Heart songs

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian

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Each one of us is born
With heart songs inside

When the ride gets rough,

People become tough
Life rages with noise

Our heart songs faint

To the background
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But each one of us is born
With many heart songs inside

A kind word, or a poem,

Caress of a tender hand,

Attentive ear,

A meal made with love,
Or a prayer said in silence
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A gaze pure and gentle,
Heartwarming embrace,
A small act of forgiveness,
A glorious twinkle in the eye,
Or a radiant smile
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When autumn falls
Don’t hibernate
Get out and about
Plough the meadows of your soul
Seeds of good deeds
Plant all around

Let love bloom

Let hope thrive
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Open your heart

Dance to its singing
Paint the corners of your soul
Pink and lilac, blue and green
Then sway and shine
Sprinkle your joy
Extend your hands
Embrace the world
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Is it me standing on my head, or is the world upside-down?

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian

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Silent cries of babies dying pierce my ears

Deformed infants born, a nightmare called “life”

Corpses of bleeding whales paint the ocean pink

Lifeless grey trees, trunks chopped and dry

Bees falling dead “we don’t know why”!

Breathless sweet dolphins scattered by the seashore

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Heavy nights descend like bricks

Hidden hands tighten around my neck

I’m breathing mud, I’m breathing sand

Is it just me standing on my head?

Or is everything around me, upside-down?

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Destruction… “conquest” of nature

Radioactive waste… praised as accomplishment

Robbery in broad day light… a “Historic Achievement”

Progress… a family is no longer mum and dad

Liberty… measured in nudity per cm², put on display

Civilisation…  how many weapons  a nation could amass

Science… a tool of annihilation and a mushroom cloud

Charity… bailout of bankers adding to the trillions in their “empty” coffers

If we don’t give them that, our world would collapse… yes, collapse!

Economy… snatching the last piece of bread from a hungry destitute

Financial growth… interest goes up and up, while life goes down

Security… watching every move, recording every word, just to keep us “safe”

Technology… counting every breath, monitoring every dream only just in case

Defence…  watch out, every blink of an eye might be a “secret code”,

 Every social gathering could be a “sleeping cell”, call 999 only just in case

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O dear Beloved God

How could such a small heart

Take all this pain

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I don’t want to be here
I don’t want to take part
In this evil madness

All I want to be

Is a leaf on a tree

or a wild flower by the road side

Hide forever

Where no one could see

Look up into Heaven

Smile at angels as they pass by

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Just a thought

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian

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Our quest for JUSTICE through our pursuit of TRUTH is what should keep our intentions pure and our actions noble.

Our passion for humanity, beauty, harmony and equality is what allows love to grow in our hearts unhindered.

Like the Holy Land that is Palestine, it shines with goodness through the pursuit of its people for spiritual truth and by existing in harmony with nature and the pace of nature.

What makes it Holy and so breathtakingly beautiful is its embrace of that which is organic, pure and natural.

Thus, when we align ourselves in full harmony with the epitome of Nature’s Divine Laws, i.e Balance outlined with Beauty, translated in human terms as Justice embraced with Compassion, we become one with all there is.

If we slip, however,  into following the deceptive and oppressive methods of those whom we oppose, we lose the battle and it would be our defeat.

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Light upon Light

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian

There is a flower in my heart

Nay, a wild garden

Blissful meadows

As far as the eye can see

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There is a child in my heart

Nay, manifold of children

Whole of Mankind

As far as the eye can see

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There is a sun in my heart

Nay, millions of stars

Universes . . . galaxies

As far as the eye can see

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There is a candle in my heart

Nay, bright dazzling Light

Light upon Light

As far as the eye can see

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“Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth.

