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    Priory of the Poet
    Priory of the Poet
    Priory of the Poet
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    Priory of the Poet

    By Nadia Aftab

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    This is the authors second publication following on from The Charcoal In The Dust. Priory Of The Poet presents a work which combines poetry along with a collection of philosophical dialogues between the seen and the unseen realms in a spiritual context.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris UK
    Release dateNov 16, 2012
    ISBN9781479747313
    Priory of the Poet
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    Nadia Aftab

    The writer was born in Scotland and currently resides in her hometown of Glasgow.

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      Priory of the Poet - Nadia Aftab

      Copyright © 2012 by Nadia Aftab.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      To order additional copies of this book, contact:

      Xlibris Corporation

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      CONTENTS

      Silent Crier

      In Wanting Of . . .

      The Awakening

      Which Way To Hope

      Inside The Mist

      The Lie Behind Infatuation

      The Clouds Of ‘Paradise’

      The Iniquity Of Invention

      Judgement

      Obscure Windows

      From The Hands Of Iniquity

      Russian Dolls

      In The Body Of Man

      The Sceptic

      In The Opening Of The Downfall

      The Sleep Of Insanity

      Under Skies Of God

      The Prisoner

      The White Haze

      Reading Into

      The Silent Space

      The Stage

      Unwillingness

      A Hopeful Trying In Distraught

      The Pen

      Lifeless Buried Breath

      Kings Of Poverty

      Lands Of War

      Body Of Emergence

      Freedom Afar

      Eyes Of Misfortune

      God

      Liberation In Thought

      Emulsion Of Emotion

      The Vice

      The Act Of Righteousness

      In The Balance Of The Core

      The Dungeon

      A Subjugated Response Of Madness

      The Man Within The Child

      Voracious Fires

      The Infamy Of Inertia

      Interruption Of Thought

      The Reprimand

      The Covering

      Desire Of Desires

      Life

      In The End Of The Lie

      An Interval In Endurance

      The Theft Of Misdirection

      The Mirage Of Haste

      Chances Of Fate

      Masks Of Confusion

      Twilight Of Understanding

      Lost

      The Straight Road

      Eyes Of Light

      The Failure Of Denial

      The Advent Of Guilt

      Words Forbidden

      The Name In Vain

      Without The In Between

      The Bitterness Of Revenge

      Skies Of Perception

      Through Her Eyes

      Beyond The Answer

      Repulsion

      Lessons

      Interludes

      The Argument

      Hands Of Revolution

      Nostalgic Sorrow

      The Code Of Discipline

      The Vision

      The Politician

      Last Line Reached

      The Blight Of Pride

      Through Elaborate Windows

      The Rungs Of Anger

      Inaccuracy Perceived

      Scarlet Red

      An Unjust Declaration

      Fulfilment Of Expectation

      The Touch

      For God

      The True Claimant

      Vision Personified

      The Coming Of The Shrub

      Conveyance

      Unwanted Invitation

      The Realm Of Silence

      The Folly Of Amazement

      Tears

      Trading-In Of Excellence

      Lenient Footsteps

      Battles

      Silent Conversations

      Confessions Of Evil

      Commune Of Good

      Dialogue Between Life And Death

      The Contradicting Views Of Angel And Demon

      The Mind Of The Heart

      The Heart Of The Mind

      Dialogue Of The Spirit To The Flesh

      Response From Flesh To Spirit

      The Bell

      Berries In Winter

      The Room I Roam

      Religion

      A Greif Condensed

      Life After Death

      A Gust And A Flame

      Death For Once

      The Last Words Of An Ancient Emperor

      The Moon At My Arrival

      Exoneration

      Acridity Of Life

      The Walls Of Life

      Upon The Waves

      The Great Chase

      Borrowed Essence

      God And The Veil

      Prayers Buried

      Time

      Life’s Compromise

      A Struggle To Decipher

      Imperfect Am I

      Just as kings have left wisdom to you,

      So you should leave the world to them.

      (Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, taken from The Muslim Jesus by Tarif Khalidi)

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      SILENT CRIER

      The wait of death lies behind each intoxicating illusion

      It takes time for the heart to convert

      But life lives in the sanctuaries of God

      Where silence moulds the soul

      Lamenting in the ears of man

      Without a sound heard

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      IN WANTING OF . . .

      Puddles imagine rivers aflow

      But only so much

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