Nerjis Street Photographer shot by Fredy Shakir

Nerjis Street Photographer shot by Fredy Shakir, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

Fredy is my brother Firdaus , who will soon be relocating to Birmingham, where his wife Shivani son Sean alias Shayan are settled ..he was at my place to wish me the very best for my entering the silent sixties..yesterday was my birthday.. I stayed at home,because of Moharam mourning,,,

My grandkids were enjoying the bouquets of flowers sent to me by Mr Danny Denzongpa , his wife Mrs Gawa has never once missed sending me a bouquet so many years now ..thank you Ringhzing and Prema Denzongpa.


Nerjis here looks like my kid sister Rehana in her younger days ..I think..but Nerjis prefers talking to the fishes in the aquarium.. she takes a small stool sits and chats with the three flowerhorns telling them her complaints.. mostly against Zinnia who beats her from time to time but they become friends soon enough,, Marziya is busy climbing the walls in our house ...so though it is Marziyas fish tanks, the fishes belong to Nerjis and I just sent a message to Ms Dimple Kapadia fishing her all the best for the release of her new film on Friday.

And my sister Farzana my brother Zaheer wished me too..I was very tired by late evening some urgent work and hit the sack early..

Thank you Meld and Sarah... The Aam Admi Party has put the fear of God in our own ruling parties too..and though I am apolitical but change affects us all.. one thing the Aam Admi Party is the best Mango taste of this this season.. and more sincere cogent honest than any so called cobbled up Third Front.. and if there are elections in Uttar Pradesh the Broom will wipe out the miseries of the riot stricken people and give more hope and light ..

This is my estimation as a novice and as a beggar poet , I have a great equation with the Mumbai Aam Admi Party honcho Mr Mayank Gandhi having shot their Victory Marches and Rallies during the Lokpal Anna Hazare Movement..

Mumbai needs change too...the public needs change too.. change is the law of nature ..and a call to move ahead but it should be positive and healthy to all concerned ..unlike the changes that are going to be enforced on us at Flickr.com...the Black Flickr day was the only means to make the other side here us out, it was not a rebellious calling , just a democratic way of being heard .. even walls have ears thy say.. so lets wait and see .. thank you Anuj Nair .. for being the Arvind Kejriwal of our time at Flickr .. we all love Flickr ...we also love those who who are not part of the Black Flickr day.. we are one through our love of pictures and the camera the greatest instrument of peace on this world.. and yes we love Thomas Hawk and his friends too.. he has his point of view .. and what is life without diverse points of view for collective good.. and yes I use Flickr as the source of ll my blogs .. they become pictures only if you read them them as pictures I see them as Blogs per se ..

Its been a month since I shut my shop at Facebook , I miss all my Facebook friends even those who reported my bleeding pictures .. but I am happy here .. and at Twitter the extension of my poetic angst and the beggary of my prostituted blogs ..

From Mrs Ablah From Syria To You

From Mrs Ablah From Syria To You, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

asif_usman1@voila.fr

Dearest Friend,

Accept my apology if this mail in any way offends you. However, please
give attention to it if it interests your person.

I am Mrs. Ablah Usman a Canadian with Lebanese origin. I am a widow, as I
lost my husband in the Libya conflict years ago. I and my late husband
works for United Nations Aid group and that was where he was killed while
helping the war affected people in the country of Libya.

Presently I am in Syria precisely in Damascus. It happened that few months
back, we intercepted a group of rebel soldiers carrying some luggage’s
which we thought were arms, and on getting closer to them with the help of
the military support, they flew away and left those luggage’s.

We took the luggage’s to our office in Damascus, and when we opened them
we discovered arms in some of them while, one out of the luggage’s contain
huge some of money worth $10,200,000.00 (Ten Million Two Hundred Thousand
US Dollars Only)

We tried to contact that group but, all our effort was fruitless. However
among those people with me when we intercepted the funds, have been killed
recently by bombs, and very soon my mission here will come to an end.

However, my contact to you is for you to act as the owner of the luggage
to enable UN diplomatic delivery agent bring the luggage to your country
through the underground work which I have done already.

As the head of my department, I am the only one aware of the fund for now,
and from the way the fund is packed, no one will ever dictate the true
content without been told, so if you have accepted to receive the funds in
your country in cash through diplomatic means, please get back to me for
more details. It is going to be a risk free transaction if only you will
adhere to my instruction because; the matter is under my care.

Please note that there will be no telephone calls because all telephone
conversations are been monitored here in the UN office. What will be your
percentage after you receive the fund? For more detailed information,
contact me through my private email address: mrs_ablah_usman@yahoo.com

Best regards,
Ms. Ablah Usman

@AAP Jaisa Koi Meri Bambai Mein Aaye To Baat Ban Jaaye, Haan Haan Baat Ban Jaaye

@AAP Jaisa Koi Meri Bambai Mein Aaye To Baat Ban Jaaye, Haan Haan Baat Ban Jaaye, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

The Protest of Peace .. Never Ends

The Protest of Peace .. Never Ends, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

with my friends
on flickr with
a black banner
i stood
we our one
big family
we may differ
in our views
our opinions
but we believe
in collective good
i love photography
as you all love it too
i taught my grand
children the magic
of taking pictures
touch on wood
today they shoot
hope jesus lord
ganesha ..beggars
hungry stomachs
without food
they give their
pocket money
to these beggars
not as charity
but as humanity
a glorious path
towards womanhood


dedicated to a good friend anuj nair.. we met pretty late in life ,,,through a black image ..

wo jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye

wo jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

ghame zindagi ke chaurahe pe hamne
chirage muhabbat jalaaye bujhaaye

He Said to Me ,,, Yeh Bar Dilli Main Gar Nayi Government Ayegi.. Meri Kismet Khul Jayegi..

He Said to Me ,,, Yeh Bar Dilli Main Gar Nayi Government Ayegi.. Meri Kismet Khul Jayegi.., a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

Rukegi Nahi Meri Dili ..

Rukegi Nahi Meri Dili .., a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

what was not
on the radar
makes a
thought
look silly
aam admi
legaye
sare ki sari
chicken chilly
hitting the head
the hand the heart
the vulnerable
under belly ..
moments of
despair as
one wicket fell
than another
wicket .fell
glued to the telly
irani chai brun
maska jelly