A Doll’s Story
—after a bombing in Beirut
—–
Drum-beating monkey
toppled over, rolled far away,
drum still beating.
toppled over, rolled far away,
drum still beating.
—–
Choo-choo train
turned turtle,
spinning wheels kept spinning.
turned turtle,
spinning wheels kept spinning.
—–
Dancing bear
fell down, dancing,
cap still nodding, changing colour.
fell down, dancing,
cap still nodding, changing colour.
———
Doll, full of life and words,
closed her eyes, never woke again,
closed her eyes, never woke again,
of original poem in Urdu by Zehra Nigah.
aik guRya ki dastaan in majmu’a-e kalaam,
sang-e meel Publications, Lahore, 2012.
aik guRya ki dastaan in majmu’a-e kalaam,
sang-e meel Publications, Lahore, 2012.
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