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Mohammed Abu-Talib

How UNORTHODOX !

How UNORTHODOX !

How UNORTHODOX !

Chaucerian breaths
My English breathes;
With Milton’s deep sighs
It moans;
Shakespearian roles
It faithfully performs;
Horizons of Whitman’s soul
It looks upon;
With Twainian inner smiles
It bursts;
Out of the breadth
Of  Coranic shades
It blossoms.
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How UNORTHODOX !

Chaucerian breaths
My English breathes;
With Milton’s deep sighs
It moans;
Shakespearian roles
It faithfully performs;
Horizons of Whitman’s soul
It looks upon;
With Twainian inner smiles
It bursts;
Out of the breadth
Of  Coranic shades
It blossoms.

How UNORTHODOX !

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