5 SHORT POEMS BY: HOOMAN SHAHKAR

THE ENIGMA

Worm said God is apple.
Canary said God is the hand full of seeds.
Goldfish called God
the water in aquarium.
Lion said God is jungle.
Human was quiet
with eyes wet.


THE GIFT

They gave you steel to love.
The cry of horns
for nightingales' symphony
and sewage 
to water your plants.
Your jungle is iron beams
and your best friend
is your PC.


CROWS  

Crows are alike. 
They sew light to darkness. 
Crows are plaguy. 
They blacken the horizon 
but crows don’t know 
that the life will go on
with them or without.


WHAT WE HAVE

If there is no rain my tears are. 
If there is no dawn 
the beauty of dusk is. 
And if we can’t wash moments 
we can wash the hands of mind 
in the river of time.
If there is no spring 
there is autumn 
with colorful leaves.


SHE

When silkworm must die
a pair of wings
is given to her.
She flies toward a flame
and burns.