin is me kuch aasani paida ki ja sakti hai.. I got my inspiration Whenever i read you .. Thanks <3

Unknown said...

Hello madam... Huge fan of yours. The way you acted in ABC was amazing.. Why u quit the acting?