Poems by Shafakat Aziz Hazam

 

Shafkat Aziz Hajam, born on 15th September 1985 , is a poet, reviewer and co-author from India kashmir, District: Kupwara, Tehsil :Handwara, village :Kargama. He is the author of two value based children's poetry ( rhyme books) titled as "The cuckoo’s voice" and "The canary’s voice " .He has also authored one adults' poetry book titled as "The Unknown Wounded Heart " and has written more than 100 funny limericks ( five versed poems ) for children. His poems have appeared in local news papers like Headlines Today and Kashmir Reader and in international literary anthologies, magazines and journals like Inner Child Press International anthology USA , AZAHAR anthology , Spain , SAARC anthology, Litlight literary magazine, Pakistan , Wheel song anthology UK, Prodigy, digital literary magazine USA, PLOTS CREATIVES online literary magazine, USA and translated works in other anthology in Argentina and Lebanon. His has remained a poetry contest winner of the month in the USA . He has reviewed many poetry books of renowned English writers.He has received many certificates of appreciation for participating in many foreign poetry contests .He has been interviewed on podcast by Maxwanette , chief in editor of the PLOTS CREATIVES online literary magazine, from Kismee , Florida, USA and by a Poetess Noreen Ann Synder , USA and has been selected for poetry recitation on UDAN TV , Bangladesh and interviewed by Chinar Radio 90.4 FM kashmir, District Baramullah , Sopore. Currently he is working as a private school English language teacher in a school namely Hill Park International Secondary school located in his native town Handwara. His poems are being published by The Global Nation news paper Bangladesh. He is expected to be a future popular poet at national and international level.

 

 

POEM - STEP MOTHER Shafkat Aziz Hajam

 

She is ruthless ‘ n cold hearted woman

For the progeny who’s not hers.

She is unmoved by her step child’s tears.

Her words are not soothing but vexing for the child.

She keeps on repeating them until he goes wild.

Her gaze at him , has no affection in it but abhorrence.

She tries to beset him whenever she gets a chance.

She is not moved by his hunger, thirst or any other pain.

However hard he cries before her but in vain.

She feeds and comforts him at her own will

Only when she feels that she has tortured him well.

She abets her children against him.

He is thrown out of his home though he’s a gem.

Oh , for him, his home turns into hell.

How he is troubled there, is a long and painful story to tell.

Until he grows old, in vain, he waits for good days patiently.

In the end , he is forced to end his life by the ignorant

And unsympathetic People’s taunting

Oh, how mercilessly !

POEM - I AM NOT BARREN Shafkat Aziz Hajam

 

I am not barren .

My fecundity has not dwindled yet.

Enough as before to bringforth blossoms of all sorts

 and I do .

Alas ! Frequent invasions of atrocious autumn

Debilitates their potency to bloom in full

To show my greatness in their daintiness and redolence

That would once captivate aves from overseas

To warble in praise of my nature.

O God ! Free me from this brutish autumn,

Can’t endure it any more .

To glitter with my flair

Let clement spring reign over me