Chitrali Girl Comments

Lovely poem, exactly as your definition of the Chitrali girl goes.

idiom..'march to (the beat of) a different drum - To do something, act, or behave in a manner that does not conform to the standard, prevalent, or popular societal norm.'

I'm glad the poet was willing to use, in stanza 2, what I consider a non-rhyming pair of line-ending words. five stars. : ) bri I'd rather see non-ryming words than words poorly-chosen! !

on PH: 'Dr Shamim Ali BiographyDr. Shamim Ali is a renowned academician, poet and artist.Who has made significant contributions to the field of English linguistics and literature. ' ETC.

Chitral (Khowar: چھترار, romanized: ćhitrār, lit. 'field'; Urdu: چترال, romanized: ćitrāl) is situated on the Chitral River in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

I guess poem would use definition #1: Guise: '1- Outward appearance or aspect; semblance. 2- False appearance; pretense. 3- Mode of dress; garb. '

I 'hate' (ok, I do NOT like) when an English word has such diverse definitions, as the word 'guise'! !