Ascent...Life And Death Poem by saadat tahir

Ascent...Life And Death

Rating: 5.0


Is it in your sight?
The time of flight

Is it here or is it there?
Near, far and oh where?

None has claim to be sure,
nor even a professed cure.

Time and place undefined.
How too is unrefined.

The freight train at a clip.
Fast approaching to the snip.

Naught shall stand in its way,
or the appointed day.

Takes with it all the debt.
Leaves a trail of eyes wet.

None to stay an none to run.
Lump of earth when its done.

None may say its ever late.
Yet are those, which cannot wait.

(Islamabad)
(May 11,2009)

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kesav Easwaran 12 May 2009

'None may say its ever late'... Well said, Saadat...i liked the truth and philosophy your poem carries inside...10

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Pandian Angelina 18 May 2009

Man now a days fixes even the date of birth, But, the one elusive thing not within His grasp of mind is and forever remains - Death! 'None has claim to be sure, ' - You've said it well. A deep and beautiful poem rendered in simple verse Great work, friend!

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Yasmin Khan 26 June 2013

We never lose the sight Of Time’s luminous streak The soul’s tip-toe on light Heavenly Grace we seek Fast approaching to its eternal source Keeps on sliding on the beam Ebb and flow, day and night, a steady course ‘Takes with it all the debt’ and all the dreams A philosophical write that evokes deep thoughts and it would be apt to quote the lines from Longfellow's The Psalm of Life with the same theme: 'Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating' Funeral marches to the grave.

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Rakesh Bedi 05 August 2009

The whole literature in this universe revolves around life and death. And i think it would be same ever. Sir, a thought provoking poem!

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Vidi Writes 10 June 2009

Can we go in search of life or death? Or is it bestowed? Then what about those who live in death! ! Is life struggling to escape from death Or death an escape from life? Many queries - Life and death - make it worth, what may come. These are my takes on reading this poem. Thank you for making me probe with ideas on life and death.

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Naidz Ladia 24 May 2009

inclined..progress...this poem is nice..meaningful...naizz

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rago rago 24 May 2009

a thoughtful and in simple verses made the poem great........

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