It didn't take long for the world to realize that the Shah was an enlightened liberal next to the bloody reactionary regime that followed, and which executed more people in three months than the Shah had done in 30 years.
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Stay silent to survive
Stay silent to survive.
People cannot stand to hear the truth.
They are at your throat if you speak it.
They keep away from those who speak it.
But truth is sweet to its lovers!
Truth destroys shara.
Brings rapture to its lovers,
And unexpected riches,
Which shara obscures.
Those lovers cannot remain silent
Who have inhaled the fragrance of truth.
Those who have plaited love into their lives,
Leave this world of falsehood.
Bulla Shah speaks the truth.
He uncovers the truth of shara.
He opens the path to the fourth level,
Which shara obscures.
poem by Bulleh Shah
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Shah is a kind of magic word with the Persian people.
quote by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
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To realize the value
To realize the value of a sister ask someone who doesn't have one...To realize the value of ten years ask a newly divorced couple... To realize the value of four years ask a graduate...To realize the value of one year ask a student who has failed the final exam...To realize the value of nine months who gave birth to a still born...To realize the value of one week ask an editor of a weekly newspaper...To realize the value of one minute ask a person who has missed the train, bus, or plane...To realize the value of one second ask a person who has survived an accident...time waits for no one, treasure it even more when you share it with someone special...To realize the value of a friend or family member >Lose One...
poem by Jessica Cheng
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Rongmon the Fisherman by Dr. Bhupen Hazarika (Translated from Assamese)
That morning
Rongmon the Fisherman
Went fishing
On his wobbly little boat
'Please don't go fishing!
Please don't go fishing!
Look, there comes the storm
O Rongmon, listen,
The river is swarming
With crocodiles
Thirsting for blood'
But towards the evening
In middle of the river
He disappeared 'thout a trace
Beating her bosom
Look'in at heaven
(Rohdoi) gave out a heart piercing wail
‘Go, you waves, take flight
I'll find my way through the night
My Rongmon must be brought home'
Lying on the beach
Brought by the waves
Atlast, She found her Man...
(Translated by S.A.Shah, Bokultol)
poem by Syed Ahmed Shah
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One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time.
quote by Idries Shah
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BlackOp
BlackOp
by Ted L Glines
Wet activity with no explanations
is the stock-in-trade of black operations.
Romeo and Juliet walking in the park,
just a tourist couple out for a lark,
there - on a bench - sits Papa - the boss,
this is one wet mission where we'll suffer no loss.
Romeo and Juliet - the best in fact
will never win an Oscar for their act,
always moving like a shadow in a dream,
simply known as the 'Alpha Team.'
'Charlie saw the Zulu, ' message on the phone,
meaning 'Charlie' would die - toppled from his throne.
Keshandra Shah had refused to parley
so now he was given the code name 'Charlie.'
Papa gets up and walks away,
his paper left laying on display,
two 'beta' capsules taped inside,
deadly stuff and easy to hide.
Last November - Delta Force learned,
Peruvian money Shah had earned,
cartels in Lima - cash for drugs
brought by the Afghan Jihad thugs.
Xray records showed 'Charlie' had cancer,
one little fact in a larger answer.
In the High Sierra - our Pres was saddened,
a meeting between Shah and bin Laden.
Our DOD has a uniform code,
not in sync with plans Shah sowed.
From Quebec to India - politics is mean,
the victor always - the power of green.
Dirty deals - playing golf or in a bar,
staying clean - pulling strings from afar,
Shah cared not - a kilo or a life,
he didn't care if he caused world strife.
Our Shah had a weakness for his whiskey,
made his pain go away - made him frisky,
Yankee-Vats 1962,
way too expensive for the likes of you.
At the hotel tonight Shah would be dancing,
old time music for the gal he was romancing,
tango moving and foxtrot too,
and the night could end with a death or two.
Romeo and Juliet - dancing 'cross the floor,
close to the tables - close to the door,
and there sits Shah and his girlfriend too
with two full drinks and his Vat-62,
singer on the mike - band playing loud,
everybody happy in this dancing crowd.
Juliet stumbles - falls with a yelp,
Shah and his girl rise up to help,
Romeo doctors 'Charlie' Shah's drink,
happening quicker than you can blink.
The powder - once drank - cannot be traced,
a simple hormone without any taste,
but once it's down - no turning back
from the oncoming terminal heart attack.
Shah's death did echo in the news,
with the girlfriend stuck - singing the blues,
and never known - never cheered,
Romeo and Juliet ... disappeared.
Author's Notes: Leave it to ChuckRoast, poet emeritus, to issue the challenge to write a poem which contained all 26 of the words in the NATO alphabet (Alpha, Beta, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliet, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, Xray, Yankee, Zulu) . Since we all know from Hollywood movies that spies are enamoured with codes for everything, these words almost wrote BlackOp without any help from me. Of course there is not a bit of truth in the story, but a word to the wise from me - if anyone ever calls you 'Charlie, ' you might want to duck.
poem by Ted L Glines
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I would like to be......
