Poem by Ishfaq Baba, and its analysis

Poet: Ishfaq Baba
Analysis by: Tariq Ahmad Malik

Poem

Lonely journey for long wait.
Dazzing tube light and my long stare.

Jerking and clinking the scary horn
The fear of spotless destination and my indomitable travel.

My isolated gasping over a lonely bench
But her calm voice of appreciation and care is worthy the thousand loves.

Words no more define you for me
Feelings no more justify my passion for you

I'm growing with you to live the best
Haven't this God's mercy to me.
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By Ishfaq Baba

Analysis:
By: Tariq Ahmad Malik

The poet visualises "wait" as a vast desert which he travels all alone. Being aloof in the wilderness of the desert fills his mind with the clouds of fear,  and he sees frightful horns of some black monister looming before his eyes . These horns make continuous jerks and produce haunting noises.

The poet, determined to go across the desert of wait, finds his destination clueless. He finds late a bench lying as lonely as the poet himself, and sits on it  for a while . Here he realises that love invariably means to toil hard for winning the heart of the companion. He realises that his companion certainly deserves much more than these hardships brone by the poet. He believes that some calm voice . Is hovering over  and appreciating him. His inner voice bespeaks saying "his companions is worthy the thousand loves". All this helps the poet  enjoy the journey in the hope that it will be rewarded when he reaches the destination.

The pattern of the poem demands that the poem be read  line by line. The poem touches the centuries old 'subject' but the poet has tried to give it a novel treatment. The poem has, definitely, its organic unity intact. The diction is simple and poetic. The reader extracts pleasure in the first instance and wisdom towards the end.

Complements for the poet
Tariq Ahmad Tariq