Advice from the wise man . . . the treasure's over yonder . . .

uproot your life . . . rape your imagination . . .

pillage your sense of security . . .

when you find yourself falling

stare not blankly at your restless soul

smile not benignly at your raving mind

dig deeper, dig deeper, dig deeper

ignore the roaring ghouls

that cry shame and promise nothing

and smite the sniveling gargoyles

those puerile thoughts threatening destruction

forget Plato's cavemen

. . . those shadows are their lives

turn your back upon the croweaters

. . . solace is in wisdom

your search for treasure far

will calm your restless soul

your quest for treasure deep

will soothe your ravaged mind

. . . the sage was always you . . .

dL is a multi-dimensional spirit, with a multi-talented intellect, who

transgresses the norms of conventional thought and idealogies. Her

rebellions, however, are not radical displays of alternative attitudes.

Instead dL shatters the boulders of stereotypical psyches with the finesse

of a rapier slicing through silk sheets. She and her husband make their home

in England while maintaining strong roots in Pakistan.