Sea
The holy dawn was rising over the sea.
The sea is wondrous, ancient, eternal, wise…
The sea is the tears of brides,
The sea is the avengers, the terrible guardian.
The sea knows the answers, the sea hearts the questions,
In the sea the tears are salty, in the sea the legs are bare.
You listen to the
Delhi’s Sufi Heritage Festival is an ode to Delhi’s diverse traditions, faiths, and histories that seamlessly blend in a timeless harmony that defines the city’s soul
By Suman Bajpai
Writer and poet Saumya Kulshrestha launched Delhi’s Sufi Heritage Festival by reciting a verse from Amrita Pritam’s poignant
Bright wet eyes
I saw those eyes
Completely pervaded by blinding light
Where I mirrored without veils.
I still have them inside of me,
Hidden in a secret place of my body,
Where no one can get in.
Beyond the infinity of that look,
Your happiness
The one I gave you
The one we could breathe
Like vital
WHEN LOVE DISAPPEARS
And that trace that is no longer persistent
I still remember those times
When love was persistent
In ourselves when it least challenges
I know that meaning is what I seek
And that person can only be you
Because every hope of mine is a part of the soul
That must not be lightly trampled
Farewell, my heart’s beloved,
In your eyes, I felt longing,
In your embrace, a sob-
Torn, yet still alive.
Valbona R. Hadri, an acclaimed poetess from Kosovo, shares her poetry
Valbona R. Hadri was born in Ferizaj, where she completed her primary and secondary education. She later earned a degree in Albanian Language
