That moment


If I was to use all the words
Of all languages
Ever used by poets
Since time began
I’d never be able to describe
That moment

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If I was to collect all the masterpieces
Of all the works of art
Ever designed
By man’s imagination
I could never repaint
That moment

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If I was to live
All my past, present
And future
In pain, fear, and sorrow
Absorbing the suffering
Of all humanity
Since life began
It’s a price worth paying
To experience
That moment

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Thank you for giving me
A taste of paradise on earth
If only for a moment

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Thank you for opening a window
In my confined heart
In the here and now
Into eternity and infinity
If only for moment

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Thank you
For blessing me with
That moment

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2003

With Open Arms


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Soul, O soul don’t be sad
 
This turmoil is but a fleeting storm
 
Life is born of cosmic explosions
 
Stardust, supernovas and black holes
 
They make plans and the Most Sublime plans
 
Out of chaos, order supreme
 
They destroy nothing but their very own souls
 
Cheer up and dry those precious tears
 
Run to the One Most Gracious Most Kind
 
Open your arms and feel the Grace
 
With that embrace nothing can harm
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Paradox


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Waking up every morning to the same nightmarish reality
Too much evil around
Plotter hiss in darkness
How best to destroy
Throbbing thunder
Ugliness abound
Heart trenched in sorrow
Horror, excruciating pain
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Waking up every morning, to the same astounding reality
Bountiful goodness august
Lovers whisper of kindness
We cherish Life, we adore
Awesome wonder
Beauty sublime
Soul spins of joy
Bliss, unimaginable delight
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May We Learn


May we look, so we may see

May we listen, so we may hear

May we touch, so we may feel

May we think, so we may learn

May we see, hear, feel and learn,

So we may love, adore, share and care  ♥

Afraid


I am afraid of what is to come

Afraid my little heart would not take all the gushing pain

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Yearning to go Home


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Home, real home . . . is not of this world

Eternal abode

Where only good is seen, evil has no place

Home is the place where there is no hate, no hurt, no harm

No quarrel, no prejudice, no qualm

No ego, no lies

No fear, no sorrow

No pain, no doubt

Home is tenderness and calm

Coolness in the eyes

Home is where the kernel of the soul slumbers

Serene

Embraced by the Beloved

Most Sublime

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Just to See You Smile


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I peel the petals of my heart

One by one

Lay them down

A pillow, fragrant and tender

Just for you

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I grate the kernel of my soul

Day by day

Stitch with stardust

A cocoon, warm and cozy

Just for you

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I glean the tears of my eyes

Droplet by droplet

Fill a lake, a sea or an ocean

To wash fear, pain and sorrow

For time without end
Just for you
.

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I gather the beats of my heart

Hour after hour

A string of starts

Sew it a blanket, silk and velvet

Just for you
.

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Only to see you smile again

and for your beautiful eyes to gleam

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Agony of a Soul


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Weep Nahida, weep

Flung open gates of anguish in your soul

​A tear for every tear on a child’s face

Suppressed in fear or shed in despair

Dried out in shock that no one cares

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Weep Nahida, weep, don’t count your tears

A tear for every child ever born,

Grown up to be a human, abused or abuser

died in pain or killed in vain

Walked on thorns or lived in chains

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Weep Nahida, weep, let your agony fill the oceans

A tear for every ​breath ever inhaled

By a living being near or far

A tear for every life gasping for life

Sprayed by poison, smothered by tar

Torn by bombs or burned alive
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Parched for a miracle, stunned by the lies

On the brink of lunacy, you shout out loud

Kicking and screaming: do not comply

Your soul falls weary, your heart diced down

And when you thought your tears dried out

They press rewind, all over again, they start

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Dear Most Beloved, Most Sublime
You see through me

You read my thoughts, You feel my pain

You know my past, inside out

No words make sense

No need to explain

This world is yours,

To You we belong, to You we return

.

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Most Gracious, Most High

Most Compassionate, Most Wise

Most Generous, Most Sublime

Most Loving, Most Gentle, Most Kind

Source of Peace, Holiness and Truth

Glorious is Your Mercy

Majesty is Yours, Perfection is thy name
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Caress Your creation with a spark of Light

Keep it out of harm’s way, keep it all sane

Kiss its wounds with a song Pure, Divine

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Eye take it easy, heart don’t you cry

The All Aware Healer, hears your cry

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A Prayer For New Year


With You I am OK

 

Dear Most Compassionate

Show me the truth

As true

And help me follow

Show me falsehood

As false

And help me avoid

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Help me… say the truth

Help me… do the truth

Help me… think the truth

Help me… feel the truth

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Dear Most Kind

I am lost

Without your guidance

Frail

Without your support

Miserable

Without your company

Dare I run away from You

Except towards You

Is there a place to hide from You

Except under your wings

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The world has wronged me

Forsaken neglected and ignored

Held me responsible as the victim

Declared me guilty while innocent

Put me on trial although oppressed

Imprisoned me for being abused

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An abandoned child

Blamed for… being

But

If You, Most Beloved, are pleased with me

I can take it all

Nothing else matters

يأتي على الناس زمان الصابر فيهم على دينه كالقابض على الجمر

Fight Back


Today,

Armies of evil gathered

Surrounded you

rally

They want your heart

To crush and destroy

To occupy with darkness;

Fear, hate, suspicion and ungratefulness

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Do not surrender

Fight back

Fill your heart with Light

Pour out Love

Cherish Life

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