Clutching at straws
Clutching at straws
Till I make a haystack
Sit atop to stay a float
As it begins to seep in water
Begins to sink I start afresh
Clutching at straws
Is what life is about
Seasons of lush joys abound
Autumn winds blows, scatter the moment
In hibernation I go to renew my iman
To rid me of rancour, envy and anger
Till peace is infused, seeped through the skin
Drenched to my soul
I emerge again for seasons afresh
Clutching at straws and deeds to match
When the haystack sinks
I pray my deeds will carry me through
While the straw sinks, deserts me
May the deeds sent to heaven amass
In the cycle of life the rope of Allah
I always clutch
© Najma Ansari
27 September 2009
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