Dedicated to the young girl I saw studying in the vicinity of Al-Agsa mosque- May, 2013
Timidly I stretch my arms out
I bow my head in humble awe
Kissing those delicate hands
Wiping sorrow off your tender eyes
O… soul of my soul
Delight us with your dreams ignore death around
No to submissiveness no to being idle
Plant seeds of hope inside of us… lilies
Baby smiles
Spectra of love
Longing poetry
Celebrations of glory… huge grins
On the cusp of homeland scatter your winning laughter
Almond Blossom … fragrant roses … heart beats … tears of love … and stars
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Poetry for Palestine 
HEARTBEAT
The Agony and Ecstasy of Divine Discontent : The Moods of Rumi
From the poems of JALAAL UD DIIN MUHAMMAD BALKHI
RUMI. New translations by Farsi scholar Fereydoun Kia, edited by Dr Deepak Chopra. Read by Sonja Sohn
In the orchard and rose garden
I long to see your face.
In the taste of Sweetness
I long to kiss your lips.
In the shadows of passion
I long for your love.
Oh! Supreme Lover!
Let me leave aside my worries.
The flowers are blooming
With the exultation of your Spirit.
By Allah!
I long to escape the prison of my ego
And lose myself
In the mountains and the desert.
These sad and lonely people tire me.
I long to revel in the drunken frenzy of your love
And feel the strength of Rustam in my hands.
I’m sick of mortal kings.
I long to see your light.
With lamps in hand
The sheikhs and mullahs roam
The dark alleys of these towns
Not finding what they seek.
You are the Essence of the Essence,
The intoxication of Love.
I long to sing your praises but stand mute
With the agony of wishing in my heart.
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