The metaphor of His Light

is that of a niche

in which there is a lamp,

the lamp inside a glass,

the glass like a brilliant star,

lit from a blessed tree, an olive,

neither of the east nor of the west,

its oil all but giving off light

even if no fire touches it

Light upon Light

Allah guides to His Light whoever he wills

and Allah makes metaphors for mankind

and Allah has knowledge of all things”

(Qur’an 24:35)

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 اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ الْمِصْبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍ الزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ زَيْتُونِةٍ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِيءُ

وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ نُّورٌ عَلَى نُورٍ يَهْدِي اللَّهُ لِنُورِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ الْأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

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Love is a Wonder

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian

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Love is a wonder

A peek into Heaven

Barren hearts

Lush and bloom

 

Love so vast,love the sky cannot contain. how does all this fit inside my heart

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Love is a wonder

Spontaneous gush

Pure and tender

When a heart is touched

By kindness of soul

Of the beloved

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Once upon a dream

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian

Whenever I finish writing an article or a poem, I think to myself, that’s it now, I have said all what I needed to say, I have poked into wasps nests, divulged forbidden topics and delved into taboos, few are willing to touch.  I have also expressed the very innermost deepest sentiments and thoughts of my being, I am done now. I am ready to depart. Nothing left to say or to write about.

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Lo and behold,

Before I know it

I fall upon a crime

An image of life pulverised

A frozen tear of a beloved child

Stabs my heart

Coils my guts in crazy knots

Rips my soul

Like a dagger piercing into my existence

Like a volcano erupting in my conscience

Like a burning bullet whizzing through my mind

My limbs tremble in agony

My hearts pounds like thunder

I weep of pain

I scream of rage and anger

A poem is born

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Other times,

Wondering in my world

I fall upon a dream

A vision tickles my heart

Melt it away, like butter on a hot tray

Like a baby’s hand

Wrapped around my finger

Like a blanket of stars

Embracing my estrangement

Caressing my wounds

Swaying my soul in an ocean of love

Whispering a lullaby of heaven in my ear

I twirl in dazzlement

Wallow in delight

My heart pounds like thunder

My eyes moisten of joy

My limbs tremble in ecstasy and bewilderment

A poem is born

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One moment of madness

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian

Would you forget me?
If I disappear from your life
You asked me once

Teasing you
I replied
With this memory of mine
There are no guarantees
I don’t trust it with any thing

You know
I might know people for years
But when I meet in the street
My mind goes blank
I know that I know them
But that’s as far as it goes

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Now
All I want is

One moment of forgetfulness
One moment of insanity

One moment in which
I am
Not
Thinking

Of you

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Feelings and Words

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian

 

Trying to squeeze feelings into words

No act of justice at all

It distorts… disfigures

Belittles… demeans

A great offence without a doubt

To my shame and my disgrace

 I confess, I am to blame

Truly “Guilty” I declare

Defend me not I don’t deserve

For feelings can only be felt

So, when I write about my love

Don’t ever think I’m making sense

 No language can ever convey

The boundless, the eternal

Expression falls short by far

Feelings can only be felt

When I write about my sorrow

Don’t dare believe my words or verses

My speech is nothing but hollow hues

How can the infinite ever be defined

Feelings can only be felt

Truly “Guilty” I declare

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My wish for all

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian

Strolling by the ocean

Seagulls flying by

Praying in adoration

Delightful full of grace

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Engulfed in waves of love

Boundless indescribable

Immense intense supreme

One of those rare moments

Awesome and sublime

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Love swathed my being

Love tickled my heart

Love caressed my mind

Love swayed my soul

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Tears of joy streaming

Tranquil and serene

Melodies of gratefulness

Swirled inside my core

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Singing like a nightingale

One thought gripped my mind;

I wish this wondrous moment

To be felt by ALL

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Cherish Life

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian

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Every form you come by

Every smile you ever see

Every twinkle in the eye

Every child small and sweet

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Cherish life

Every animal happen to meet

Roaming around for something to eat

All they want is to live, let live

Praising the One who brought them here

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Cherish life

Every flower or  tree

Just like you, feels your love and have dreams

To bring beauty, delight your eyes

So fill your heart with gratitude

 Cherish life

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Sit in silence, tune in,  try to listen

To the deepest voice within  your soul

Feel the melody swaying through

Wiping your tears, tickling your heart

As your eyes dance with joy

Cherish life

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