Firdaus Parvez
Born: India
Resides: Aligarh
Firdaus Parvez started writing, in earnest, in 2014, a little late due to motherhood, or that’s what she’ll tell you. She initially began dabbling with three-line poetry which intrigued her because of the profundity in so few words. Hence, she was immediately drawn to an emerging genre of story writing: flash fiction. Again the short and precise nature of it hooked her. At present she enjoys writing haiku and other forms of Japanese poetry which inspire her because, here too, the less said is more; Tanka being her favourite.
haiku - tanka
the distance
between our pillows
cold moonlight
settles on sheets
of my love poems
power cut
a lightning bug lights up
my fingertip
the setting sun
holds no promises
I know this
you will not visit
even my dreams
one by one
the smudged trees
crisp morning mist