Three and a half hours from here
An unseen idyllic oasis, abundant with rare
Leaning away from the feigning, lavishing, layer
As an unstilted river, or a riveting flair
Invisible as much, seamless as the air
Like the pebbles in a desert’s drizzling square
Miles and miles of inordinate, inflicting glare
Glowing unfading colors, a riveting stare
Sunset to sunrise; without a moment’s dare
Three and a half hours from here
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September 24, 2011 at 5:48 pm |
Imaginary or existent ?
Btw any good read u have come across recently..care to share
September 26, 2011 at 5:27 pm |
well if it takes 3.5 hours, it better be existent…
havent read anything significant lately. have been too busy for anything actually in last few months. a classic case of worklife imbalance for a while!
I am not sure if you can read urdu (many pakistanis dont!), but if you can, do read urdu classics – Shafiq ur rahman, Ashfaq Ahmad, Tarrar, Ibn e Insha, Faiz, Yousfi… these are brilliant writers whose work is getting lost as less and less people are reading this language these days.
September 26, 2011 at 5:34 pm |
Ahhh the story of corporate slaves is same all over
Thanks for your recommendations and I am very much into Urdu literature ( Infact can read Punjabi as well
) … have read the classics of Ashfaq, Bano, Qurat-ul-Ain, Manto , Faiz etc… however not much of Shafiq ur Rehman’s work. Means next time I visit Pakistan will have to get the book. Not sure where to find Urdu Literature books in Dubai….
Thanks !
September 26, 2011 at 6:26 pm |
thats nice to hear
… btw Punjabi is not a language for reading… its a language for listening. it gets extra ordinarily difficult to read, but immensely easy, lyrical and absorbing to listen… at least thats what i think!
but enough on language reviews from a corporate (not a slave) person!… I live in dubai too (and am not sure where to get a bottle of rooh afza from here – let alone urdu literature books).
But the weather is getting nicer and thats always a good thing! Dubai’s weather (contrary to popular belief) is actually fantastic in the winters.
September 26, 2011 at 6:38 pm |
Rooh Afza ….. I haven’t spotted same here in the markets too but may be in Deira/Bur Dubai side…. hmmm … not a bad side business idea provided one finds a seizable market and demand
Mausam is better but I still miss Karachi’s evenings and breeze !