Elusive A feather in your cap Fahd:

this is a very thought-provoking poem. you have the makings of a true poet...my two questions to you

in passage 1 you express:

``In the jungle lies the guiding gate
Under heart`s molten hidden core``

Is this ``guiding gate`` a spiritual reference to heaven (janaat) or just a fantasy-based ``eden`` of somekind ?

and my second question is regarding passage 5, where you write:

``Worship`s end
Denial`s friend``

Is there a religious undertone behind this?

Im just trying to gauge to what level religion/spirituality inspired your poem ?

Dusk Re: # 14 husna your logic

``it is needed from a girl who is obviously buying time and leaving everything to fate``

does not hold water.

i do not think ``the girl`` in dusk is leaving things to fate, like Mohsin hamid`s mumtaz she is craftily weaving a plot, witness how Ozer writes:

“She” absorbs the ‘All hail’ speech, breathing in his words like Himalayan air- She`s no Palin mountain-climber. Purposely pretending to be distracted?

her purpose-laden pretending to be distracted is a sign of ulterior motives

Dusk Re: # 15
kulsumbeig

interesting to note that p almodovar also espouses a similar tarantino-esque genre to his film-making

Dusk Cayenne

Your post states ``Whaddya want?.Booze...the taps overfloweth.Music...it`s `bollywood nights` every nite.Loose women......all nationalities.Ok.You into heavy metal, techno pop??.Any kind of music your ears will hear.Jazz?......YE can go to `Jazz by the Bay`

Do you not think the author is trying to show ambivalence and critique towards these post-modern artefacts and by-products ?

Dusk Oz

As when I read this article for the first time, I really think your style echoes that of Mohsin Hamid. You build up the ``moths`` of society such as the urbanites ignoring the beggar, the rowdy macho ladish lads in the bar and the pseudo-intellectuals whilst creating ``smoke`` in the form of the uncertainty shrouded around this girl and her wavering commitment.

Going Home to Lahore, and a World Left Behind this cross-cultural tourism hopefully heralds something our children will hold in awe

Second-hand? Yes. Second-best? No Oliver Todd, Albert Camus, James Joyce, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch , flora fountains of Mumbai here I come....

2005 UK General Elections Ozer

Great to see you on Chowk babez ! I loved reading ``Dusk``. When are you coming to visit in Houston ? Loaaads to tell ya.....

Congratulations on winning the essay at the Pak High Commission in London ! I neva hear it through the man himself......Which clubs are u promoting these days ? I misss uuuu....

On your article, do you feel Blair will fulfill his pledges ? Apart from Gordon Brown, what are the other obstacles is he likely to face ? Surely the vacuous rhetoric by the Tories will prove no hindrance ?