Wine Bearer Poem by Matloob Bokhari

WINE BEARER
O wine bearer
O wine-bearer! brighten my cup with your milky reflection
Your face's reflection in cup is far sweeter than my wine
O moon of the glorious night, listen
In the lonely, silent blue room
You are my only single candle light,
In the middle of Sahara desert high noon
You are cool morning breeze, a lovely pearly drop
O breath of my life!
Walk amidst rose garden in a ruby dress
Where perfume unlocks your long locks
Darker than thick dark clouds in the sky
O my sweet friend
Tell me tale of love of immortal Waris Shah
Lord of immortal verses in the halls of eternity,
Sing hymn of peace with twinkling stars
Teach forgiveness to wolves with your smile
Spread love with the light of your gentle look
Pray for dawn with the sounds of midnight
I am your insane lover, let logic laugh at me

COMMENTS: WINE BEARER
Shahzia Batool: We knew by the poetry of The Great Romantics that wine is an unreliable source of the flight of imagination...and also by them we knew that 'Fancy cannot cheat so well...'though you have tried it in the present age...beautiful images are the same as we have as units of a traditional fairy tale...

Katerina Rose de La'fontaine: BEAUTIFUL MY DEAREST FRIEND..XX

Michele Vizzotti-White: I like the way in rhymes in the middle room noon a shift from dark to light very cool Mr B :) Beautiful imagery and the last five lines are so fun and powerful..
Sandra Delussu: Viva la pazzia
Deanna Caroline Bosworth: Very nice
Gail Wolper: Wow, biblical!