An Ode To Truth Poem by Matloob Bokhari

AN ODE TO TRUTH
Wind is whirling, air is swirling,
Rocks are ringing, mounts are singing,
Nothing lives long, nothing shines long,
Truth shines forever, truth is eternal,
Truth is a morning dew, truth a drop of rain,
Truth is endless day, truth changeless spring,
Truth is beauty of a pious woman's face,
Truth pleases eyes; truth strikes hearts,
Truth empty handed enters, shoeless leaves,
Truth never conquers land, nor triumphs minds,
Truth is a pure gold; truth has no fear of fire,
Truth never advertises; never propagates,
Truth never dwells in the heart of distrust.
Truth is an island of bliss, truth is in peace,
Truth is Heer's dance, truth Sohni's shriek,
Truth's pot never sinks in the ocean of earth.
Truth's sun never sets, truth forever shines,
Truth beats death, Truth not subject to decay,
Truth is living graves of Medina and Najaf,
Truth is ever flowing blood of holy Christ,
Truth is a pilgrim without sandals in Karbala.


COMMENTS: AN ODE TO TRUTH
Abdul Jawad: There is nothing greater than truth in this world. So nice and beautifully narrated. Like and appreciate your work very much.
Maree Scarlett: It reminds me of the feeling of a dervish whirling... 'The sun of logic and reason whirls away. When sees a flame in a lover's heart'.. it does have a beloved /; over feel to it in a sufi and radha and krishna type way too.
Dawn Kilby: uplifting, soul stirring definitely!
MythvilleMetaMedia: Love how the repeated line gets stronger as the poem rolls on. Sufi?
Starr Poetress: How precious are your words to the heart!
Jann Gail Jones: Oooo! I so love this dear Matloob! You are such a talented writer on top of a deep thinker. The combination is divine. My favorite line is, 'Truth empty handed enters, shoeless leaves' that says so much! xox
Rosie Pigot: A repetition of truth, indeed it is truth. The more there is not to lie about the more the world more happier and better. With truth, we can all see the sunrise tomorrow without any trouble. It takes us back to the story of Adam and Eve, if there was truth in between, maybe we would all be living in paradise. Truth is the only key to success, if we all have some truth in us and everywhere else, what life would be hard? Great write.
Fatima Tauheeda: Respected sir Matloob Bokhari a superb description of Truth.
Bindi Sharma: Truth lives In heart.....Supérb