Afshan Fatima

Be it a furry goat, or a milky cow,
be it a giant panda, sheep, deer or macaw,
be it a tortoise or rabbit and monkey,
be it a greasy buffalo who is not so funky,
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This is a dog and that is a cat.
They only eat and have a chat.
These are rabbits and those are birds.
They live in my yard I have heard.
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When I heralded my coming into this world….
some got me aborted,
and the ones who could not do that;
either left me deserted on a place,
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Have you ever tried to win
all the challenges you face begin,
or you sit and do nothing
and get tense from within?
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I love my dad.
He is never sad.
He is often funny
and calls me'Honey'
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Jacky Tiger is so old!
He is now not so bold.
Every morning he has to pray
to be able to find a prey.
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Friendship is as beautiful as a flower.
It's feeling is as high as a tower.
Friendship is an invincible power
which makes happiness flow like a shower.
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I search you
in the loneliness of my heart.
I miss you
with the depth of my heart.
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The wind started gushing
and the birds fluttered around
Clothes on the line tried to free themselves
from the clutches of clips
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Ruddy, delicate, velvety and rosy
shiny, sweet, caring and lovely
soft like a flower, firm like a rock
a creature in its perfect form!
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Since the dawn I beheld
survivors coming to the graves
of their dear ones.
Each grave is washed and cleaned
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She was a nurse,
a caring and happy one
and was too busy
in her wedding preparations
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Oh life! How to convince you dear
and how to make you glad?
How to get rid of my fear
and how to make you happily clad?
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At age three, he was playing
and wondering
at the beauties of the world.
As it was a festival of lights,
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That mighty fall..
did so enthrall;
the earth shook
its every nook.
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Let’s make the world a better place to live.
Let’s stop snatching and learn to give.
Teach our young ones the skill to share.
Treat our Mother Earth with utmost care.
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Two men lived in a village
at different ends
whom God loved dearly.
One was a potter,
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