Out of this world
Out of this world Snowdrops and bluebells Grow beneath your feet As you tread along Twigs blossom Pink and white As you stroke them With your fingertips Water flows From rocks and stones As you caress them With your tender hands Moonlight glows As you wander beneath Crisp indigo skies Fruits […]
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Inseparable
Inseparable I was there with you When love fell in love I was there with you When joy rejoiced I was there with you When freedom was set free And I was there with you When the sea drowned I was there with you When the sun burnt I was there with you When death […]
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The Only Way
Flower of my life When you flew away My heart couldn’t wait It ran after you With a string of stars I tied my being to yours Merged into you And followed
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A secret message
A secret message Engulfed in a scented spiral Untamed… buoyant… I float A thousand thousand stars burst into my being Wow… Heaven *** I am drowning in you Breathing as never before A mystic mist of love… Pure… Tranquil… Surreal *** Your presence… Bliss… Sublime… So real *** I cried of joy Got your […]
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A song for Lifta
A song for Lifta I think of Lifta… I smile…. like a flowerLifta… The healing touch of my grandmother The aroma of her bread, baked with tenderness and love Lifta…The hand of my mother against my face Her gentle fingers running through my curls Lifta…The smile of “Amal” my childhood friend Gazing at Jerusalem in […]
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A rainbow in grey skies
A rainbow in grey skies My anguish A bottomless well Echoing the murmur of my pain My grief Dry autumn leaves Dancing over my wounds My sorrow Dark thick clouds Haunting my hollow heart My world A meaningless word Grey… grey… grey multihued Devoid of my sweetheart laughter My being A […]
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Are you a man or an angel?
Are you a man or an angel? Constantly I wonder How can any mortal With only human capacity Live… and die Without leaving any one Feeling anything Towards him But immense admiration And genuine love Is that at all possible? Can that human be real? How can someone Be adored so much… By so […]
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Now I whisper
Now I whisper You are my joy and my sorrow You used to whisper When you smile and when you laugh You make me the happiest man on earth You used to whisper When you’re hurt or when you cry My heart is filled with grief and gloom You used to whisper […]
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Mama, I Love You
Soon insha’Allah you will be a mother and you will come to appreciate that a mother’s heart cannot have “superficial relationship” with her children, nor does it know how to “play games” Soon insha’Allah you will come to feel that mother’s love has no limits Pure… profound… magnificent… sincere… intense… infinite… unconditional Soon insha’Allah […]
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In Loving Memory of my beloved Khaled; “Letting go”
Letting go You were there in front of me… And I was missing you already I was gazing at you Couldn’t keep my eyes off you Going to your shirts that you hang up At the back of the door Smelling them Holding your jumper in my arms Covering my face with it […]
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Feelings and words
Feelings and words Trying to squeeze Feelings into words Is no act of justice at all It distorts… it disfigures It belittles… it demeans It’s a great offence without a doubt And to my shame and disgrace Indeed I am to blame Truly “Guilty” I declare Defend me not I don’t deserve […]
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Oh I wish
Oh I wish Sweetheart How painful for me Watching your tear Saying good-bye to mine Wouldn’t I wish To have been your fingernail So not even death could split us apart Eternally attached to you Wouldn’t I wish To have been an eyelash shielding your eyes So as they are closed […]
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when
When In a month … maybe two… a year… maybe two Wounds would calm down Would ease… and go to sleep… maybe even pass away My wound is not the same The size of my wound Is bigger than scope of space The age of my wound Is older than the era […]
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Now I whisper
Now I whisper You are my joy and my sorrow You used to whisper When you smile and when you laugh You make me the happiest man on earth You used to whisper When you’re hurt or when you cry My heart is filled with grief and gloom You used to […]
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Nostalgia
Nostalgia Since my eyes met with yours I knew… I knew it was you The one my heart was yearning for “Love at first sight” They say When you proposed Hesitation struck I thought… I’m still too young I thought… I don’t know you well enough I thought… we’ve only met a […]
