The Poem: Kashmir

Tangled in the barbed wire, since times immemorial.

In search of solace, in this war-torn territory. When last did I cry?

( Tawqeer Nasir )

O' martyrs of my land, the spring shall soon arrive, the flowers bloom.

Every night, my dreams whisper to me: When last did I cry.

( M Hussain )

I wait for the morning when the air I breath is free.

Dawn of freedom, come soon we wait eagerly: when last did I cry.

( Suhail Sultan )

Jhelum has washed the time yet to come.

My past and present are asking earnestly,"When last did I cry".

( Aritra Chakrabarty )

The marriage bells were replaced by mourning cries.

She lost her son on the wedding day. My heart kept asking me,"When did I last cry?"

( Shruti Sharma )

The apples colored in blood, the tulips drenched in tears, the saffron smelling of smoke.

These deaths, this pain, this mad spree: when last did I cry?

( Ritu Poddar )

With a bruised body but a firm heart I defy. Inflict some more pain, but I won't cry.

As the smoke rises high in sky, you can't find me; When last did I cry?

( Jahangeer Khan )

The diminishing smiles of those innocent faces, the empty swing in park and the lifeless chinars.

Everythng is so dull and gloomy without him. Where did he go without me: when last did I cry.

( Syed Aaira )

The blood and the sweat of my brothers adding a fragrance to the air.

The early morning breeze brushes my face, whispers silently, when last did I cry?

( Syed Aaira )

It was a beginning of the new Karbala.

A fresh tear drop with its own story follows to see, when last did I cry.

( Shoiab Tariq )