The Flame That Rose from Silence

This ghazal is a meditation on spiritual longing — the ache that transforms absence into illumination. The poet stands between shadow and light, where the memory of the beloved revives the soul’s dormant flame. It’s not merely love’s sorrow, but its power to awaken what time cannot erase.

Again, the flame of longing rose from my heart’s core,

My weary gaze sang shadows once more.

A hidden spark within my chest still burns,

Born of your presence in absence’s turns.

Though silent, though broken without your grace,

My heart still seeks you across every place.

See how without you, my sky turns dim,

Yet your breeze returns — and life begins.