The Poem: Kashmir

Our spring yields blood; the Chinars shed tears. They battle our agonies in the deserted lanes.

Even the moon poisions our veins in the night; The morning birds sing this painful story;when last did i cry.

( Bisma Parveez )

As the tears dried up, blood rivered my eyes.

O' the civilized world, I wonder how blind can you be: when last did I cry?

( Reshi Wasiq )

Come, let us all leave our graves, live a while, and then die.

Our snow still melts the sun, moon weeps in the dark lake, yet to be free: when last did I cry.

( Madhumita )

Through her eyes of innocence, I cried at the death of two lovers.

I throbbed out my heart screaming profanely: when last did I cry.

( Jigar Majid Bhat )

Warm expanse of sky, raining silence on me, when last did I cry?

My last breath I breathe, in the hands of the enemy, when last did I cry?

( Zeenath Jahaan )

Honouring my faith like Ibrahim, I sent my son for a sacrifice.

I hear the dirges sung for my Ismail. They all ask me: when last did I cry?

( Nissa )

I lost all I earned; not a safe bet I played with my destiny.

Peace, an unaffordable commodity, is sold so pricey: when last did I cry.

( Samir )

With trembling hands, an old mother dusts off the picture of her lost son.

"That's one more autumn, blurred by tears inflammatory" When last did I cry.

( Krish )

Tonight I touched her healing eyes and I asked to myself: when last did I cry?

Days dissolved into nights without her sight;without her glee:when last did I cry?

( Miran Gulzar )

As the young child shoulders the coffin of his father,

women peep through the windows to glimpse their hero's cavalry. When last did I cry.

( Miran Gulzar )