I had burnt my boat
When I crossed the sea
I was then alone
Only my shadow witnessed it.
Dr. Perwaiz Shaharyar, an acclaimed poet from India, shares his poem
Dr. Perwaiz Shaharyar, a Consultant Editor (Urdu) in National Council of Educational Research and Training, NCERT, New Delhi, Ministry of Education, Government of India, had been Principal Publication Officer in National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language in 2007. He has been, a member of Advisory Board of National Book Trust India. He is a Multilingual (English, Hindi and Urdu) famous poet, short story writer and critic from India. He is Graduate with English Honors from Ranchi University. He topped Jawaharlal Nehru University in Masters with Literature. He was awarded Doctor of Philosophy for his Research Work from University of Delhi. Dr. Perwaiz began writing poems in English since lockdown in the period of Pandemic Covid-19. He has written around 100 poems. His as many as 25 poems have been translated by many award winning litterateurs in Polish, Indonesian, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese and Albania languages. His around 200 articles and research papers have been published in reputed national and international literary journals and periodicals. He has total 22 published books, 3 each of collections of short stories and collections of poems, 5 books of criticism and 4 books of translation from other languages in his credential.
THE BURNING BOAT
THE BURNING BOATI had burnt my boat
When I crossed the sea
I was then alone
Only my shadow witnessed it
Now, the stink of burning only I can smell
The burnt mark is visible to those
Who have sparks in their eyes
I am carrying the sea and burnt the boat within me
My boat was burning
There on the sands of seashore
Since then with the every tide
Sea attempts to put out the fire and
Wash off my burnt boat
Even for the high tide, it’s not possible to do so
My heart is burning in separation of my beloved
It’s pangs are too intensive
My blanket cannot properly cover my body
To extinguish the fire
The sea is nothing but my vast body
My toes are touching the sea bed
My boat is my heart within – the Sun on the sky
Smokes come out all over in my mind
My hairs turned into ashes grey
By the heat of my burning heart
It seems, my heart can’t meet;
Can’t make reunion with my beloved
Till the sea of my body gets dried out
O, my Lord!
How long I will have to wait
To show you my burning heart
Alas…!
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