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On Writing, Symbols and Communication

Symbols used to captured whole statements and stories. I would say the letters we use today are the offspring of symbols and evolved from them. Where there used to be a single inscription that meant a phrase or a sentence, gradually with the standardization of alphabets, groups of symbols (letters) became representative of ideas and became generic. And so today we are going back to the same whereby if someone wants to say: "I'm feeling happy" he simply inscribes (types on his keyboard): smile emoticon   And with a single 'symbol' a person now expresses themself! And if we look at ancient texts we find that they were more pictorial which meant that they expressed more with less. It is the advancement of standardized alphabets that gifted mankind the ability to 'document' and opened the door to this never-ending quest for full expression. We write, write and write some more! We define, refine and confine only to discover that we're ent...

The Double-Face

I only show what I want others to see But in reality there's nothing in me I'm like a corpse whose innards are empty Even worse the corpse of a donkey Rotten to the core cloaked in the garb of innocent piety While I scheme with precision and wreak havoc stealthily You are but another victim like a pawn in my chess party I will laugh haughty and bask in my sinister revelry Till the glimpse of truth breaks free Unveiling the real me For now flip this coin and heads it will be For it is Double-face you will always continue to see Haidarwali 201603280704hrs

An Evening for Two

Lush greenery invites you Cool breeze awakens The grass sways in rhythm With wind purring and whistling Air is rent with scent Of wet earthy flavor Filling up Nostrils Beckoning appetite to appear Sky above clear As a colorless canvass Awaits dotting and filling With artist's imagery Sounds of laughter and play Drift and pour to your ears Like chocolate covered loaves With honeyed centers Couple holding hands Shoulder nestling head Taking it all in; Hearts with calm serenity. Haidarwali 201603241637hrs