The Portrait of a BabyIt was on Christmas night at around 11 o’clock, when everyone was partying the night away at clubs, discos and beaches, that Samuel the painter was busy in his studio.Samuel was poor, very poor. He lived alone in a shanty built entirely out of tin and wood, which was 6 feet by 4 feet, in one of the slums of Mumbai, India. This shanty of his, also served as … [Read more...] about #stories ‘The Portrait of a Baby’ by Fiza Pathan
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#shortstory ‘S.O.S. Animals’ by Fiza Pathan
S.O.S. Animals by Fiza Pathan We all know the history of the magnificent ship the Titanic and its fate. The infamous Titanic which was a passenger ship struck an ice berg thus destroying part of the ship and because there were less lifeboats, most of the passengers aboard the Titanic died. We’ve heard many tales about this ill-fated vessel; some are sorrowful, some romantic … [Read more...] about #shortstory ‘S.O.S. Animals’ by Fiza Pathan
#Poetry ‘Father, Mother and Children’ by Fiza Pathan
Father, Mother and Children by Fiza Pathan How can you state that I am insane? What makes you want to press this untruth? Watch how I can narrate to you a story so trivial That will unleash a whirlwind of subconscious thoughts, Within your very thick hide. There was once a man being draped with a shadow he could not be rid of, He blew it hither and tither till he … [Read more...] about #Poetry ‘Father, Mother and Children’ by Fiza Pathan
#Poetry ‘My Dark Fantasy’ by Fiza Pathan
My Dark Fantasy by Fiza Pathan We see them everywhere and we see them anywhere But where they should be they are not, In our mouths, saliva to melt them to sweet ecstasy. They are lovable, amiable and darlings so soft Which make us go round and around. They are drooling delight To which we froth our salivating tongue with delight, Slobber no more for an answer, It … [Read more...] about #Poetry ‘My Dark Fantasy’ by Fiza Pathan
#Poetry ‘Come safely, Go safely’ by Fiza Pathan
Come safely, Go safely by Fiza Pathan I perceive you all around me, like the mellowing sound of the breeze You serenade me with every word that drops from your lips Like tiny droplets of luscious warm chocolate. My suitor so fair you are too virtuous For anything lesser than the most beautiful flower Alas am I not your equal, A witch among other things And a hag of … [Read more...] about #Poetry ‘Come safely, Go safely’ by Fiza Pathan