Catch A Falling Star Poem by Sadiqullah Khan

Go! Catch a falling star.
Ask where all the past years are,
Where, ask the star,
The treasures of memories are;
What hath you done,
To the remembered, unremembered,
Little acts, somber songs:
Of unknown men and women
Bit by bit, to the fairy’s tales.
To the delights of virtue, prayers
And innocence. Where hath gone;
All tears. All waters under the bridge.
All laughters, sublime smiles.
Ask the star! Hath you seen those,
Who have left us, to sing by thine;
Company luminous. Or is it all
So dark. All the bird’s melodious
Songs. Laments and joy:
Where my sweetheart reside.
Where O star in my hand;
By thy golden wings; where in heaven.
Hath you any knowledge of days,
Whence the spring to come,
Whence the long summer and winter.
How many years, O ye close in my heart.
What fortune thou hast written
On our palms. O star! Ask the star.
Tell me all that ye know of all.

On reading a “song“ written by John Donne (1572-1631)

Sadiqullah Khan
Islamabad
February 28,2013.

Go and catch a falling star
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