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Longing
Longing Longing to touch your face Tell you how beautiful Just like your soul Longing to hold your hand Tell you how warm Just like your heart Longing to stroke your hair Tell you how soft Just like your manners Longing to gaze into your eyes Tell you how […]
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Like two small children
Like two small children Do you remember that magical afternoon? When the sun smiled at us And like two fascinated children We smiled back Then, like two playful children We ran together Chasing a butterfly On the hills of Windermere Like two happy children We wandered together As we enjoyed […]
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Let there be love
Let there be love I am in pain Yes… Too much pain I don’t deny Yet wings of joy are spread wide Carrying me through Lifting me high Joy of knowing you So closely Joy of being part of your life If only for a while Joy of […]
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In the nest of Ness
In the nest of Ness Overlooking the rockery garden In your loving arms I fell asleep Your lap Most tender pillow And warm abode For how long did you hold me sitting so still? I never even asked Sky was drizzling love Clouds gleaming with delight And […]
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Khaled; my legend
Khaled; my legend I plait my poem, Letters of heavenly fragrance Arranging its words A bouquet of scented flowers I sang its melody Whispers of soft musk And pink amber Pouring it down upon your heart A cascade of lights Tranquility and peace I gather the pages Of autumn leaves From […]
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Land of sorrow
Land of sorrow Do you remember When I wrote my legend And with my magical wand I turned you into a sparkle of light Then hid you in my heart That sparkle has then exploded With a novel big bang A universe of love was born With a thousand thousand stars Dazzling… […]
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Inseparable
Inseparable I was there with you When love fell in love I was there with you When joy rejoiced I was there with you When freedom was set free And I was there with you When the sea drowned I was there with you When the sun was burnt […]
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I would if I could 1
I would if I could 1 I would if I could, take your place Lie down in a hospital bed And surrender Let the surgeon’s knife Cut me open For it is much easier for me To experience the pain To live the pain […]
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I would if I could 2
I would if I could 2 I would if I could Wait for you Until you’re ready To be my companion In my final journey I would if I could Fight death fiercely Until he can see That we are one soul living in two different bodies I would if I […]
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I said… you
I said… you They said… a sun Within its radiation The secret of existence I said… you They said… a full moon Within its light The enchantment of eternity I said… you They said… a melody A heavenly tune most entrancing A song… pure… divine I said… you They said… […]
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Heavenly qualities
Heavenly qualities In the winter mornings When the sun is late coming out The winds are blowing The grounds are frozen I am still tucked in You sneak out of bed Ever so quietly… ever so gently Trying hard not to disturb my sleep Then when you start getting dressed You […]
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Feelings and words
Feelings and words Trying to squeeze Feelings into words Is no act of justice at all It distorts… it disfigures It belittles… it demeans It’s a great offence without a doubt And to my shame and disgrace Indeed I am to blame Truly “Guilty” I declare Defend me not I don’t deserve […]
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Dreams and realities
Dreams and realities “There is only a fine line that divides Dreams and reality” They say In my world There is no line My dreams and my reality Are one and the same Smoothly Blending in As colours unite New hues are born From blue and yellow […]
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A rainbow in grey skies
A rainbow in grey skies My anguish A bottomless well Echoing the murmur of my pain My grief Dry autumn leaves Dancing over my wounds My sorrow Dark thick clouds Haunting my hollow heart My world A meaningless word Grey… grey… grey multihued Devoid of my sweetheart’s laughter My […]
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Letting go
Letting go You were there in front of me… And I was missing you already I was gazing at you Couldn’t keep my eyes off you Going to your shirts that you hang up At the back of the door Smelling them Holding your jumper in my arms Covering my face with it […]
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But then…how?
