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What kind of music is this I am hearing?
Who is whispering in my ear?
Scented words that has no meaning
To no one else but this poor little girl
Drizzling love…serene delightful
Fizzing my mind with fragrant sparkles
Showering me with sweet aroma
Bathing me in heavenly foam
Suds of joy danced around
Bubbles of ecstasy embraced my soul
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I am so blessed
Being a Palestinian
Being a refugee
For over fifty years
I am so blessed
I wasn’t in the tank
With an army uniform
Killing and destroying
To frighten people away
“It was a barren land”
Later on to say!
I am so blessed
Being under curfew
For most of my life
I am so blessed
I wasn’t with the army
Erecting high walls
Shooting at civilians
At every check-point
I am so blessed
Losing my father
In one of their raids
I am so blessed
That it was not I
Flying planes of terror
Firing that missile
Then Laughing and rejoicing
The mission was a success
I am so blessed
Watching my brother
Being taken away
I am so blessed
I wasn’t one of those
Kicking till he bled
From his nose and head
I am so blessed
Burying my baby
With a bullet in her heart
I am so blessed
I wasn’t that soldier
Who took a baby’s life
Nor was I his mother
Who welcomed him a hero
When coming back home
I am so blessed
Sleeping in a UN tent
Shivering in the freezing cold
I am so blessed
I wasn’t that settler
Who occupied my home
Justifying massacres
With a “PROMISE SO DIVINE”
Then, tossing and turning
All night long
Wondering what’s wrong
Haunted by his deeds
Searching like mad
For a long lost peace
Which he can’t find
I am so blessed
Holding David’s stone
In my little hand
I am so blessed
I wasn’t giant Goliath
With mass-destruction might
Seeing himself invincible
With no hope in sight
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by Palestinian poet Tawfeeq Ziyad
And I’d give half my lifetime to he who makes a crying child laugh
And I’d give the other half to protect a green flower from decay
And I’d walk a thousand years following a song
And I’d cross a thousand valleys whose paths are full of thorns
And I’d sail every sea that is rough to gather the scent at the lilac shores
I am humanity in the shape of human
So would I relax, while the chaste blood is being spilled!!
I’m singing to life
For to life I offered all my poems
And my poems are all I’ve got
* * *
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When storms rage with anger
When sky rains lightning and thunder
I know exactly where to hide
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Amidst the nightmarish ‘surreality’ we live in today, remember to hold on to those you love. Cherish every moment with your family, friends and spiritual family, those who fill your life with sweetness, tenderness, kindness, and joy, those who never fail to brush your day with a
Touch of magic
Today
Everything was black and white…
Void of your presence
My world was grey
You walk in
All blushes with blossom
Vibrant… fantastic hues
Today
My universe was 2D
I could only slide sideways
Just about left or right
You walk in
Up… I pop… I jump
In so many directions
My cosmos is of ten dimensions
Free… I fly
Today
I was blue icy cold
My shattered frosty pieces
Rattled inside
You walk in
My spring blooms
Jasmine… lilies…
Tulips and azaleas
Today
I was diminishing
Fraying… fading away
You walk in
My heart… consoled
My smile… radiant
My soul… whole
Restored
Today… all was dull
Shrouded with gloom
Clouded by despair
With a touch of magic
Of your being
Life is transformed
Exhilarating
Majestic
Supreme
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Oh human
Can’t you see!
I am precisely like you
I don’t like being humiliated
I am no one’s doormat
I’m person in my own right
When I was born
I was born innocent
Happy and free
And I want to live
A normal life
With dignity
Wouldn’t you?
I realise there is a dawn
Waiting to be born
And that… after hardship… passes away
Ease will come to life… very soon
But… they inflicted so much
Pain and cruelty
Upon this little girl
And upon her homeland
The world is watching
Eyes open wide
In bewilderment
And disbelief
“What we are watching
Is a fiction movie
It’s not really true”
While in exile
Puzzled… I agonize
Wiping tears off my saddened face
Searching around
Any one there?
Looking up… into sky
Did You hear my cries?
Did You witness the crime?
Suddenly
Knock… knock
A gentle tap
Yes, coming
Who is there?
