Neelum Valley
Days it took
Down slopes, goat-tracks, gullies.
Of resting
Under autumn sky, leafless trees, by boulders.
Days with no food.
Water only from the mountain springs.
For days
I carried her
On my hands like an offering
With others bearing their wounded
Bruised, scarred, broken limbs
On string cots, cotton-sheet stretchers.
The village collapsed on itself
Like steam puffed chapatti on the griddle.
My aunt's shawl bright
With flowers of summer pastures
Was dust-soiled, torn like her.
We buried the dead.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 485 |
Words | 81 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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