Achilles

Dr Urooj Zahra 1988 (Lahore)



Hot  desert tried scorch youth this beautiful..
Cold mountains tried freeze the hope..

All in vain ,all in despair, for warriors dont fall..
blade of despondency cant sever the strong rope..


A young heart had its own cloud raining..
A lightening of valour; perseverense a treasure ..

Your face said life is to be lived my dear..
Your eyes sang hymn of perseverance ,its pleasure.

Homer could have written you in the great Iliad..
A prodigious reserve of patience prevails in thy sky..

You smile and flowers bloom in the garden of mirth..
Hearts sink each time this nightingale did cry..

Your  words glow bright in melody,even in the quiet..
In hiding far from your light is darkness in inpatience.

When I come to your mortal sea for courage..
I get it in plenty from your kind patience..

  My ordinary eyes saw your jewel of a heart on machine; was glorious ...
I saw a phoenix rising from ashes each time it shouted life to hail..

Im blessed for I came to see you, to talk and to care..
Dazzling star for talent ,bright sun for power,lovely moon for peace you are..dear Achilles.

About this poem

Im a doctor.I work in an ICU. We have a patient with stage 4 ca esophagus..he has struggled alot...just 24 years old, a poet and a student. I wrote this poem for him..in honour of his perseverance and strength..I call him Achilles because his valour.

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Written on June 19, 2022

Submitted by druroojzahra100 on June 19, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XA XA XB XB XC XC XD XD DX XD
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,090
Words 223
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

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  • Dougla$Irishman
    Thankyou for that very powerful poem about real life. ! Cancer, a very terrible ordeal for people going through it. That poem gives us hope !
    LikeReply 11 year ago

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