I would like to be a bird,
I will fly up in the sky.
i would like to be a fish,
I will swim and then be silm.
I would like to be a rose,
And then give a pose.
I would like to be a flower,
And then get all the power.
but at last I would like to be in the world,
Whee others senses would be blur,
so I will be a super girl,
And then save everybody in the world.
poem by Suhani Shah
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My Fav Crazy World
my fav crazy world,
hey this mature world,
maturer people in it,
i dont enjoy it,
luv to be one of the crazy world
don't just enjoy the set rite world.
my crazy world, my way
no contradictions, no debates.
only luv, no hates,
my way, my style, our way.
someone to share this crazy world,
who's only made for only mayb,
when think of this set rite world,
regret being a part of it,
but just cant help it!
dignity n moral,
easier to say,
just to very difficult to maintain,
but, will forever we'll maintain,
cos we wanna luv each other,
forever n ever.
for this life n our next birth ever,
poem by Pooja Mehta Shah
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So Much For Human Rights And Liberty
In China they jail everyone who dare to speak their mind
And even in the so called Democratic Countries you will find
That many innocents have been jailed and even executed wrongfully
So much for human rights and liberty.
Even the United States the so called Land of the free
In human rights has a poor history
And people have been wrongfully jailed and executed there
But then it's true of course that life is not always fair.
In Britain due to acts of terror by the I.R.A.
Many for the crimes of others had to pay
And spend years in jails far from home and family
Though wrongfully condemned they suffered years of ignominy
In Australia they incarcerate refugees
In detention centres in the outback in landscapes barren of trees
Though not guilty of any crimes they spend months and years locked up because
Of bureaucratic red tape and oppressive laws.
Though for freedom and justice many young men have fought and died
Not alone in China but in Countries World-wide
People are still wrongfully incarcerated at the pleasure of the State
And due to a miscarriage of justice left to an uncertain fate.
poem by Francis Duggan
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Enlightenment must come little by little - otherwise it would overwhelm.
quote by Idries Shah
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'Tell me another',
said the shah, greatly amused,
'Scheherazade.'
poem by Morgan Michaels
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FYI, You are the Apple of my Eye
Dear Hubby
You are the apple of my eye.
Brightest one of all
Stars that shine in my sky.
A friend to shares all secrets
My ups, my downs
My lows, my highs.
Its been only 7 mere years
Just by looking you can guess
All my truths and some lies.
Your perfect suitings
That bright blue shirt
poem by Samima Shah
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It didn't take long to recognise the shortcomings of the Soviet regime and to see the values of the free world.
quote by Garry Kasparov
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My Hobby Of Singing
I waited a long,
To sing a song.
I have a goal,
To sing to my soul.
I am a singer,
Tells my finger.
I play with my song,
And that's not rong.
I am the best,
from East or West.
poem by Suhani Shah
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Ripples in April 9,2012
‘April is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain‘ -(Waste Land)
...
Prosaic spring night; droplets of carbon monoxide
Paint brazen leaves with dark shades of truth.
Rumbling doomsday drums stun to silence
The monotony of treachery.
Fires, fangs rule our reasons as spring gasp for breath.
Welcome change from the hypocrisy of sunshine
Peddled by the wizards of fertility; hoax and lies mixed with vomit.
I drink my night under the corrugated iron shade; and sleep
Comfortably dead.
© Syed Ahmed Shah, Bokultol, Guwahati, the 9th of April,2012
poem by Syed Ahmed Shah
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I think tolerance is something everybody needs to be reminded of, especially in a reactionary political world. Well, actually, I should say, a reactionary political climate.
quote by Bruce Davison
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PEOCOCK {cinquain}
PEOCOCK
COLOURFUL, BEAUTIFUL
DANCING, SINGING, FLYING
IT DANCES IN RAIN
COUNTOUR
poem by Suhani Shah
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Stay Spirited
Stay Spirited by investing in others
Expend part of you on them, clear smother
Love, honesty and smiles will help you stem
It can be compassion, or adorance for them
Make people around a part of you
Happiness will be enriched, and sorrows few
Fake attitudes and bigotry won't buy much
Altruism lasts long, has a strong touch
Like a new day gives us another chance
Giving it to others also, is way to advance
Finding faults in others won't be best endeavor
Leave behind bad, as Goodness lasts forever.
poem by Samima Shah
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Sappho
Really, I felt like Scheherazade or somebody.
'Tell me another stary', said the Shah.
'How was I to deal with this prickliest of characters?
'Do you have any interesting tatoos? ', I asked.
poem by Morgan Michaels
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Time Turns! !
Time has a habit of turning tables;
When good days come, bad seems fable.
But things never stayed temperate in course,
Man must learn ways to ride its wild horse.
Ones on high perch must keep in mind;
Phase not lasting, only an ephemeral passing.
If today you flaunt position or glittery crown,
Tomorrow thrones a circus in the hands of a clown.
Lore is whispering; show clemency at all times
But drift responds; flash in good and drag in grimes.
The prudent stays calm in realities of life,
Enlightened in dark, foresee opportunities & thrive.
poem by Samima Shah
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