The Children Under the Tree

Samina Shah; thank you! I`ve read some of Linda Pastan`s poems in poetry calendar the al-Hamra press brought out this year; really liked them. Haven`t read Marie Howe; thank you for sharing her piece!

Wow...this is strange and beautiful...and a little dark...Ansari have you read Linda Pastan poems from Carnival Evening and Marie Howe`s A Part of Eve`s Discussion.

If there were ever a book on that moment of Eve biting into the apple (and gaining knowledge-what was later to be known as ``sin``), this poem should be in it!

Ansari,

Another part of the dialogue:

Part of Eve`s Discussion

It was like the moment when a bird decides not to eat from your hand,

and flies, just before it flies, the moment the rivers seem to still,

and stop because a storm is coming, but there is no storm, as when

a hundred starlings lift and bank together before they wheel and drop,

very much like the moment, driving on bad ice, when it occurs to you

your car could spin, just before it slowly begins to spin,

like

the moment just before you forgot what it was you were about to say,

it was like that, and after that, it was still like that, only all the time.


-Marie Howe

Rozaiba, Roshan, temporal, Urstruly, Farzana, semipreciousme, Sarah, Ras, Nazar sahab, Sobia, Fara, dost-mittarjee, maryam, godot, Ana, jia; thank you all for your very generous comments. i am truly glad you liked the poem.

t; i don`t know, but it may have something to do with Adam and Eve. :)

aamir yeh batao chotay chotay bachchay matchisouN say kyun khailtay haiN?...t

hope this will generate a few more posts ;)

this is really great
its a very touching poem
the last ywo verses were exceptionally beautiful...
And he was strong,
Before it was dark again.

this is really great
its a very touching poem
the last two verses are exceptionally beautiful...
And he was strong,
Before it was dark again.

aamir...
this is by far one of your best :-) and i hope that there are more bests to come.
~~ana

Very nice, Aamir. Very touching.

that was soo pretty!
(had to read it twice but got it in the end :)
loved the ending verse especially..

Ansari:
``And he was strong,
Before it was dark again.``
These two lines capture the poignancy of the poem. Keep it up!

enjoyed it, Aamir!

Aamir this is a good break from the usual political debate thats been flooding this place lately...luvly piece

Ansari Sahib

It is soft and delicate and a good respite from the cocophony of dogmas, nationhoods and cultural debates on Chowk.

Aamir,
this is your best yet.

Ras

Emotions conveyed beautifully. Good Work ;)