Lost Paradise

Lost Paradise, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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I saw her
I bent down
level
to level
with her eye
I could
see tears
as they
began
to flow
like a stream
running by
her pain
her sighs
her silent cries
within her
hijab
was
motherhood
a lost paradise
from the shame
of living
a Muslim
beggar
woman
in a painful
morbid disguise
hope
searching for
quietude
on the streets
where
she lies



an attempt at photography dedicated to glenn losack..

Come Back

Come Back, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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health
happiness
love fulfillment
are elusive dreams
what i want
always belongs
to someone else
my poets soul
screams
what is
is not
what it
seems
a house
windowless
doorless
held by
broken
beams
her love
a mirage
part
of my
photo stream
a bond
i can
never redeem
eyes open shut
shut open
my world
a surrealistic
daydream

A Dead Poet Reveals

A Dead Poet Reveals, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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the dead
eyes
open never sleep
secrets that
they keep
connected
to internet wires
the soul
was willing
the flesh weeps
as soon as
darkness
on the mound
of my grave
over leaps
kissing
the hemline of
her thoughts
touching
me very deep
my poetic
inspiration
transitional
but surely
not for keeps
through her
i am awake
i am asleep
in the land
of the pharaohs
speechless
my listless
lassitude
she sweeps
my crumpled
dreams
on a garbage heap

Jackie Dada and The Barefeet Blogger of Mumbai

Jackie Dada and The Barefeet Blogger of Mumbai, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Aditya Raj Kapoor Hits The Bollywood Trail

Aditya Raj Kapoor Hits The Bollywood Trail, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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Aditya Raj Kapoor is the enigmatic charmer son of veteran actor Shammi Kapoor , an internet buff and a pioneer, one of the branches of late Prithvi Raj Kapoors khandaan.

I have met Aditya many a times in the past at Minerva House when I came there to meet Mr Umesh Mehra .

Of late Aditya and I became friends on Facebook.

He invited me to the audio launch of his debut film Mumbai 118..at the Renaissance Club this evening , I attended this jam packed party , and shot pictures too..I met a lot of old filmy friends , old contacts and the inimitable Jackie Shroff too..

Jackieda and I go back to Teen Batti days,,,we are old friends and share some great memories and even the Hero look was done by me at my old work place.

I rushed back without savoring the buffet dinner ..and I had no time to wish and thank Aditya Raj Kapoor..

I wish him all success through my blog..I salute his father Shammi Kapoor Saab too , whose hardcore fan I am till date..

The Fall Of Man From Grace

The Fall Of Man From Grace, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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It is a coincidence but this is my 124000 blog post at Flickr without your love your encouragement I would have never reached this far in about 32 months or so.

I shot this picture and it has haunted me no end , this is all my pictures rolled in one..this is pain, this is what burns my soul..

Maha Kamel
you set fire to our souls Firoze...

Yes Maha this is fire and I dedicate this to you , I dont know you, but yes I know you too are a poet and you inspire me with your kindness with your deep understanding of life and human pain.. should suffice.

I am writing this in a hurry I have to rush for work..


we boast
of the human race
with our wealth
our useless
knowledge
our diabolical power
the tranquility
of nature
our surroundings
we deface
what is not ours
we chase
we must possess it
in any case
we are human
but bastards
on the surface
everywhere
we leave a
hateful trace
our soul
a weapon of
destruction
is our base

the fall of man
from grace
he burns
i burn
no peace
no rest
no solace
i was totally
left
in a maze
an open gutter
mans ancestry
a womb
or any
other place

A Street Photographer Lying Dead on the Street

A Street Photographer Lying Dead on the Street, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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fucked forever
shot by me
man lying
on a tomb
made of concrete
the living dead
even death
takes a detour
when they meet
fucked forever
in dust and heat
the living dead
empty stomach
no food to eat
empty dreams
empty hopes
dead meat
pictures of pain
from a beggar
who shoots beggars
barefeet
the living dead
a file that
wont ever delete
even time
shits on
their face
in defeat
please note
these kind
of morbid
pictures
wont be shot
by the pompous
pedantic
salon photographers
camera club
aesthete
or the over rated
critic
i raucously
entreat
no contest judge
will approve
such pictures
such is conceit
on their pristine wall
of fame landscapes
macro shots chubby kids
holi festivals sand dunes
can only compete
fuck such photography
artificial full of deceit
my thoughts
i piddle and excrete
a street photographer
lying face up
dead on the street



to the furious photographer