A harlequin parrot as free as a butterfly Flapp’d her rainbow wings in the azure sky Boasting her grandeur and flamboyance To mates devoid of charm and elegance
She settled on the fecund oak tree’s bough Whose bare branches in winds would bow An unembellish’d, avacado-green fellow Gazed at her splendour, grace and glow
”Witness my beauty, you pygmy gawk I’m superior to any macaw or peacock My vibrant skin, my majestic wings Are as ornate as gardens of springs”
The parrot so penny-plain and verdant Replied in his pompous, solemn accent ”Beauty is a lovely possession, my friend But you’ll know its sour truth in the end
A bird’s blithe days do not last long Beauty doesn’t make one evasively strong You’ll be a prisoner in a man’s house Who shan’t pay heed to your grouse
Or a zoo’s puny adornment you’ll be To live a life lonely as the Arctic Sea Veil your allure to avoid fate’s perfidy Before it shuts you in a cage so bitty”
I was born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. I started writing at the age of 11. I am a passionate poet and I use the power of my heart and my imaginations to write poems. I've been writing poetry for five years. I initially wrote free-verse poetry but I was inspired by William Wordsworth's poems and then I switched to rhythmic poetry. I am a poet of emotions and sentimentality. I embellish my thoughts and ideas by adding several metaphors, idioms, and similes. In 2013, I participated in an inter-school poetry competition in which I was awarded the first prize. I'm hoping to publish a book which compiles up all my poems, called ''Farhanite''. In my opinion, being a poet is like living in a world of dreams and inner visualizations, that you turn into words adorned by beautiful metaphors, similes, idioms, and rhymes. Poetry is a tool that completely changes your personality, your style, your ambitions, and in short, you.
A beautiful poem. I loved the flair and words you embellish each part. I have got to admit I am not a scholar and had to look up a few words, this in turn will help my poetry. Loved it.
@Johanna thank you so much for your kind words 🙂 Actually the word choice depends on the kind of the poem. For example, if you’re describing a bitter truth of life, you have to be pompous and solemn. If you’re addressing your love, the words have to be simple but romantic. If you want to be humorous, you have to use satirical, not-so-difficult, and ironic words. If you read the other poems I’ve written, like ”Criticism”, and ”Let’s Tie The Knot”, you’ll find out that I don’t religiously follow the rule of using over-pompous and difficult words. Because it depends on the topic 🙂 Once again, thanks so much 🙂 I’ll soon read your poems as well.
Beauty Careful as I got, paying heed to the sculpture With such finesse, and an eye of a vulture Every peculiarity went on to depict a story Incarnating legends, of the war that was gory Over the period beauty stood
Light a sharpie so bright shines on beauty seen through decay. Both beauty and decay form a duality of darkness and luminosity. Beauty is a love that can provide for its reality against dismay. Just as tradition is a security
Beauty is all around It knows no limits or bounds It is not hidden just waiting to be found Beauty is all around It shows itself by the sun in the sky It shows itself in the colour of your
She was not a virgin But with beauty, she did reign She was already married But she arose to be adored She was a widow Her beauty and pride did glow Borne already two children But with second love, she
The cold air seeped down with no heart, What was once a sea of beauty and life, Now had been turned to a grave of white and death, The city had almost all but stopped living too. Morning turned to
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A beautiful poem. I loved the flair and words you embellish each part.
I have got to admit I am not a scholar and had to look up a few words, this in
turn will help my poetry. Loved it.
@Johanna thank you so much for your kind words 🙂 Actually the word choice depends on the kind of the poem. For example, if you’re describing a bitter truth of life, you have to be pompous and solemn. If you’re addressing your love, the words have to be simple but romantic. If you want to be humorous, you have to use satirical, not-so-difficult, and ironic words. If you read the other poems I’ve written, like ”Criticism”, and ”Let’s Tie The Knot”, you’ll find out that I don’t religiously follow the rule of using over-pompous and difficult words. Because it depends on the topic 🙂
Once again, thanks so much 🙂 I’ll soon read your poems as well.