Striking Quote: They were convinced I was the most religious servant on earth. (Take that, Ram Persad!) Powerful Word Image: Mr.Ashok had his father`s body; he was tall, and broad and handsome, like a landlord`s son should be. In the evenings, I saw him play badminton with his wife in the compound the house. She wore pants; I gaped. Powerful Sound Image: One evening I went out to the market and bought two dozen of the cheapest idols of Hunuman and Ram I could find and brought them back and packed them into the room. So both of us now had the same number of gods in the room; and we drowned out each other`s prayers in the morning while bowing before our respective deities. Haiku: Things aren’t as they seem The word of unnecessary pain Giving up seems easier.
Striking Quote:
They were convinced I was the most religious servant on earth. (Take that, Ram Persad!)
Powerful Word Image:
Mr.Ashok had his father`s body; he was tall, and broad and handsome, like a landlord`s son should be. In the evenings, I saw him play badminton with his wife in the compound the house. She wore pants; I gaped.
Powerful Sound Image:
One evening I went out to the market and bought two dozen of the cheapest idols of Hunuman and Ram I could find and brought them back and packed them into the room. So both of us now had the same number of gods in the room; and we drowned out each other`s prayers in the morning while bowing before our respective deities.
Haiku:
Things aren’t as they seem
The word of unnecessary pain
Giving up seems easier.