Aspirations and Fulfillment E-Book

Taimur Awan

• Herausgeber: BooxAi
• Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2024

Beschreibung

"Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words." - Edgar Allan Poe.

In 'Aspirations and Fulfilment,' Taimur Awan explores universal themes such as faith, love, and the divine beauty of nature. His poems offer a perspective on life's trials and triumphs.

Awan's words resonate widely, transcending barriers. 'Aspirations and Fulfilment' is a journey of self-discovery and enlightenment. Whether you're a lover of poetry or a seeker of wisdom, it's a treasure trove of insights and inspirations.

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Taimur Awan

Aspirations and Fulfilment

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ISBN: 978-965-578-615-6

ASPIRATIONS AND FULFILMENT

TAIMUR AWAN

CONTENTS

Preface

1. Aspirations and Fulfilment

2. Poets

3. Healing

4. A Single Star

5. Glimpses of God

6. Perfection Achieved

7. Unrequited Passion

8. On Falling in Love

9. Burn me Lord

10. A Tribute to Keats

11. On her Blindness

12. Obstacles to Victory in Life

13. Wreckage

14. Questers for God

15. An Elegy for my Cousin Saba

16. Lamentations of the Muse

17. On Mortality

18. On Worldly Life

19. A Love Song

20. Signs of God

21. Love Poems

22. Eros and Nature

23. Greek Goddess

24. Predestiny

25. On Contentment

26. On Pious Women

27. Our Secret Romance

28. On Lust

29. On True Love

30. On the Poet

31. Her Priceless Love

32. Thirst Satisfied

33. On the Purpose of Life

34. Mars vs Venus

35. Religious Poems

36. On Free Will

37. Faith’s Universal Beacon

38. Love and Lust

39. On Reading the Persian Poets

40. My Refuge

41. A Prayer

42. Her Beauty

43. On Maturity

44. On Marriage

45. My Desires into Reality

46. A Prayer for Excellence

47. On Solitude

48. On Falling in Love and Divine Beauty

49. On Faith

50. My Life Fulfilled

51. A Prayer for Light

52. Philosophical Musings

53. On Light

54. Secular Salvation

55. The Faithful Believer

56. My Salvation

57. On Perfection

58. On Life

59. Prayer 1

60. Prayer 2

61. On Despair

62. A Prayer for Improvement

63. Lyrical Poems

64. On Beauties

65. On the Nature of Life

66. Between Paradise or a Prison

67. Faith in God Alone

68. Your Beauty

69. Life and Art

70. On Emotional Pain

71. On Great Poets

72. The Jail

73. Perfection

74. Prayer from the Heart

75. Her Exit

76. A Tribute

77. Love is a Queen

78. Goddess of Beauty

79. On the Life of this World

80. On her Love

81. My Existence

82. The Comfort of Death

83. Weary Pilgrims

PREFACE

When an author or poet ventures into the vast field of literature his main enterprise is to define the human condition. My first collection of poems is the fruit of my studies in Greek and Islamic philosophy. I wish to define and clarify certain universal topics such as faith, falling in love, lust, and the divine beauty of the natural world and our connection with God. To connect with a wider audience, I have avoided Shakespearean and Miltonic diction and chosen simpler words. I am aware that this collection is not all inclusive in its scope and a second collection is on its way.

Best Wishes

Taimur Awan

London, 9 September. 2023

Aspirations and Fulfilment

Many consider worldly life

To be an episode of suffering,

A prison and jail,

We aspire to the skies,

For the fulfilment of our dreams aspirations,

And desires,

Yet like an eagles cut wings,

Are bound to the level sahara.

God, allow me entrance to the flowery meadows,

Vast expanses, and like a falcon soar,

Above all the summits of humanity,

Become an oasis to quench my thirst,

Be the fulfiller of all my desires.

Poets

Poets are beauticians, embellishers, and aestheticians,

Providing the regal banquets of philosophy, psychology, theology,

I am not addicted to life’s dark realities,

But the light, colour, and fragrance of existence,

A torch can kindle many candles,

Let my poetry be like a congregation of violets,

Spreading perfumes east and west,

Till I achieve laurels, crowns, and victories.

Healing

Dear God, remove pain and fire from my heart,

Heal the injuries of my heart, body, and mind,

Till I enjoy the endless fountains of happiness.

A single Star

Out of all the galaxies of beautiful women

I am in search of a solitary star

The light of my heart the jewel of my lifetime

Because a woman with a beautiful body

Pure heart and intellectual mind

Is a gift from God and will be the princess of my mortality.

Glimpses of God

Divine and alien sunsets,

That rest on the mirror of calm oceans,

Their rays filling the horizon with rays of beauty,

Are a glimpse of god.

Perfection Achieved

We must fall many times before we learn to walk endlessly,

We must sin countless times before we achieve the summit of piety,

Hearts polished like gold, syllables and actions of righteousness,

With fortified and lifelong faith in God,

when the light of the universe shines upon our hearts,

Like a lamp kindled by a flame that burns for a lifetime,

Till pain, fire, and lust is removed from our lives forever.