<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed><author name="TARAB KHAN "><item><title>POEM: AN INVISIBLE SKY</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/literature/poem/</link><pubDate>July 19, 2024, 3:50 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/th-16.jpeg</image><category>Literature</category><excerpt>I found a little swing suspended From the hooks of an invisible sky And with the curves of my young heart, I wore it across my arms and swirled. Waltzing along the ramp of sublime, I began to sway, from edge to edge, Between elation, wakefulness a...</excerpt></item><item><title>DARK MELODIES</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/literature/poem/</link><pubDate>July 19, 2024, 3:50 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/th-16.jpeg</image><category>Literature</category><excerpt>A dark satisfaction was rising Upon the eyes of a pack of greedy souls, As their lust surged and darkened further. A haunting echo of bugle blared, Smacking the buttress and the castle; The gargoyles shivered in terror. Violent cloud bursts in sha...</excerpt></item><item><title>#THE MUFFLED  SHRIEKS </title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/literature/poem/</link><pubDate>July 19, 2024, 3:50 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/th-16.jpeg</image><category>Literature</category><excerpt>The sun was dim, And the birds returned home. Grey clouds barged in clusters, Yet, there was no sign of hope. The snakes met in wordless meeting, The shrieks muffled in a stale static air. Gallantry and medallions were awarded, And the names of th...</excerpt></item></author></feed>