Afsana wahid (moin raza ghosi) 09 Jun 2025 कविताएँ प्यार-महोब्बत Afsana wahid, poetry, artikal, story, shairy 20121 0 Hindi :: हिंदी

The Bird

Upon a branch of broken bark,
At dawn before the world could wake,
There sat a bird with eyes so dark,
Like secrets skies alone could take.

Its feathers bore the hues of dusk,
Not bright, not bold — but soft and still,
A touch of ash, a trace of musk,
A heart that beat with silent will.

It sang no song, it made no cry,
But watched the world with wiser eyes,
As if it knew that wings can lie,
That sometimes birds don’t chase the skies.

Was it caged? The sky was near.
Was it hurt? The air was kind.
Yet still it stayed, year after year,
As though by chains not all can find.

Once, winds did call — a haunting tune,
The clouds made paths of silver thread,
But it just blinked and faced the moon,
And tucked its dreams beneath its head.

Oh, little bird with noble grace,
You taught me more than words could hold,
That sometimes staying in one place,
Takes more courage than being bold.

For not all birds are meant to fly,
Some choose to feel the world instead,
Some know the language of goodbye,
Yet still remain with love instead.

I watched it through the storms and sun,
Through winters bare and summers green,
Its silence louder than a gun,
Its stillness more than ever seen.

And in that quiet, soft and deep,
I saw a soul that did not crave,
Not every dream is meant to leap,
Not every flight avoids the grave.

But one sweet morn, when dew was new,
And sky was bluer than a sigh,
It spread its wings — a trembling hue,
And left the branch, and kissed the sky.

It didn’t rush, nor did it soar,
It floated slow, like time set free,
It didn’t chase a distant shore,
It simply chose — to finally be.

I stood below with breath held tight,
My eyes now wide with quiet tears,
That bird had lived a thousand nights,
But flew just once to calm its fears.

And now when dreams seem far away,
Or when my path feels much too blurred,
I think of dawn, of branches gray,
And whisper soft: "Be like the bird."