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FAID SHAHABUDDEEN ❏ As I gazed at van Gogh’s 'Wheatfield with Crows' in the Van Gogh Museum I was totally overwhelmed with admiration for this legendary Dutch painter Who devoted his life [...]

PEMA HOU ❏ It was an unforgettable day Attending a prayer session in the monastery Watching a herd of yaks cross the field Mount Everest turning pink at sunset After dinner, I retired to [...]

SERINA LEWIS ❏ Celebrate good times, c’mon! Celebration Square! It’s summer and here we gather from all corners of ‘Sauga The lot is full, no empty spots as usual Music beckons, like the [...]

HASAN ZIA ❏ Dwelt in the ruins of desolate dreams wilderness devours the spring Where windswept trees stand ravaged in dissonance the ravens sing Embrace grief… Embrace grief…

HASAN ZIA ❏ I love you! I love what is eternal in you And in you - What is eternal is nothing And I love nothing in you Nothing is what carries you Holding you on to be something [...]

HASAN ZIA ❏ Restless as waves - Screaming thoughts propagate Forward and backward - Through mind And the cold wind penetrates - Deep inside my flesh Leaving my heart - Restless in brief [...]

PARVEEN KAUR ❏ All that is born must die But this was never born It was a unity of bondage A relationship so unequal Every stone he threw hurt And the hole grew bigger All that is left [...]

PEMA HOU ❏ From a deep fissure in the moss-covered ground I escape and gurgle down a rocky outcrop Starting as a brook, a stream I gather strength and size as I flow over smooth rocks I [...]

SAJEDA MANZOOR ❏ COVID-19 and Omicron The worst enemies Of 2020 and 2021 That snatched The peace of every nation Covered face Fear of monstrous virus Frustration in common Made us confined

YIREN ❏ Floating in the air and charming like crystal, snow sprinkles from the heaven. Silver flakes covered up my car and blocked my quiet door. Opening the curtain at window, I let in [...]