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Rhyme and Reason

103 articles

A Purposeful Life

If without purpose we live Control to the devil we give Discover our talent we must Lest it rots and becomes rust Reflect we must on our innerself And on Socrates' ‘know thyself’ To young ones teach t...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemSeptember 20191 min

Generosity

Let’s be generous to others O sisters mine and brothers Generous let’s be in praise And gracious in our ways Let’s generously forgive And stinginess outlive Generously accept mistakes Yes! for whateve...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemJuly 20191 min

To Young Adults

May your faith forever grow And courage you always show Rise my dears and show the way To those who have gone astray Remember Socrates’ ‘know thyself’ And think of others before yourself For your coun...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemApril 20191 min

Spiritual Advancement

Purity starts with the eye Bidding lowly lust good bye Over indulgence is checked If soul with purity is decked Follow what the heart says Good conduct always pays How we behave in strife Is one tough...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemApril 20191 min

Honesty

When darkness looms everywhere When tyranny does cause a scare When life and honour are at stake When worries do keep us awake When truth becomes an alien thing When every rogue becomes a king Pledge...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemJanuary 20191 min

The Good Human

Never be scared of fear Never lose hope my dear Never think generosity Will lead you to poverty Never let jealousy Become your legacy Never chide the weak Nor suppress the meek And if you can deliver...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemOctober 20181 min

Let us Live for Others!

Let us then live for others O sisters mine and brothers Their pain let us appease Stress from them release A smile at times is enough For the weary sailing rough Let us save coins and change And help...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemApril 20181 min

Humanity burnt at the Stake

* A child did a car crush Then sped away in rush Unbelievably callous Satan must be jealous Horrific and shameful Disgusting and hateful Accidents do take place But what utter disgrace The convoy move...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemNovember 20171 min

Never Quit!

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is p...

AnonymousJuly 20172 min

Life goes on all the same

Time may pass sorrows still pain Life goes on all the same Droughts don’t end even after rain Life goes on all the same Failure or success, loss or gain Life goes on all the same Living in oblivion or...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemOctober 20161 min

The Psalm of Life

Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream ! — For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Du...

Henry Wadsworth LongfellowMay 20162 min

Preparing for the Inevitable!

This life is but a fleeting story Hands of death end our glory One day we must go away Short it be or long a stay As sudden as a door chime Death may come any time Prepare then we must to depart But b...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemNovember 20151 min

The Sound of Silence

My words are my thoughts To hear them is to feel them To speak them is to conceal them To sense them is to reveal them Like resplendent sun rays Feelings radiate from my astral body And pierce into di...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemOctober 20151 min

Lets be Just, Come what May!

The truth we should always say And strive we must all the way Miseries come and opt to stay But battle we must all the day Guard we must from going astray Only after trying should we pray Goodness we...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemSeptember 20151 min

Never Give Up!

When we receive a fatal blow When we feel glum and low When life seems empty And sorrows are plenty When failures stare And success is rare Let us get up if we trip Let us hold on if we slip Whether b...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemAugust 20151 min

Life goes on all the same!

Time may pass sorrows still pain Life goes on all the same Droughts don’t end even after rain Life goes on all the same Failure or success, loss or gain Life goes on all the same Living in oblivion or...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemJune 20151 min

Tears that would not stop!

<>Standing at a traffic light <>On a cold and frosty night <> <>Seeming from a land far <>A boy tiptoed to my car <> <>His clothes were tattered <>And face seemed battered <> <>Barefooted he walked <>...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemMay 20151 min

Death in Innocence

(Written on the Thar Tragedy) Every toddler and infant A star of our firmament Can anything be worst? Than death from thirst The heavens quivered The earth shuddered Kids writhing in agony Death crept...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemApril 20151 min

Visit to an Old Home

I saw some silent faces Forlorn in their graces Inflicted with tragedies Discarded by families Haggard and woebegone How will they carry on? Yet they were cordial In spite of their ordeal Can children...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemMarch 20151 min

Experiencing God

Yet we can feel Him Like the scent of a rose That everywhere flows Like a gust of breeze That ruffles the leaves Like a mother’s touch That’s cherished much Like water to thirst Mercy to the cursed Vi...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemFebruary 20151 min
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