That day your heart will whisper my name.
Till then, I wait in silence under the grave.
Tasneem Hossain, a renowned multi-lingual poet from Bangladesh, shares her poems
Tasneem Hossain, majoring in English Language and Literature, is a multi-lingual poet from Bangladesh. She writes poems in English, Urdu and Bengali. She is also a columnist, fiction and op-ed writer, translator, educator, and trainer. Her impactful writings appear frequently in esteemed publications worldwide like USA, Singapore, Canada, UK, Greece, Indonesia, India, Sindh (Pakistan), Kosovo, Italy, Belgium, Albania, Abu Dhabi, Spain, Argentina, Germany, Algeria, and Bangladesh. Her poems have been translated in eight languages; and published in 30 countries in literary journals worldwide. Several of her articles and poems are utilized as teaching material in universities and academies across various countries; some have been referenced in university research papers. She is an author of three poetry books: ‘Grass in Green,’ ’The Pearl Necklace,’ ‘Floating Feathers’ and a book of articles ‘Split and Splice’. Four more books are currently in progress. As an op-ed writer, she has written more than 130 articles. She runs an international poetry writing project and group named Life in Lyrics.
I Wait in Silence
I Wait in SilenceSomeday when my eyes will close on life,
I will no longer sing for you;
I will no longer write poetry for you;
My laughter will be heard no more.
Thousands of stars will light up the sky.
Fireflies will flash and fly;
The moon will shine, the sun will rise,
Silence will prevail everywhere.
Only the whispers of my soul you will hear
In the deepest corners of your heart.
It will whisper your name,
It will tell you to stay.
It will tell you to be brave,
Just the way it told you on your darkest days,
When there was no one but you and I.
The world cursed you, burned you
For things, you didn’t commit.
No one believed but only a few.
I went on praying and praying for you.
Divine mercy was delivered to you.
You found your glory back.
Friends- you got aplenty again.
You forgot the loyal friend you had.
I left you to enjoy your life again.
You forgot all the miseries and pain,
In the new life of riches and gain.
I left and didn’t look back.
But my heart, I left in your garden of treachery.
Now, I am no more
Darling love, if some day you lose all.
I won’t be there for you.
That day your heart will whisper my name.
Till then, I wait in silence under the grave.
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Poetry to ignite the flames
Her fiery spirit sings loud and bold.
Her pen glides through the blank pages
Like a sword.
Each poem is born, with the whispers of her heart.
The things she has seen on the faces of women,
Whose hearts have been torn apart.
Each word is a story unborn,
With each sentence, truth unfolds.
Each poem glides and guides the lost souls,
Showing the path from darkness to light, console.
Keeps weaving truth with all her might.
Each story is the light shining from within and to fight.
Her rhymes echo through time, justice denied.
Stories that speak of wintry weather in life.
Battles fought to win their plights,
Shining fiercely through the darkest nights.
She breathes in silence with a smile.
She knows these will light paths
Of those who suffer from trials and viles.
Courage and strength, these will ignite;
Among those who suffer in silence,
To put up a fight.
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Her Story
Drop by drop an ocean is born.
Storms come and drown the lands.
Homes built with dreams manifold
Crumble to dust and blown away with the waves.
She rises above like the morning sun,
Builds each home with love and care.
In silence, she moves with strong, gentle steps.
Stories of her strength and courage go unseen.
She goes on weaving her dreams,
Through struggles and aches;
She builds their home again.
She rises above all miseries and pains,
Sacrifices her own dreams for others to gain.
At the end of her journey she sees her face,
Wrinkled and withered with time and toil.
Each wrinkle sings her struggles in life,
She doesn’t mind.
Her head held high for she has built
a home that forever shines,
With brilliance of those who are her lifeline.
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