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verse works of Shahwar Kibria

A POETRY READING SESSION


I

Some creaking chairs
Hazing behind a wispy screen
And a wispier whispery lounge of waspy eagers

An inward blaring microphone
Audible only if pleaded at knees
The mike knows
It can give voice to wasps

The mike is haughty

The creaking shuffling chairs
Now glowing with
Owners of hesitant hushed humdrums

The mike now smirks

II


A few verses; few remembrances amidst a lost crowd
Shuffling through precious paper petals
Searching egress
Swing down, waltzing gravity

A silvery sliver of sultry locks
Rain down and retrieve the verses
Embracing ground
Silvery sound

A few dewy coughs
And hazel hushes behind

The verses are lipped out

III

Epiphanies reign

It is smooth sailing thereafter!

3 comments:

deepteshpoetry said...

I loved it!!I was there at last year's Srijan festival.Do chk out my blog as well.I'd love 2 have ur comments on my poems.

Deeptesh

Torsa said...

interesting way of putting familiar things in verse... i like the somewhat sarcastic tone of the first section... mikes act haughty for sure when they're in demand :P

Shahwar Kibria said...

Torsa

Gracias... :)

well, sarcastic, nearly, but in an amiable sort of way...

glad you liked it!

06 February 2009

A POETRY READING SESSION


I

Some creaking chairs
Hazing behind a wispy screen
And a wispier whispery lounge of waspy eagers

An inward blaring microphone
Audible only if pleaded at knees
The mike knows
It can give voice to wasps

The mike is haughty

The creaking shuffling chairs
Now glowing with
Owners of hesitant hushed humdrums

The mike now smirks

II


A few verses; few remembrances amidst a lost crowd
Shuffling through precious paper petals
Searching egress
Swing down, waltzing gravity

A silvery sliver of sultry locks
Rain down and retrieve the verses
Embracing ground
Silvery sound

A few dewy coughs
And hazel hushes behind

The verses are lipped out

III

Epiphanies reign

It is smooth sailing thereafter!

3 comments:

deepteshpoetry said...

I loved it!!I was there at last year's Srijan festival.Do chk out my blog as well.I'd love 2 have ur comments on my poems.

Deeptesh

Torsa said...

interesting way of putting familiar things in verse... i like the somewhat sarcastic tone of the first section... mikes act haughty for sure when they're in demand :P

Shahwar Kibria said...

Torsa

Gracias... :)

well, sarcastic, nearly, but in an amiable sort of way...

glad you liked it!