5 of 24 on the 24th February 2014: We are Alverston & Associates because of Steve Jobs (February 24, 1955 - October 5, 2011).

Since the days of

Jawaharlal Nehru and

Quaid-i-Azam

The Partition of Indo-Pak

Senseless Colonial politics

Leaving behind warring siblings

In a land enriched

By the Indus River Valley

And looted by the English Monarchy

The jewels of the Maharajas & Maharanis

Stashed away in the Tower of London

And adorned by Queen Elizabeth II

In company with Dupioni silk ensembles

That would be preferable upon

The inhabitants of South Asia

Cut and crafted for the designs

Termed by the West as indigenous

But nothing less than sublime.

Originally released on Thursday, June 16, 2011 by Alverston & Associates (we are because of Steve Jobs).