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I pass a statue and touch its rudimentary ears.
Later, I see the sentry at our compound wall. He has the thickest moustache I have ever seen, yet I do not touch him.

Human beings are not statues but their ways can be hard as stone.
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  1. S. Susan DeborahSeptember 13, 2010 at 3:06 PM

    Wonderful. In about four lines you struck the nail!!!

    You never cease to amaze me by your craft!

    Joy always,
    Susan

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  2. carpSeptember 14, 2010 at 10:14 PM

    Thank you.

    Ghulam Ali says: "yeh kaisa moorakh dhandha hai, yeh kaisa taana baana hai"

    I feel like quoting him everywhere.

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  3. tame lizardMarch 9, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    You've got a way with words.

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  4. carpMarch 9, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    Thank you, tame lizard :)

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