Friar Tuck One Up On You

Friar Tuck One Up On You, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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hey mate
i am one up on you
buzznet blues
that came to flickr
but not as a refugee refuse
i had to choose
to be close to the
woolongong mafia
as we cruise
through pictures poems
karma dharma as we fuse
comments favorites
some hits and views
no curry bashing
we are human first
of differentiating hues
living together
nothing else to lose

This is my tribute to my three Woolongong friends I have known for 5 years , hate never touched us ever , because of these three musketeers I found a lot of peace love and harmony..they have always been there when I was down.. I wish them well..
I did fight with Friar once we patched up.. it was a poets quarrel.. he is a better poet than me and a better photographer too/..

I AM NOT A POET

I AM NOT A POET, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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I have never considered myself a poet. Therefore, I am not a rival of anyone, and I do not consider anybody my rival
Allama Mohammad Iqbal

I shoot pictures
pedestrian poetry of pain
searching for godliness
hidden in a grain
the beggar the hijra
the rafaee the hindu
the shia the maryamma devotee
the naga sadhu the christian the sufi
all bound by a single chain
blood sweat and tears
part of a single domain
touching the human soul
without borders or frontiers
like a drop of rain
flowing into gutters
like filth in a drain
the heart the silent hunter
accursed the thinking brain
morning to night
a litany of a complain
religiosity of hate
for the neighbor
is what the human
mind ordains
without hate
the fleshy soul wont sustain
puppets on a string
born to entertain
to save us from ourselves
sane and insane
god sent rishi munis saints
mahatmas pirs
our selfishness contain
in the dust of the earth
only dust to retain
our ego our wealth
our bonds
we leave behind
beyond the fast
moving lane


I AM NOT A POET
just a humble servant
of a Mother and her son Hussain
born as a Shia
human I shall remain
Hussain is Humanity
a single refrain

Firoze Shakir -Photographerno1 Google Profile

Firoze Shakir -Photographerno1 Google Profile, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

I feel the winds as they blow
the golden sunset glow
like a little paper boat
into the waters of an ocean
I flow
my destiny
not yet ready to kiss
dollar littered American shores
I am happy shooting hija beggars
eunuch kids and hijra whores
my karma my dharma
my bare feet
my diabetic sores
my camera like vision
to a deaf and dumb god
above implores
when it rains it really pours
man two legged animal
crawling on all fours
open windows of my mind
my future stares at me a shut door
a whimper held to this leopards roar
a chant of my faith
blood sweat tears and gore



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Arti Shri Google Maharaj - Ultimate God of the Cybernet

Arti Shri Google Maharaj - Ultimate God of the Cybernet, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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poem written by me

we the devotees
perform arti
of shri google maharaj
of the cybernet
who keeps us connected
to all our friends
on the internet
facebook flickr
a twittering heart you bet
spammers love him
all gmail filters they detest
says the fraudster from
Burkina Faso
Yahooo Lottery Org
this is the best God
we have met
the hackers this sublime god
will never forget
Shr Google Maharaj
bookies pray to him
before and after the cricket test
politicians love him too
so much wealth in their net
the chinese get upset
each time a peace loving man
says Boycott China Free Tibet
allah ho akbar .net
a shia hating website
that insults the message
from the minaret
so much hate hidden
in its silhouette
thank you
Shri Google Maharaj
though Yahoo and Microsoft
the other two minor gods
making thundering love
under the coverlet
heaving hearts and sweat
its you our mai baap
to whom we are in debt
You Telecom my server
when it crashes and goes dead
page cannot be displayed
a message I regret
the refund on my modem deposit
after two years I have yet to get
Shri Google Maharaj
a god the best of the very best

BING HAPPY -MICROSOFT YAHOO PRENUPTIAL PACT

BING HAPPY -MICROSOFT YAHOO PRENUPTIAL PACT, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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a temporary marriage
for 10 years
dont overreact
microsoft and yahoo
sign a pre nuptial pact
trying to screw google
in the bargain
with chutzpah and tact
a drama
a thriller
on the soul
of the internet enact
front page news
on times of india
as a matter of fact
BING happy is what matters
a code they cracked
with firecrackers
what impact
mother of all news
power punch packed

Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

a shia blogger
fire and ice
fighting misfortune
with a loaded dice
pain misery sorrow
bitter and nice
cry beloved Karbala
our spiritual paradise
in black clothes
blood sweat tears
our soul cries
he gave his head
he paid a price
to save Islam
from a Yazidi scourge
a Yazidi vice
an accursed Caliph
son of a Satan in disguise
beneath our feet
accursed Yazidiyat lies
doing Tandav
on the soul of Shimr
to be precise
our head like
a bleeding water melon
that we slice
Moharam
a Protest against Terrorism
to be concise
Hussain is Humanity
our worldly advise
a warning device
words within words
should suffice


inspired by Jane Abao - a journalist and a very dear friend..

Angel Of Peace

Angel Of Peace, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

angel of peace
a race called politicians
this world fleece
a warlord called satan
they love to please
through religion
through color
though gender
hate they increase
divide and rule
they play military police
slaves to their agenda
only death gives us release
aiding them in the matrix of evil
they have in their
accursed battalion
rogue and rabid priests
in a politicians world
man is just a means
for their aggrandizement
and caprice
the unborn child
with more misfortune
they love to tease
a nuclear threat
to human existence
do you think
it will ever cease?