'About Time' offers unexpected human emotion mixed with scores of intelligent references extracted from Qayoom's dual-sided heaven of death and life, perspectives from inside Christian and Muslim doctrines looking outwards, even right and left brains. Offering his reader a sense of balance in strife, in love and most everyone's preoccupation with expressing himself, Qayoom replaces our eyes with his. If there is not one heaven, Qayoom's reader has no choice but to enter the other, continuing his days in hope despite how bleak a moment may seem.
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By gothicfaery2001
Oct 31, 2011
Rehan Qayoom is a poet with a romanticism which lingers beneath intelligent verses as the author writes of what it is to be an individual in a world where many neglect to contemplate the meaning of their own lives. "About Time" reminds us in more than one way, that life truly is what you make of it. It is every individual's responsibility to contribute beauty and greatness to this planet, and Qayoom's inspiring verses urge all to do so. Qayoom's passion for literature speaks volumes of how connected he feels with history and persons of the past. He speculates, if one consumes himself with literature from the past, is he being present for today? "About Time" is a beautifully written collection of deeply moving poetry which inspires the reader into action. Qayoom's writings, are the writings of one who has mastered his craft! Excellent read!
