O that somewhere should rise Moon of thy comeliness And change the darkling hue Of gloomy loneliness. O queen of sweet discourse Let there be a soothingly slip Some word of salving force From mellifluous lip. A vow of lasting endearment A promise of unchanging love Let musical strings do press Of thy chiming heart, my dove. Let bloom the bud of heart Fading for the sheer want Of nutrient and smart Never let love be scant. A Humble Tribute to Pakistan Long live Pakistan, dearest soil, Sitting under bowery bliss Listening to the melodic chirp Of manifold joyous fowls A patriot pays his homage Long live Pakistan, sacred soil. But love can't be explained It needs a sacred quill and Purest of the inks, with words Fetched from the fount of love Filled with dauntless emotions To scare away the foes Hidden and apparent. Hark, the patriot roars And the sound scourges, Like aerial thunder breaks The timid, conspiring hearts Of malicious enemies abroad And the traitors within alike. O land of valour and belief The reverie of a poet The goal of a thin demigod I salute you swollen with pride I'm bound to You like a lover. My sweet darling I love you My heart is an altar of thee My mind, the quill of thy honor And my love like the embers glow To see you crowned with victory. To see you triumph over all Making matchless progress, We, your avowed devotees, Would lay our lives for you Gladly, dear motherland. Bio: Safdar Bhatti is a published poet who has been writing whole poetry since 1994. 'Philogyny' is the tile of his book, was published from the UK. His verses have been commended by various dignitories including the late Queen Elizabeth, University of Manchester, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force, National University of Modern Languages Pakistan and many more individuals. He is also a member of The Poetry Society London. Safdar has an M.A. in English Literature. A widely read scholar in almost all the major English poets from Lagland and Chaucer to Thomas Hardy along with poets and tragedians of ancient Greek and Rome. Safdar is a contributing editor of ILA Magazine. He lives in a small village called Marri in district Sargodha of Pakistan. Besides poetry, he writes short stories and verse plays.