Ala-Udeen & The Magic Lamp Ala-udeen, as his name goes, woke up with a bang and threw off his bedclothes, rubbed his eyes, then jumped out of bed, put… read more
Ramadan Sonnet: Final Sonnet From moon to moon the months go floating by, one set for pilgrimage, one set for fasting. Filmy pictures of our lives pass lik… read more
Seeing the Scaffold Seeing the scaffold at the end of the road or a steamroller coming toward you or a herd of elephants bearing down or looking… read more
Because Because he began as a baby and will end as an old man because the rose has a stem and isn’t all the way… read more