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Articles with tag: nature

Pigeons on My Balcony

Prashant Bhatt   Jul 5, 2008   interacts: 5

"They have laid eggs. Now Bhatt, if you do not throw them out, the babies will dirty your balcony like anything." That is the way they look at it, my dear human friends.

Six Minutes

kashkin dabruski   Nov 27, 2007   interacts: 4

The changing world,
Continuation of destruction
Through volcanoes and winds

The Seasons

Saad Mallik   Jul 25, 2007   interacts: 5

Versified version of an Urdu story by Farhatullah Beg

Crazy Birds

Anwar u Haque   Jul 11, 2006   interacts: 2

It was silence everywhere. Towering places of worship were trying to touch the blue sky. A pair of birds was watching the tall buildings of Jerusalem one after another.

The Virgin Birth

Abdul R Samnakay   Dec 22, 2005   interacts: 141

Generally for the Muslims, the Immaculate Conception is considered sacrosanct, and to question it would be at the least irreverent if not downright blasphemous

Charity

Temporal    Apr 29, 2005   interacts: 19

He searched his pockets, a driving license, an American Express and a Habib Debit Card. “Do you have some money?” “No,” replied Nina who was wearing diamond studded set she had specially ordered for the wedding.

Maelstrom

Amrita Rajan   Apr 14, 2005   interacts: 21

One didn’t hate a slug, after all, for being a slug. One hates a slug only when it touches upon something hidden deep within ourselves.

Dead Flowers

Bilal Tanweer   Dec 25, 2004   interacts: 4

Perhaps, we understand very well-
dreams of dead flowers
living

Outside Looking In

Amanullah Kariapper   May 16, 2004   interacts: 4

She asks about the way – robbers, road conditions, ETA. The drivers and local staff inform her that there have been robberies on the way and the town itself has a ‘dangerous reputation’...

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