But then…how? How can I face the Lake District Without you What can I say to the trees That we used to caress together When they feel my cold trembling hands? How can I comfort the mountain That we used to climb When it starts mourning you? What can I tell […]
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The last two weeks
The last two weeks Sitting in my bedroom Numb… frozen Surrounded by many… many people I could see Their blank faceless faces No comprehension I could hear Their void voiceless voices No understanding I could feel Their invisible subtle movements No perception For two whole weeks My bedroom […]
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About dreams 1
About dreams 1 From the womb of agony Dreams are born Sweet and pure We nourish and groom And watch them grow After living in us For long enough They come alive And before we know it We start living in them Living…them October-2005 © Copyright 2006 Nahida Izzat -PoetryforPalestine […]
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About dreams 2
About dreams 2 I grow dreams in my garden Colourful dreams Wild dreams And evergreens In autumn I plant their seeds deep Feed them hope And tender care In spring My garden blooms Bursting with colour A bouquet of scented dreams I gather And at your feet I lay them […]
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Detached
Detached Life was raging all around me And all was surreal I was looking at me Madly searching for you I knew what had happened I felt sorry for me I embraced I was watching me Sobbing… trembling With my sore heart throbbing I put my arms round me And comforted […]
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Hakunah matata
Hakunah matata “May you…never… ever lose this warm embrace May these loving arms shelter you forever” You used to pray holding me tenderly Those few words My security-blanket Swathed this restless weary mind to serenity Those few words Flowered in my heart A meadow… snowdrops… lilies… jasmine and camellias […]
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Selfish
Selfish I feel greedy today Holding onto your things Not wanting to part My mind is whispering “You would make some one’s life A little bit better If only you could share” But my heart is clinging on Refusing to let go I want to keep your olive shirt Your auburn jumper… your […]
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Taste of love
Taste of love I didn’t see the wonders of love Until your eyes gazed into mine I didn’t feel the warmth of love Until your hand reached out to mine I didn’t sense the joy of love Until your heart danced with mine I didn’t know the taste of love Until […]
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When I held the world
When I held the world There, on the top of the mountain I sat with you You held me in your arms And in my arms I held the world There on the top of the mountain Dawn spread its wings out … took a deep breath then embraced us with a smile […]
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Without you
Without you A wingless dove… struggling to survive A dry flower… Fighting for its life A soulless body… I linger Without you by my side A drained heart Like Moses’ mother’s Gazing at the basket As her baby drifted away Exhausted by yearning Forever waiting Hopelessly Searching for your voice In […]
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Trapped
Trapped Every morning I wake up Into my nightmare Stretching my arm out YOU ARE NOT THERE My heart screams I want to break FREE And follow you 25—6-2006 © Copyright 2006 Nahida Izzat -PoetryforPalestine – All Rights Reserved
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When I said goodbye
When I said goodbye Unlike yourself You were cold When I kissed you goodbye Unlike yourself You didn’t hold me close You didn’t even kiss me back Unlike yourself When I cried You didn’t try to comfort me Unlike yourself You didn’t follow me with your eyes As I was leaving… […]
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Tell them
Tell them Sweetheart Did you hear the rumours? People are whispering, they say: Our love is a myth… a fairy tale It can’t be real Too good to be true Sweetheart People are talking, they say: Something surreal has happened between these two The fable of their love is legendary Mighty death […]
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Permanent
Permanent How can I erase you from my book of memories? When you’ve been engraved On every page Imprinted on every line Carved along with every word How can I delete you from my system? When you’ve been saved In every folder Formatted by every font Pasted with every pixel How […]
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Joy and sorrow
Joy and sorrow With your departure A black hole carved into my heart A monstrous oblivion Consumed my whole being My whole universe In a glance From behind the laptop screen Your gentle eyes gazed at me The gates of my soul flung open A surge of memories flooded in Filling my core […]
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Is it really cruel?
Is it really cruel? People say What happened to you Is so cruel… so unfair To have to lose khaled In such an awful way When you are so much in love I say it is very painful But not at all cruel Death is nothing But a gate way Everything dies Everyone […]
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All I want is
All I want is One moment of madness 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 anything You know I might know people for years But when […]
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Pure love
Pure love Pure love is selfless It demands nothing at all Its greatest satisfaction Is seeing the beloved Full of joy and delight Pure love speaks no language But that of the soul… silence It needs no words For the beloved understands Pure love does not require Physical closeness It transcends all […]
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Touch of magic
Touch of magic Today Everything was black and white… Void of all colours, 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 […]
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Hearts
Hearts Hearts are not machines, you know That we switch -on and off- as we please Hearts do not abide by rules of reason To them, logic makes no sense at all When they love they don’t ask why Without resistance they surrender Even if burning with hurt and sorrow They carry […]
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