A pensive son muses
life as the subsidy of time
the horizon witness
father’s codgerhood fading
against the son’s youth;
the walls of the room have held
the fondest memories in its shade,
the adjacent closet is a mini showroom
of attire clothed with joys and tears
amidst the sunshine and rain
meanwhile, father’s heartbeat
starts falling short of time
the son rushes him
to the nearby medical centre.
Somewhere, in between the bed and ventilator
transitions a bond from the pages of history
unto the chapters of eternity
the doc announces a new story—
the son looks at the horizon above
and carries forward the lamp of legacy
in the dark ahead.
Ali Ashhar is a poet, short story writer and columnist from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is a bilingual poet writing in English and Urdu language, but primarily writes in English. He was an academically bright child during his school days and had keen interest in literature. His writing stint began during his college days as a literature student. He is an internationally-acclaimed author who has won several international literary awards with his writings being published in 20 countries around the globe. He is the author of two poetry collections, Mirror of Emotions (Notion Press, 2021) and Across the Shore (Zorba Books, 2024). Following the release of his debut book, he was chosen as the Best Debut Author for the year 2021 by The Indian Awaz and was the recipient of a Foxclues India Prime 100 Authors Award, Elite Book Awards and Rising Stars Award. Apart from it, he has been named in the list of winners of several national and international writing competitions organised by Loft Books London, Delhi Poetry Slam, S7 Poetry and others. He has done podcasts for several literary organisation and shot a You Tube video in 2024 for a campaign organized by University English, United Kingdom (a campaign supported by the University of Oxford).
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Awesome poetry 👌 ❤️