There is a message of hope in these delightful poems that seems to
match the 'I've seen it all and survived' tone of the collection.
Writing in agreeably idiosyncratic verse, Ashok Sawhny looks back
on the dreamworld of childhood - 'The Stars of Lahore' - and
considers carefully the world his own grandchildren have inherited.
He pokes fun at Man's greed and destruction - 'Mammon' and 'Global
Warming, and all that' - and celebrates Nature, God's creatures,
and what he calls 'The Drama of Life'. Indeed, his most touching
poems concern the mysteries of time, falling in love and family
life. By contrast, the 'Tribute to the Guardians of our Frontiers',
a stark evocation of army life, makes a telling reminder that
borders printed on maps don't always relate to a reality that has
to be fought over. Here we have a book of hours, a chequerboard of
nights and days, of jealousy and love, and an eloquent witness to
Man's strange amalgam of folly and wisdom: Wise is he who
understands The hourglass principle of Time and sands
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