Sculpture me an evening
When I can smile again
Take my hand and show me
Where to throw the pain

For I have needs to empty
This memory of mine
And step into the future
With you – my sweet divine

Long years before met up
We both had troubled times
But all know that the others were
The ones that did the crimes

Your sweetness overcame me
And swept aside my fears
And in return I offer you
My love to vanquish tears

A future we can carve then
With care as man and wife
Always holding tightly to our
Vision of a union without strife

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As early sunshine covered up
the wider garden,
The sight swell buzzing by
echo sounds of purple martin,
The green leafs lulled,
bunchs of red cherry,
Each pair lure like
ringlet of lady regent,
Who might’ve recently marry,

And purple colours gathered the scenes down,
Over daintly shoulders of garden,
Spring flowers brought the holy shine,
Each flower that embroidery wears,
Smiled profond,

From the side of glory hill,
The flying birds did shrill,
Happy gaotha hosted a music concert,
A harmony of love drill,
In the cherry villa,

Amabilia: the scene become so amusing,
As a newly wedded maid set on swinger;
While the shrine bell ring,

The starling set forth to sing,
Sea gull too cut short his beach sleep to,
Ward his mistress
Sitting brooding in windy walls of cherry villa

by Affaq Nabi

The Stations of the Cross or the Way of the Cross, also known as the Way of Sorrows or the Via Crucis, refers to a series of images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion and accompanying prayers. The stations grew out of imitations of Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem which is believed to be the actual path Jesus walked to Mount Calvary. The object of the stations is to help the Christian faithful to make a spiritual pilgrimage through contemplation of the Passion of Christ. It has become one of the most popular devotions and the stations can be found in many Western Christian churches, including Anglican,^[1] Lutheran,^[2] Methodist,^[3] and Roman Catholicones.

The early set of seven scenes was usually numbers 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11 and 14 from the list below.^[11] The standard set from the 17th to 20th centuries has consisted of 14 pictures or sculptures depicting the following scenes:

1. Jesus is condemned to death
2. Jesus carries His cross
3. Jesus falls for the first time
4. Jesus meets His mother, Mary
5. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross
6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
7. Jesus falls for the second time
8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
9. Jesus falls for the third time
10. Jesus is stripped of His clothes
11. Jesus is nailed to the cross
12. Jesus dies on the cross
13. Jesus is taken down from the cross
14. Jesus is placed in the tomb

Although not traditionally part of the Stations, the Resurrection of Jesus is, in very rare instances, included as a fifteenth station.^[13][14]

The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the family Felidae; it is a muscular, deep-chested cat with a short, rounded head, a reduced neck and round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. The lion is sexually dimorphic; males are larger than females with a typical weight range of 150 to 250 kg (330 to 550 lb) for males and 120 to 182 kg (265 to 400 lb) for females. Male lions have a prominent mane, which is the most recognisable feature of the species. A lion pride consists of a few adult males, related females and cubs. Groups of female lions typically hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates. The species is an apex and keystone predator, although they scavenge when opportunities occur. Some lions have been known to hunt humans, although the species typically does not. [Wikipedia]

Tarsiers are any haplorrhine primates of the family Tarsiidae, which is itself the lone extant family within the infraorder Tarsiiformes. Although the group was once more widespread, all its species living today are found in the islands of Southeast Asia.

Tarsiers are small animals with enormous eyes; each eyeball is approximately 16 millimetres (0.63 in) in diameter and is as large as, or in some cases larger than, its entire brain.^[15][16] The unique cranial anatomy of the tarsier results from the need to balance their large eyes and heavy head so they are able to wait silently for nutritious prey.^[17] Tarsiers have a strong auditory sense, and their auditory cortex is distinct.^[17] Tarsiers also have long hind limbs, owing mostly to the elongated tarsusbones of the feet, from which the animals get their name. The combination of their elongated tarsi and fused tibiofibulae makes them morphologically specialized for vertical clinging and leaping.^[18] The head and body range from 10 to 15 cm in length, but the hind limbs are about twice this long (including the feet), and they also have a slender tail from 20 to 25 cm long. Their fingers are also elongated, with the third finger being about the same length as the upper arm. Most of the digits have nails, but the second and third toes of the hind feet bear claws instead, which are used for grooming. Tarsiers have soft, velvety fur, which is generally buff, beige, or ochre in color.^[19]

Philippine tarsiers are capable of hearing frequencies as high as 91 kHz. They are also capable of vocalizations with a dominant frequency of 70 kHz.^[22]

Crimea is a peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea in Eastern Europe that is almost completely surrounded by both the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov to the northeast. It is located south of the Ukrainian region of Kherson, to which it is connected by the Isthmus of Perekop, and west of the Russian region of Kuban, from which it is separated by the Strait of Kerch though linked by the Crimean Bridge. The Arabat Spit is located to the northeast, a narrow strip of land that separates a system of lagoons named Sivash from the Sea of Azov.

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Numerous mammals can be found in RPA including lions, African leopards, South African cheetahs, southern white rhinos, blue wildebeest, kudus, impalas, hyenas, hippopotamuses and South African giraffes.

The Okavango Delta in Botswana is a swampy inland delta formed where the Okavango River reaches a tectonic trough in the central part of the endorheic basin of the Kalahari. All the water reaching the delta is ultimately evaporated and transpired and does not flow into any sea or ocean. Each year, about 11 cubic kilometres (2.6 cu mi) of water spread over the 6,000–15,000 km² (2,300–5,800 sq mi) area. Some flood waters drain into Lake Ngami.^[2] The area was once part of Lake Makgadikgadi, an ancient lake that had mostly dried up by the early Holocene.^[3]

The Moremi Game Reserve, a National Park, is on the eastern side of the Delta. The Delta was named as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa, which were officially declared on 11 February 2013 in Arusha, Tanzania.^[4] On 22 June 2014, the Okavango Delta became the 1000th site to be officially inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.^[5][6]

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