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This is my tree poem
where I imagine
I am a tree
Oh, wouldn’t that be something?

a tall shady Oak I might be
or a Cherry blossom
giving a glimpse of beauty
to someone who might need it

a Cashew tree would be nice
or perhaps a fruiting Dogwood?

I’d have hundreds of daily visitors
birds, bees, butterflies, squirrels
some birds, smaller than bees

Oh how I’d enjoy
having a rose-cheeked Parakeet
brush against my leaves!
Wouldn’t a Blue Jay
resting on one of my branches
make a pretty picture?

I’d never, ever
let them leave hungry

If you were close by, you’d hear
a Cuckoo calling
in the pre-dawn silence
and be filled with an ache
that cannot be described

you’d stare in complete awe
at the sight of me shining
like warm gold through the mist

I'd be a host to picnics
to poets, writers, travelers, lovers
I'd listen to deep conversations
and rainy days

Seasons would come and go
winds would blow, leaves would fall
days would pass away like migratory birds

but I’d be right here
still a home
to wings
to ceaseless rain
to beauty so deep, you could never
bear it all alone
to longings

still a nurturer

a faithful friend
I'd be the one who never leaves.

Hello all,

I am so excited to tell you guys about my new book, "A Thousand Flamingos". The poems in this collection are very dear to my heart, especially because I have suffered a very long bout of Writer's Block.

I hope I can touch your heart again with my poems, and I hope you take away something special each time you read them.

You have read some snippets here and there, some of the quotes on here are from this new book, along with a plethora of new poems to quench your poetic cravings. :)


'A Thousand Flamingos' is available for Pre-Order on Amazon USA.

Thank you for all the love!


A Thousand Flamingos

I know it is You
even before You reveal Yourself

when dawn comes creeping
out of a misty darkness
and my heart fills
with the songs
of strange birds

i know it is You
a moment of peace
that saves me
in the middle
of a chaotic day

it is You
in the wildfires
that blaze like wrath
across lands and lives

but i also know
it is You
in the tenderness
of the young, morning rain

it is You i meet
even when You hide Yourself

in the autumn moon
behind the mountains

in the childlike laughter
of my father

and sometimes in the fragrance
between beautiful words

it is You i discover
in the last thirds of the night
listening to all my worries
pour out of my eyes

an intimacy
that only the angels know about

i know You have smiled
when the peacocks dance
in full plume

and the tulip fields
sing in full bloom

when my heart
suddenly softens

in the midst of anger
and bitterness

i long
to talk to You

and then i know
it is already You
who has been whispering
in my ear all along.




- Sanober Khan

Long after i have slipped deep
into my midnight-sparkled bed, i position
myself in such a way, so my body lies

directly parallel to the sky
with the window just a blush open, curtains
drawn away... so the moon appears to be
resting on the wings
of my brow

so if i hold my palms out
i can almost feel
the shift in the winds and change
in constellations, the rise and fall
in the city’s chest

clearly hear...the music
in my mother’s breathing
and the dreams... in my father’s snoring

and October’s fading laughter

so if i reach out
just a little further
I can almost
touch you

almost...
almost lace my fingers
through yours
whisper, in your ear

almost sweep you
away....in the ebb
and flow of me

so even if i toss
and turn, unable to dream, i’m still cast
in the sapphires and diamonds
and cool-wind tugs of you

so when I finally begin to drift
into sleep, your memory is the...first
and the moonlight
the last, to kiss my face.





(from Turquoise Silence, page 44)

It’s nice to have people
people all around
people in the sky
people on the ground

people at the beach
people on the bench
people who love coffee
people who are friends

people with eerie piercings
people with birth-marks
people who love dancing
who’ve always had...a good heart

people who are family
people who make you smile
people who watch the sunset
wishing you were....by their side

people who clown around
but appreciate what you do
people you find in so many ways
are surprisingly just like you

people with great talents
people who aim high
people who inspire
people with green eyes

people who wait for each other
people who fall in love
people who are too busy
but always think of you...first

people who reflect starlight
people who make you laugh
who are not afraid of being themselves
people who leave their mark

people who hold your hand
people who hug you tight
people who love dreaming
who have always been right

it’s a world full of people
people...
who wait by the sea
but it's especially nice knowing those
people who'd wait for me.


- Sanober Khan


(found this poem in a very old diary of mine).

Sharing one of my poems - inspired by my overwhelming, never-ending love for the same. :)

" Tangible "



Who says poetry
is not tangible

i, for one, have rested
my drowsy head...upon its
moon-versed pillow

i have pressed its warm hand
against the winter
of my cheeks, i have walked

beside it, too, its presence like a secret
song in my hair, in the middle
of a crowded street,

have tasted it in whipped
butterscotch of clouds

felt it bubble over the
tiny glass of my own
happy laugh

i have played with its dangling
crystal earrings of rain...
lit by a 5 pm sun

i have sat down...beside it
gazing wistfully out at the
ageing sea

used its rare essence
to flavor my tea...and my temper
my touches...
my kisses...

waved its magic wand
to stop time in its tracks
and carried it around
like riches in my pocket

i have waltzed and whirled
swum from heaven to heaven
floated in and out of my body

been kissed...full
on my soul’s lips
all the while sitting

in a coffee shop, amid
unsuspecting strangers.



- Sanober Khan

Hello everyone,
I want to dedicate my first blog post to thanking everyone on the Goodreads community for the warm welcome and support!
Thank you for all the follows and likes, and the time you invest in reading my words. To those who purchased my books, I really really hope it was worth your money and time.

I am excited to tell you, I'm working on my third poetry collection. Some of the quotes regularly added here are from my newest poems. I will also be sharing some full length ones via the Goodreads blog posts.

You can reach me on my personal account on Instagram -

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Again, thanks for all your love. I look forward to befriending lovers of poetry from around the world!

Let's have a cup of tea and poetry together!

Have a blessed day!

Love and Hugs,
Sanober Khan



Sanober Khan