Saturday, November 5, 2011
Our House Is a Garden Where Girls Grow
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photography
runs in their blood
marziya nerjis zaira
all three in a row
pictures poems
together will flow
3 camera bodies
one camera vision
all aglow
dr glenn losack md
their guru and hero
following him
wherever he goes
with their malang
grandfather firoze
shooting beggars
hijras and weirdos
as pictorial prose
shooting moharam
kama zani zanjir zani
men in bleeding clothes
they will shoot slums
ghettos pain sorrow
human woes
a dream within
a dream
i saw
i froze
dedicated to a guru dr glenn losack md
Grandpa Where Were You ? Zaira Saif Shakir 21 Day Old
Grandpa Where Were You ? Zaira Saif Shakir 21 Day Old, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
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I met my son Saifs daughter Zaira the day she was born at Masina Hospital Byculla , after that I never saw her as she was her maternal grand parents house.
But for last few days I have been dreaming of her and there seemed to be a urge to see her but I was caught up in work , however I decided that come what may I will go and see her and I did almost after 20 days, and she had seen me once with her eyes closed the day she came into our family and now with her eyes open she recognized her Malang grandfather .,.
Zaira Saif Shakir is in a tricky situation , her name is not yet truly decided , her mothers want to call her by some other name her aunt Samiya wants to call her Samarrah.. but I told my son Saif to call her Fatima Zaira .
The Princess of the East..
grand daughter
of a dam madar malang
a poet not a priest
holistically healing blogs
with the birth of Fatima Zaira
our wealth increased
Friday, November 4, 2011
Why Jesus Came To India
jesus
was sick and tired
of the western way
so he traveled
through the himalayas
through the ganges
made his home
here to stay
he liked india
the indian ethos
in every way
the people here
hospitable
charitable
kind human
tolerant
not astray
jesus in
india
is not
the jesus
hung as statue
in a church
they say
he is on the streets
barefeet
giving succor
to people
heals
makes them ok
jesus is a spirit
of humanity
in india
beyond
caste
color or creed
to whichever
god you may pray
here in my
picture
jesus is talking
to the common man
no he is not sachin tichkule
listening to his pain
as they pass his way
jesus loves children
but not in the same way
by cassocked men
in a lustful way
destroying his name
his preachings
his mission
on a rock
he built
on hope
rough winds
have blown away
jesus is mother theresa
who passed away
jesus is a helping hand
at the end of the day
jesus is love
brotherhood
qualities
you
yourself
have to find
to find
his way
perhaps
tomorrow
if not today
Its Better To Be Human Than To Be Divine
Its Better To Be Human Than To Be Divine
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we can be good
we can be rich
we can be kind
we can be charitable
hospitable divine
but it is all water
over a ducks ass
if we cant be human
we lose peace of mind
humility
the soul of mankind
god given eyes
but to pain
of others we are blind
we show we help
others pretentious
ostentatious
a thought
that slips our mind
so god created
salman khan
with human flaws
within his soul
the love
of humanity
he defined
BE HUMAN
embossed
underlined
salman told
the blind beggar
you lead
I follow
from behind
our paths
through
our collective
strength
combined
To
Salman Khan
in gratitude and humility
ps
All the pictures of Salman Khan I shot from posters at Mr Boney Kapoors office , when I went to see Mr Vinod Talwar my dear friend..
I pay salute to the original photographer who shot this I have merely reproduced the original and tweaked it with a poetic thought.
I am a Defunct Poet Of Mumbai
born each morning
on the internet
at the stroke
of midnight
i die
the defunct poet
of mumbai
cobbled up
words
stitched
repaired
boot polished
i wont deny
the cobbler
poet of mumbai
the same words
over and over again
in the same oil
i fry
a cooked up poem
a burnt out passion
to the masses
i supply
i am a caterer
poet of mumbai
the same thread
of words
the same weft
warp of a fabric
as a poem
i restitch
repair
color and dye
i am a tailor
made poet
of mumbai
whether
posterity
will read me
ignore me
its their prerogative
their choice
but in the tear
of a beggar
through 'a picture
i carried
their voice
i gave dignity
to the hijra
from bad to verse
i had
no choice
through a picture
of their angst
i showed
you the world
of the lady boys
poetic pathos
agony anguish
hobsons choice
The Hijab A Dress Code Overblown
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Randy Der so much bullshit about a womens choice of clothing...its more fear mongering from the west to the east..
as a liberal modern day living muslim
i feel the hijab a dress code overblown
the muslim woman wears the hijab
its the western world that takes offense
loves to groan and moan
perhaps they are scared it might
become a fashion statement
their women would love to own
fully covered from head to toe
within the silhouette of the hijab
a woman not alone this
could be the only reason
why they want to criminalize it
burn it ban it bury it
beneath a tombstone
the hijab a fury of their
fear psychosis hits
them like a cyclone
bad governance
economic problems
unemployment
on the back burner
its the hijab
for their own sins
they want it to atone
the hijab the only garment
they are far too scared to clone
the hijab the muslim womans
safety zone spiritual enlightenment
not willing to be dethroned
the hijab beyond the danger zone
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Shah-e-Mardan Sher-e-Yazdan Quwat-e-Parwardigar Lafata Ila Ali La Saif Ila Zulfiqar , originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1 ....
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Dargah of Hazrat Syed Ali Mira Datar Unava Gujrat , a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr. HAZRAT SYED ALI MIRA DATAR'S G...
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Phir Saal bhar ke baad Gam-e- Shah Ayega, Zinda jo Rahega wohi ye Gam Manayega , originally uploaded by firoze shakir pho...
