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Thursday Riddle (Jan 16, 2014)

by Khalid MukhtarPosted onJanuary 16, 2014December 31, 2015

I bring folk together in fair or dark weather, All manner of thought must journey by me, I’m richer and purer when I’m not obscurer,…

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On Strong Hearts

by Khalid MukhtarPosted onJanuary 15, 2014December 31, 2015

It’s mass production everywhere I look, From toys of plastic hope to airplane parts, And after all the livelihood you took, You’re pressing mass production upon…

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Thursday Riddle (Jan 9, 2014)

by Khalid MukhtarPosted onJanuary 9, 2014December 31, 2015

One hundred thousand ginger-headed troops Abandon ranks and hide behind the rocks While down at them a flock unfeathered swoops Of blind, yet guided, wingless…

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The Middle of the Road

by Khalid MukhtarPosted onJanuary 8, 2014December 31, 2015

The icy weather these past few days has got me thinking about how much extreme cold and extreme heat are like each other. You know…

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Song of Silence

by Khalid MukhtarPosted onJanuary 3, 2014December 31, 2015

I drive a noisy car, Its even noisy on the highway, Its funny how noise becomes silence When I’m thinking my way. I’m in a…

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Finished My Second Book

by Khalid MukhtarPosted onDecember 30, 2013December 31, 2015

This story took me a little over a year to finally get done. It is called Kindred. It is about 55,000 words. I have it…

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Ekphrasis of an Amaryllis Bulb

by Khalid MukhtarPosted onDecember 24, 2013December 31, 2015

Biding our time fighting the flu, Staring at objects that come in our view. Amaryllis, silent, you Rest on vase with naught to do, Stalk…

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On Rimbaud’s Eternity

by Khalid MukhtarPosted onDecember 23, 2013December 31, 2015

Inspired by Arthur Rimbaud’s Eternity How can the reaches of a mortal mind Encompass what defies encompassing, To plumb the depths of time and space…

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How Sweet is the Song

by Khalid MukhtarPosted onDecember 12, 2013December 22, 2015

On the blessed birth of Jesus, the son of Mary. Note: I didn’t mean for this to follow the meter of Away in a manger,…

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The Friday Song for Little Muslimahs

by Khalid MukhtarPosted onDecember 12, 2013December 31, 2015

The week is behind us, the weekend’s ahead As Friday reminds us: be happy instead. There’s food’s on the table, and health in our hands,…

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