Barren Lands

Maybe it changes your view of looking at these barren lands. Barren lands are just barren - no happiness, no sadness; no love, no hate.

There have lived no callused hands

which work on empty lands.

No sunshine of happiness they have seen.

No rainfall of tears there has been.

No seeds of belief sown,

No feeds of trust grown.

No fruit of faith harvested,

No stranger ever been guested.

Festival is an unknown word.

Peace is the name of no bird.

An unfamiliar personality God is.

'ts neither the fault of her or his.

Death is as alien as life is.

Plain water, no fizz.

Sense, no one knows,

Goal, something surrounded by foes.

Loneliness is so well known.

Suspicion is a daily moan /  Sows of nostalgia, never grown.

Thinking has no meaning at all.

No mountains off which you could fall.

"Nothing" makes you worry for everything.

"Mistake" is the something, better than nothing.

Faith has been abolished from here.

Noise of recitation no one can hear.

Pain and agony are worth a sneer.

Terror is funny while unity is fear.

Morning, no chirping birds.

Night, no bloody swords.

Reviews

[O'Drama]

Loved the flow that this poem has. Soulful, is a word that comes to my mind when I try to review it. One of the nicest poems that I have seen today. Keep up the good work.

"Suspicion is a daily moan/Sows of nostalgia never grown" - That's my favourite line. These sentences reflect the current state of the world we live in, a world lacking trust and emotions for our own kind, which makes us inferior to some of the animals.

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thank you. :)

[KAOlmsted]

Very thought-provoking piece. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thank you and anytime, :)

[Frieda P]

Barren is nothingness, no black no white...emotionless and stagnant. A reminder there is no pleasure without pain. Nice write.

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thank you Frieda. :)

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people living for today

Those words of Lennon ring in my head now after reading this... what would this world be like without good and bad... if everything was in the grey... no appreciation for life for one... great poem, really makes you think.

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Exactly. Thank you. :)

[O'Drama]

Loved the flow that this poem has. Soulful, is a word that comes to my mind when I try to review it. One of the nicest poems that I have seen today. Keep up the good work.

"Suspicion is a daily moan/Sows of nostalgia never grown" - That's my favourite line. These sentences reflect the current state of the world we live in, a world lacking trust and emotions for our own kind, which makes us inferior to some of the animals.

[quinfinn]

an enlighteneing concept of worlds foreign to many of us, truthful, unembellished and evocative of many emotions...well written and uniquely presented. kudos!

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thank you. :)

[quinfinn]

welcome

[Asya]

I could almost feel a shadow of numbness and gloom hover over me while I read this. Very well written and descriptive. I love how you high lighted certain thought provoking words. A great poem!

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thank you. :)

[Jack...]

Very nicely penned here my friend, keep it up.

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thank you, Jack. :)

[Carolann Dowsett]

Wow this is very interesting and thought provoking. Beautifully written.

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thank you. :)

[Carolann Dowsett]

Welcome :)

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

wonderful rhyming and thoughts. Well done

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thank you. :)