At this hour when hearts, deep in their hiding places,
Have begun to hope once more, when they start their vigil
For hands still enfolded in sleeves;
Categories: Poetry
Tagged: Faiz Ahmed Faiz, imagery, love poetry, melancholy, Naomi Lazard, translation, Urdu
The answer to do you love me isn’t, I married you, didn’t I?
Or, Can’t we discuss this after the ballgame is through?
Categories: Poetry
Tagged: advice, Judith Viorst, love poetry, marriage
Extinguish my eyes, I’ll go on seeing you.
Seal my ears, I’ll go on hearing you.
Categories: Poetry
Tagged: imagery, love poetry, mystic, Rainer Maria Rilke, religion, translation