The questions asked by this poet are those close to her own soul. The emotions are that of a woman who is gentle, but not one who is naive. A thinker and a keen observer, not only of her own experience, but also that of her family, the relationship between men and women and the lives of her people. All that she sees, she ponders upon; she tries to rationalise even as she gently repels. A pessimist, she is not. - Baha Zain.