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Source: https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/rhetoric-and-composition/rhetoric-today/2019/auc Parent: https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/rhetoric-and-composition/rhetoric-today/2019

November 21, 2019

A teeming plaza;\ then a silent patio. \ The tinkly chatter\ of a hidden fountain;\ Then the heated glare\ of a tiled expanse.

A long alley of peaceful palms mocking the bustling thoroughfare: late 4 class - late 4 a mtg -time 4 coffee? –Sorry, need 2 run! -Office hours posted! -can't come tonight. –Oh no, missed the deadline! -got an 'A'! -Class postponed: yesss!! –He’s AMAAAAZING!! -Sorry, 2 busy -Can't stop -C u later...\ \ Stop! Look above you:\                         Always a fugitive\                         arabesqu'ed interlace\                         of stone arches;\                         Always a different assemblage of\                         dun-coloured variations\                         from the same ancient quarry,\                         topping the geometric dream \                         of men's renewed interpretation.\                         This land's glorious past ... See it?

new minds mingle with old\ stone cradles plant\ blue sky spills over desert stone\ basement-level alcoves\ lead up to eyrie look-outs…\ Through glass and wood, and windowed-lace\ we dream a young future,\ slowly etching in stone and sand\ \ a Thousand-and-One stories of leafy wadis and hopeful wisdom...