Shayesteh, 4 Mar 2021
Spirit, Teeming with Life | WORK: impelled
All my Poems and Prose
Shayesteh, 22 Dec 2022
Death, Walking to Freedom and Joy | WORK: impelled
484 Dying →
In this poem about my father's fear of discussing death, I begin to make a case for Euthanasia - something I've believed in for more than a decade.
Shayesteh, 14 Jan 2021
Grief, Find that Fulcrum [and Push!] | WORK: impelled
292 Appa →
For my parents - "So fragile our dreams when we know not the way... Today, I am cleansed and freed of a self neglecting past"
Shayesteh, 8 Jan 2021
Grief, Find that Fulcrum [and Push!] | WORK: impelled
286 Father Mine →
Written as I painfully miss my dad and want to have him back so we can both "serve humanity" as we individually strove to do so.
Shayesteh, Nov 2015
One World, Reflecting the Flame Imperishable in the mirror of the soul | WORK: essays
16 Unspoken →
Planned selection of prayers and my own "Harmony" prayer - unspoken at Hussain Day, Bangalore
Shayesteh, 29 Aug 2020
Grief, Ante Up [and kick in] | WORK: infused
242 Soul2 →
Written on All Soul's Day after a visit to my father's grave. For grieving families everywhere.
Shayesteh, 20 Jul 2020
Family, Ante Up [and kick in] | WORK: infused
234 Going the distance →
let your dreams hold sway,be prepared to go the distancefor then will life have deep resonance.
Shayesteh, 11 Jun 2020
Family, Ante Up [and kick in] | WORK: infused
220 My Papa Never Said →
There's things I never learnt to say or see but papa, I am grateful for all that I got from Thee.
Shayesteh, 7 May 0202
Family, Ante Up [and kick in] | WORK: infused
Shayesteh, 24 Apr 2020
Family, Ante Up [and kick in] | WORK: infused
215 Namazi Senior →
It wasn't till the last four yearsthat i spoke of being broken upon the rocks of life,was when i sensed your strength.
Shayesteh, 26 Mar 2020
Family, Ante Up [and kick in] | WORK: infused
206 Someone to watch over me →
"I'm glad you won me over as you stood the test of years... I now let go of my fears and grow up, enriched by my tears"
Shayesteh, 24 Mar 2020
Family, Ante Up [and kick in] | WORK: infused
201 Bless Me →
Bless me father for i purport to build a field of dreams,i wish to srve with arms wide,so grant me your grace.
Shayesteh, 13 Oct 2019
Family, Fly Up [and find the meaning of love] | WORK: infused
Shayesteh, 18 Aug 2019
Family, Poetrusic by Chaos | WORK: infused
Shayesteh, 12 May 2019
Family, Poetrusic by Chaos | WORK: infused
Shayesteh, 7 May 2019
Healing, Poetrusic by Chaos | WORK: infused
Shayesteh, 10 Apr 2019
Family, Poetrusic by Chaos | WORK: infused
104 Superman →
Wondering if I can ever be as cool as my father. "As time and again I realise he is the best of us - What can I say except papa I'll do my best in life".
Shayesteh, 6 Apr 2018
Family, Spontaneous Love | WORK: infused
55 What Time Remains →
A somber reflection on death. "Precious is each minute and content he - Who fills each one with sixty seconds - Worth of distance run".
Shayesteh, 24 Dec 2017
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
49 Go Back →
I was thinking about my father and how often we'd like to "Go Back" in time, especially when as we grow, we find relationships with loved ones strained.