Five Micropoems by Tasneem Hossain

Life 

The sun shines, sets again; 

Rainbow disappears, reappears again;

Sorrows come with mighty blows,

Giving way to happiness aglow;

Life is a blend of sorrows and pain;

Love and laughter you will regain.

Nothing in this world will forever remain.

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Stay Bold 

Behold her beauty-

Butterflies can't resist.

Bright and brilliant-

Beauty at its best.

Stay bold and blissful 

My beautiful babe!

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Phoenix Rises

Seeds, buds, petals

Flowers bloom on trees

Phoenix rises!

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Rippling 

Stars in sky-

Lovers kiss on tumbling boat 

Rippling sea waves!

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The Show Goes on 

I sit blindfolded, as I see:

Puppets dance on whims of masters.

Hooded monkeys jump to catch the ball;

Masquerading ladies sip tea, lavishly, indoors.

Gossip and bicker fake eyelashes curl.

The drummer beats the drum;

The rat steals from indoors.

I sit blindfolded

the show goes on...!

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© Tasneem Hossain

Dhaka, Bangladesh

cec.tasneem@gmail.com

Tasneem Hossain is a multi-lingual poet from Bangladesh. She writes in English, Urdu and Bengali. She is also a fiction and op-ed writer, translator and trainer. She has published three poetry books: The Pearl Necklace, Floating Feathers and Grass in Green (published inUSA) and a book of articles:Split and Splice. Four more books are underway. Apart from her four authored books, more than 70 of her literary writings have been published in different magazines and dailies in the USA, Canada, UK, Singapore, China, Greece and Bangladesh. As an op-ed writer, she has written about 65+ op-eds in a span of 2.5 years. She runs a project named Life in lyrics, which is a literary network with no borders. As a trainer, she has imparted training to more than 26,000 staff of different organisations. She also worked as newscaster, commentary reader, interviewer and radio presenter in radio Bangladesh for 10 years. She completed her Masters in English Language and Literature from Dhaka University and has been a faculty in CUET, Bangladesh. She resides both in Bangladesh and Canada.