My Fairy

My Fairy

by Rizwan Ahmed Memon

I called her my fairy.

She smiled at me and I felt merry.

I asked her where she had come from.

With her smiling face she replied

From the fairies’ world in the heavens.

I asked her who she had come for.

In soft voice she replied

I was the one she sought.

I inquired her whether she would be with me for good.

She said she had to go back.

I asked why the separation after coming in my life.

I told her it was not right,

She should stay with me on the earth,

Or take me with her to the fairies’ world.

She agreed that she would take me to the fairies’ world.

And would be with me forever.

Silently

Silently
by Rizwan Ahmed Memon

Without you near my eyes wept silently,
My tears rolled on my cheeks silently,
My heart beat for you silently.
My longing for you woke me up at night silently,
Your memory hurt me in the room silently.
Your absence on the bed stabbed me in the darkness silently,
My separation from you suffocated my soul at the midnight silently.

(14) Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Author: Rizwan Ahmed Memon

Village Akil

Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan

June 17, 2014

Dearest Seemi,

Two days ago when I came to see you at your parents’ house, I felt as if I were going to see you for the first time. My heart was beating a little faster, and I couldn’t wait to see you. I noticed in your eyes that you, too, were so happy to see me. The way you held my hands made me feel how much you missed me. If two or three days of being away from each other bring more love in our hearts, perhaps sometimes we should be parted. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Yesterday was May 16. It has been a month now since we were married. Life is a dream, isn’t it? Seemi, days will pass, months will pass, years will pass, but my love for you will be the same forever. My body with the passage of time can grow weaker, but my love will never be affected. The love that I have for you is not based on temporary emotions. Sometimes when I read the other letters that I have written for you on my blog, I feel that our love will always be in the world, and that these letters will help people know and appreciate our devotion and be healed by it. My love for you is endless.

Yours forever,

  Rizwan

Words of Rizwan

I was born to love and write. – Rizwan Ahmed Memon

I love my friends despite the fact that my conscience hates them because they left me. – Rizwan Ahmed Memon

Every time has some happiness and some sorrow. One has to find life amidst happiness and sorrow. – Rizwan Ahmed Memon

I used to dream a lot. Time showed me reality. – Rizwan Ahmed Memon

No matter how hard you hold on to something, sometimes you lose what you want to have. – Rizwan Ahmed Memons

(13) Since the Day You Came into My Life

Author: Rizwan Ahmed Memon

Village Akil

Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan

June 13, 2014

Dearest Seemi,

How are you? How is your family? It is going to be a month since we got married! Yesterday when you went to visit your parents, I kept thinking about when you will return. Since the day you came into my life, my life has been filled with color.

I still remember when I was in the university away from my home. I hardly ever laughed. Now you have come into my life and I am back in my homeland, so there is always a smile on my face. Being away from you and my homeland was painful.

When I used to come home on holidays and meet my family, I couldn’t hold back my tears. I used to burst into tears when my mother hugged me. Oh Seemi, gone are those days of separation and distance.

Seemi, the love you have given me is precious and unforgettable. My poems show how highly I value you and your love. Sometimes I feel my poems cannot show the extent of your worth. If I used all the words of all the dictionaries in the world, your worth could still not be defined. My words are weak and they don’t come easily. Your beauty, your soft voice, your tender touch, your innocent face, and your purity of thought inspire me to write about love.

Today after many days, I went for a long walk to the river. Suddenly a heavy wind started to blow. Dust and sand mixed up in the air and nothing could be seen. Dust was all around. I closed my eyes, put my hands on my ears, and stopped along the way on the levee. I waited until the wind died down, and then I went to the riverbank and sat there for a long time. The wind started to blow again!

The waves were so high. As if the River Indus were an ocean! Your memory started to flash, your voice started to echo, and I felt you were just sitting with me there on the bank. My thoughts flashed back to the first time we saw each other, and the day we got engaged. How strange this must be to many people that even though we were engaged, we never talked on the phone and never met for almost five years because of our religious and family customs.

When I came home, it was almost night. I was out for a long time. When you are at home, I don’t go out for that long now! And when you go to visit your parents, I feel like my time stands still!

Seemi, I am so happy with you. Thank you for coming into my life. I will come to get you after your brother’s wedding. Enjoy the time with your family and relatives. Soon I will come over to see you.

Yours always,

  Rizwan

Nothing Else

Nothing Else
(Original poem in Sindhi by Ali Gul Sangi)
English translation by Rizwan Ahmed Memon

Away from you is pain,
Nothing else.
Long time no see - it is being mad,
Nothing else.
No letter, no message - it is forgetting,
Nothing else.
No meeting, no call, no voice - it is clear, it is parting,
Nothing else.
Missing in the morning, in the evening, and at night - it is longing,
Nothing else.

Rizwan's words

“ You define your success by your perseverance.” -- Rizwan Ahmed Memon

“Your dreams will only be dreams if you don’t work hard and make them come true.” --Rizwan Ahmed Memon

Quotes by Rizwan Ahmed Memon

Love is irresistible. I can control my mind, but not my heart. – Rizwan Ahmed Memon

Time gives us the chance to change and do what we must. – Rizwan Ahmed Memon

People miss us when we are away from them and neglect us when we are around. – Rizwan Ahmed Memon

A Marvelous Maiden

A Marvelous Maiden

by Rizwan Ahmed Memon

In May the summer

I married a marvelous maiden.

Bright was her face

Pink were her cheeks.

Red were her lips

Deep were her eyes;

Little were her hands

Light were her feet.

Long were her hair

Fine was her figure;

Dense were her eyelashes

Silent was she.

Spoke she slowly

Smiled she gently;

In May the summer

I married a marvelous maiden.

My Ultimate World

My Ultimate World

by Rizwan Ahmed Memon

In her arms was my ultimate world.
Her lips were no less than honey.
Her long dark hair was like the dark clouds of summer,
Which provided comforting shadows.
When she held my hand in her hand, I felt safe.
In her company my life took on new colors.

Let’s Make a World

Let’s Make a World

by Rizwan Ahmed Memon

Let’s make a world

Where no worries can enter.

Let’s make a nest

Which no wind can break.

Let’s make a garden

Where flowers of love can bloom.

Let’s go somewhere

Where time can never end,

Where we can remain young forever,

And make endless love. 

When She Smiles

When She Smiles

by Rizwan Ahmed Memon

Wind blows, clouds gather

When she smiles.

Flowers bloom, fragrance spreads

When she smiles.

Wounds heal, fears drown

When she smiles.

Dreams come true, plans work

When she smiles.

Life fills with colors, everything has charm

When she smiles.

Fate changes, prayers are heard

When she smiles.

The sun rises, the night falls

When she smiles.

Stars twinkle, moon shines

When she smiles.