One Day Poem by Sadiqullah Khan

I shall one day
In a series of events
Open the pages of my memory
To meet some people
People close to my heart
Visit the tombs of those
Who have left us here
I shall one day
Visit my beloved
And every beloved
I shall pay homage to that old woman
Who raised me as a child
After carrying me in her womb

I shall one day
Recollect all my memories
Of the past events
In a quite place
I shall sit
And one by one
I shall pick those moments
The scenes of the past
I shall also visit those places
Where still the perfumes
Of those colorful apparel
Haunt the air
I shall breathe deeply
I shall touch that tree
Where we would sit together
Under the moon and those flowers
I shall wipe my tears once again

One day I shall travel
Long long distance
In search of something unknown
Empty handed
Rich hearted
One day in eternal freedom
Like a macaw
I shall fly free
In different directions
Displaying my colors
With unconcern

And one day when my soul shall fly
To the heavens
I shall not come back
For the world by that time
Would have become so beautiful
And remember me
In your merry seasons
My love
I love you
8/9/2008