Forever Sonnets (Poetry Blog)

Some claim that love's above all things; You walked through sorrow's sullen veil, The garden faded, flowers lost their might; And stream lamented; hazes began to fail, You left us dismayed afar in spring's delight. May be, spring's return to heart we couldn't trace, The world did part us in sorrow's sharp shade, And legs lingered to chase triumph’s race, Longing to relish sunshine more days fairly fade. For livelihood, the pain outshines love's plea, In hunger's grasp, what worth is love's embrace? Our wars for sustenance stole love’s glee,  To heavenward steps’re rising with silent pace. Some claim that love's above all things; it’s true. Then why the delay, if it’s so, permit entry? © Poet Affaq  

In booths, you've spent your years, it seems, But what fruits have these ballots truly brought? O, bliss! cost of living reached to its extremes  Has change shaped your aspirations or not? And I recall, as a child, when I saw you then, Patiently waiting all day, hopeful, in that den, For secure shelter, work, and aid in your dire need. And waiting with a yearning with spirit to win. In freedom's name, your plight remains unknown, As promises dissolve in mists of regrets and fears. Pity, no job to feed, no house to call your own, Your sea of suffering, fall silent on deaf ears. Awake, dear voter, seize your power's might, For in your hands lies destiny's sincere light. , ©Affaq