Zulfiya’s poems

In the poem “Bog‘lar qiyg‘os gulda” the garden covered in blossoms is a symbol of the homeland: just as every tree has its own colour and fruit, each nation has its own history and customs, yet all are together in one garden — one homeland — and lean on each other. “Orqa tog‘” (the mountain at one’s back) is an image of the support everyone leans on; in the poem this is linked with the tolerance of the Uzbek people. “Bahor keldi seni so‘roqlab” (1945) is an elegy: spring looks for the beloved like a living being, turns into a breeze and a storm, grieves at not finding the poet. Through this personification Zulfiya expresses her grief at losing her husband, Hamid Olimjon, but at the end the poem returns to life and hope. In “Baxtim bor, ajoyib kishilar aro...” the poet is grateful for the good people around her and young in spirit. “O‘g‘lim, sira bo‘lmaydi urush” (1954) is an anti-war poem told by a mother who raised her son without a father lost in the war: the mother wants peace for her son. In these poems the themes of spring, life, peace and hope dominate. (Lines are not quoted; the content is described in our own words.)