A door that was never knocked! A Poem from Indus Valley

SHOUKAT LOHAR

Shoukat Lohar is Assistant professor in English at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro. He can be reached at Shoukat.ali@faculty.muet.edu.pk

A door that was never knocked! 

In shadows deep, where silence dwells,

There stands a door, untold it tells,

A portal veiled, untouched by time,

A threshold lost, forgotten rhyme.

Its weathered frame, once gleaming gold,

Now cloaked in dust, a tale untold,

Whispers linger ’round its ancient key,

A door un-knocked, what could it be?

Through cobweb’s lace and mysteries spun,

A world unknown, it beckons, come,

But none have ventured, dared to seek,

The secrets hidden, secrets deep.

No traveler’s hand has graced its wood,

No curious eyes where wonders stood,

A quiet sentinel, it guards the unknown,

The stories locked within, its very own.

Oh, door un-knocked, what wonders lie,

Beyond the realm of curious eye?

What dreams are born, what treasures hide

Within your realm, your unseen tide?

Perhaps a garden of flowers fair,

Or stairways leading to the heavens’ lair,

A world of magic, untouched, unseen,

Where dreams and reality dance serene.

Or maybe darkness, a realm of fears,

Where ancient echoes freeze and sear,

A haunting labyrinth, a twisted plight,

Where shadows dance and swallow light.

Oh, door un-knocked, you hold the key,

To realms of wonder, yet to be,

But only those who dare to knock,

Shall find the answers that they seek.

So, let us venture, brave and bold,

Unlock the tales that lie untold,

For beyond this door, a universe waits,

A door un-knocked, a destiny awaits.

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