( A poem I wrote in earlier years and months when Muslims were being killed in Iraq, Syria and Palestine but now it applies to killings in Iran as well . A lot of westerners too condemn killing for oil/ resources/ land) Wars round the corner, wars at every bend Could it be that all this warring wou...Read more

Lunarlover Lunarlover
My ancestors were Iraqi, forefather Arabian but parents Indian.I'm settled in Tanzania, was born in Nigeria, grew up in South Africa.
When life seems all hopeless still don't loose all scope of hope For there's this thing dangling in the air, Reach out for God's sturdy rope. For how sure can you be, death will take you to a better fate? What if you are plunged into a plight much worse where there's no turning back at any rate!...Read more
Pestered and pursued by unknown foes A topsyturvy land where snakes have horns and cows have fangs. Night'mares' where the day's stallions make mountains out of molehills A chance to witness mythology creatures for real For dreamland a place for the unreal, surreal. Those hair-raising scary frigh...Read more
Marshes and meadows Sunshine and shadows Gentle ripples on the calm river Foaming rapids in white water The jungle echoes in the semi-darkness while daylight creepy-crawlies clear the mess. Peasants toiling and pheasants scratching as I spy a cricket somersaulting The cactus the desert's prick...Read more
If only we could fly like those that tweet or hoot, without aid of jet or parachute- For I sure don't like wings that roar just so they take off and soar Ah, to fly without petrol, diesel or fuel Oh, to halt that taloned midair duel Birds they don't pollute the air nor need they any airline fare...Read more
Ah, to this land of the monsoon, where unrelenting sunny spells reign Yet for frozen land tourists, a tropical warm boon. Where bullock carts, stray dogs, horse carriages, goats and cows pedestrians, , bikes and rickshaws scooters, trucks, motorbikes and cabs all compete together, in quirky jampa...Read more
Of splendid thrones of gold or treasures manifold Of jewelled caskets or lavish banquets Of Emirs and rajahs Of Sultans and Shahs Of kings and queens Of rulers and emperors Of sparkling crowns or flowing gowns Of their subservient stewards and obedient pages Of their stalwart squires and servi...Read more