These lonely days…

By Sultan Ahmed Bishar

I miss the nights that we spent looking above

Hours on end gazing at the stars my love

For the time with you I would again stargaze

I’m counting down these lonely days

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I miss the times we spend holding each other’s hands

Till closing time in coffee shops and newsstands

For when we would again hold hands in cafés

I’m counting down these lonely days

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I miss being warm with you wrapped in blankets

Sharing with you treats of ice creams and chocolates

For when we would again split treats and sundaes

I’m counting down these lonely days

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I miss being lazy with you on a Friday or a Saturday

Doing nothing whatsoever letting the hours pass away

For when we would again spend weekends in a laze

I’m counting down these lonely days

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I miss each and every single moment I spent with you

And I cherish all those moments old and new

All those days with you will never be a haze

Still, I’m counting down these lonely days

A Need For Speed

Anyone who knows me personally knows that I love to play video games. It’s something that I think I can never let go of. No matter how old I get, video games are going to be a part of my life, a favorite pastime.

One particular type of video games that I like is racing games. The ‘Need For Speed‘ racing game series developed by Electronic Arts Black Box in particular is one of my favorites. The first installment of the game titled ‘The Need for Speed’ released in 1994 was the only title in the series that I hadn’t played. My first experience of the series was the third installment of game titled ‘Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit’, released in 1998. Since then, I have played each and every title in the series which was released for the PC, including the second installment.

My personal favorites of all the games in the series were the third installment Hot Pursuit and the ninth installment titled ‘Need for Speed: Most Wanted’ released in 2005.

I didn’t much like the latest game of the series which was released this year titled ‘Need for Speed: Undercover’. It wasn’t bad but it didn’t provide much of a challenge as the other games. It may be because the story was cheap and the game was shorter that I had expected because it didn’t take me so much time to finish off the story. Furthermore, I didn’t find much improvement in the graphics either. Sad to say, but I found the graphics to be poorer than the previous installment ‘Need for Speed: ProStreet’. The game however did provide players with new types of races such as Outrun races and Highway battles races which were interesting and tricky.

The next installment scheduled for next year hasn’t been officially given a title yet but its development has begun. Let’s see if Electronic Arts can amaze us with something extraordinary next time around.

First Song

By Sultan Ahmed Bishar

For months on end, I’ve waited for so long

Waiting for this moment, to hear that song

My patience grows thin, as I pace around

I wondered to myself, how would it sound

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The setting of the sun, is making the world darker

And each passing moment makes waiting so much harder

But the thought of the wonderful sound and sight

Promises to shine my life with a glow so bright

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People keep saying that it’s a hard thing to do

But in my heart I know that it can’t be true

For there would never come a time for me to complain

And forever to watch over you, I vow to remain

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Finally the time has come for us to meet

With a happy tear I hold you close to greet

Oh my little baby angel, it’s your crying you first start

It’s your very first song, and it sings to my heart