An Incentive

Alas! Some strange dream,
In their colourless lives,
Should raise such a tempest,
As your love,
Fused into my blood,
And keeps me in fervour,
Enkindles my heart,
Places my entire self in commotion,
Provides me with the cause to live,
And titivates my face like a moon.

Written by Sabina Riffat
Translated by Muhammad Shanazar

poem by Muhammad Shanazar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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