Hope is here
Smiling at my heart
Standing by my door
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Even when full
Bites of hunger eat my guts
Clad with soft and silky garments
I feel bare, no clothes can veil
Wrapped up cozy in a home so warm
My shivering bones are bitterly cold
Snug and secure in my serene abode
In constant fear… ever terrorized
No health problems or complaint
Yet throbbing pains tear me apart
This being within is not only me
But all of those who roam the earth
Longing to be loved
Yearning to be Seen
No warmth … No shelter
No wealth… No health
No food … No haven
Fleeting in stealth
Longing to be loved
Yearning to be Seen
When a child lies in bed with hunger
When a baby dies for a droplet of water
When toddlers are torn with drones to pieces
Hearts of angels burst into flames… blazing fire
Souls of prophets split asunder
Heaven cries with rage and thunder
Wait man… wait
God postpones… Never ignores
Closing your eyes pretending not to see
God’s eyes neither snooze nor go to sleep
Tenderly caressing fathers who mourn
Watching over mamas who weep
NO… No escape
We are all to blame
No lame excuse can wash our shame
Don’t get me wrong, no offence intended
But truth can hurt and may even kill
Gazing in the abyss while staying still
No longer an option… You have got a will
Don’t go far searching for the truth
Look inside, search only within
Open your heart and sing my song
Praise the Sublime and join along
Yes I am indeed all of those
Who roam the earth
Fleeting in stealth
Longing to be loved
Yearning to be seen
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يا ودود
Ya Wadoud
Dear Most Loving
Here I am
Wandering in the wilderness
Cold… soaking… frightened… lonely… lost
Dripping pain and sorrow
Arriving
Knocking at your door
Humbly kneeling down
Hands upraised
Face hidden with tears
Requesting of Your generosity
Appealing of Your kindness
Pleading of Your mercy
Shroud me with Your bliss
Wrap me up with Your pleasure
Shower me with Your blessings
Make no desire in my heart
Greater than being with You
No aspiration dearer
Than the bounty of Your love
Make me a mouthpiece of Your truth
A fingerprint of Your creativity
An ambassador of Your reality
Make me a pathway of Your certainty
A sign of Your authenticity
A whisper of Your inspiration
Make me a fountain of kindness
A lantern of guidance
A waterfall of honesty
A cascade of delight
Make me a footstep
Leading to Your splendour
Make me a pail
Pouring out love
Watching all content
Make me a lamp
Glowing with tenderness and warmth
Until none is lost in darkness or despair
Make me a cloud
Full of goodness
Raining joy
Planting affection
Flowering passion
Blooming compassion
Fruiting closeness
Picking intimacy
Feeding ecstasy and reunion
Watching all fulfilled
Living whole… serene and satisfied
Dear Most Loving
It’s only through knowing You
Can distressed hearts
Find tranquillity and peace
The wise have said:
“ if you love a thing so much, it will reveal its secrets to you”
Dear Most Loving
Here I am
An empty vessel
Lift me… Fill me… Use me
As You wish
My will is nothing
But Yours
Dear Most Loving
I am walking towards you
Your promise is true
Come running towards me
Hold me… embrace me
I am all Yours
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A century of savagery:
Ethnically cleansing us,
Slow-genociding us,
Slaughtering our babies,
Breaking the bones of our children,
Shooting at point blank our boys and girls,
Imprisoning and torturing our bravest,
Assassinating our finest,
Denying our refugees the right to return home,
Eradicating our architectural heritage,
Disconnecting our towns,
Uprooting our trees,
Stealing our water and resources,
Destroying our Biblical villages,
Demolishing our homes,
Sabotaging our landscape,
Poisoning our environment,
Desecrating our places of worship,
Violating the sanctuary of our ancestors,
Defaming our culture,
Denying our very humanity
Sabotaging our farms into a nuclear dump,
Replacing our peaceful, inclusive, life-cherishing Holy Land,
With a violent, exclusive, death-manufacturing unholy fortress
Then,
After all that;
They get “offended” that
WE DO NOT PARTICULARLY LIKE THEM !
HELLO…
How can one “love” evil?
* * * * *
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May…
In your garden
May your good deeds
Flower before your eyes
Bright and colourful
Around your shoulders
May your kind actions
Swathe you with love
Warm and serene
Beneath your feet
May your nice words
Blossom poppies and lilies
Startling and sublime
Eternally
May your tender heart
Be filled with joy so sweet
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