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*GREAT HOST: GOD ALMIGHTY/ALLAH.
*THE TAVERN: ALLEGORICAL MENTION OF GOD'S DIVINE TAVERN RESERVED FOR THOSE WHO SEEK HIM ONLY.

*UNBOUND: This is the third in the series of my poems having the title "Unbound." The first, which was composed more than two decades ago, is also here on this website...if anyone of you wants to read...And the second one is also posted here...not so long ago.
*CIRCLES OF EIGHT: The way most of us have divided our 24 hours into "Eight for working", "Eight for R & R: and "Eight for sleeping".
In this poem I have re-emphasized that God willing, I will, despite the odds stacked against me, find my 'paradise' one day...and that day is not so far away...God willing.

April 11 is a day filled with fond memories of yore...when all that mattered was friends and my first love -- Daphne-- and the carefree hours, spent without a care about tomorrow...the poem was inspired by the setting sun of April 11, 2011 and the moon playing hide and seek with the clouds while I was on my way to work. "Donna" my sweetest friend told me early in the morning today that it would be an important day for me...and indeed it IS important...and unforgettable...as I resist the urge to break free from the mundane rut and routine....as the verses depict clearly. Shazi, Moby, Adnan, Ronnie and "Donna" are my best friends while Daphne is my first love. I cannot reveal more...as my beloved, rare woman, must remain mysteriously mine.

Dedicated to all idealists especially my best friends, Lazeena, Shazi and Moby...

Inspired by an afternoon spent after lunch, at a public park, in a city which claims to be very modern but where the only Silver Lining I see is a prayer to my Lord God, Allah Almighty. I am amazed and depressed at seeing poverty trying to survive against the forces of thundering winter and the freezing cold in a modern country...so I pray...it is my only "Silver Lining" in this state of affairs wherein I too have had to cope with several upsetting matters at work...