Agha Shahid Ali on vanished love.

There was only the desert below
The moon touched my shoulder
and I longed for a vanished love

— Agha Shahid Ali

Break your pride, be the Consoler for once—
Bring roses, let my love-illusion remain.

— Agha Shahid Ali

Date

27 December 2021

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