Fathers Day

Fathers Day, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

my father late mohomed shakir lakhnavi
of n swamy rao and sons colaba
later new lords tailors
smart wear tailors
seated next to him
my mother late shamim shakir
daughter of nabban saab
descendant of poet Mir Anees Lucknow.

She Was , Is and Will Be Neda Soltani

She Was , Is and Will Be Neda Soltani, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

image courtesy Hamid Rad Facebook

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shot down in the prime of her life
by an accursed basiji
she has
from a gilded cage of deceit
finally flown free
she was, is and will be
a martyred soul
neda soltani
she died
so others could live
through her destiny
a green revolution
on the soul of humanity
on facebook flickr and twitter
a message of peace
hope and harmony


title and picture courtesy hamid rad of facebook

Face To Face

Face To Face, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

image courtesy
www.topnews.in/files/irani.JPG

two diverging paths
face to face
holding the soul
of a nations fate
spiritual terrorism
built on hate
basiji killings
innocent people
used as bait
baton wielding hoodlums
no escape
a green shroud
bleeding bodies drape
the world watches in silence
in disbelief a nations rape
a new militancy
in a spiritual cape

Natarsim natarsim, ma hameh ba ham hastim
We must not be frightened, we are all together

a collective call for a new democratic landscape
a new beginning will inshallah surely take shape

inspired by hamid rad of facebook..

Neda Remembered

Neda Remembered, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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the pain
of losing a loved one
hits the hardest
we all know
to shot
in the middle of the road
by an accursed basij
a terrible blow
spiritual terrorism
like a river of blood
in the streets of Tehran flow
justice will come one day
very slow
the revolution
has taken another victim
the enemy in spiritual clothes
truth justice equality
will overthrow
unrest begins to grow
obama sits comfortably
in the white house
the entire eunuch world
in silence watch this mega show
twitter and facebook
bringing Iran in to your house
to douse the flames as they glow
a god who must not take sides
to what is happening down below

The Black Race

The Black Race, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

hands tied behind the back
this race was born
on a white rose
a black bleeding thorn
obama the black messiah
their woes haven't gone
a karmic catastrophe
as whites reborn
the black hope of Africa
searching for a new dawn


Inspired by pictures of Linda Schaefer

Freedom With Broken Wings

Freedom With Broken Wings, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

image courtesy
www.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2009/06/19/n_mw_iran_06...

lying trampled by boots
freedom with broken wings
on the street as the baton swings
a sad funereal song sings
spiritual leaders modern kings
to the masses no happiness brings
out of the door a mandate flings
yes its happening in Iran
but to man all over the world
it hurts and stings
from the blood flowing
into the gutters
a new hope springs
freedom from dictatorship
above all things
for whom the bells toll
a sadness rings
Little David
hitting Goliath
with 5 stones in a sling

Subtlety Thy Name Is Linda

Subtlety Thy Name Is Linda, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Subtlety Thy Name Is Linda

subtlety thy name is linda

your pictures are compositions of human journey,,freezing time and space ..beyond caste community color and race ..god embedded as blood sinew muscle in every face ..yet in temples churches mosques synagogues his reflection chase ...clinging to claustrophobic religiosity
that they embrace ..killing each other in the name of god a spiritual disgrace ..gifted with wisdom knowledge love yet enslaving another mans space ..a single life on earth a total waste.

to linda schaefer a predestined meeting on planet called flickr..

www.flickr.com/people/schaeferphotos/