Poetry for Palestine

  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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Yes, I am a Palestinian Yes, I am a Muslim Yes, I am a humanist Yes, I am a woman Yes, I am a mother Yes, I am a grandmother And YES I am a freedom fighter *** I fight for my right to think freely I fight for my right to speak my mind […]

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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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Hidden dimensions   My first son Hassan Was born on April the 9th   You might think So what… why are you saying it With such a gloomy tune What is wrong with 9th of April?   You have to be a Palestinian To understand For on the 9th of April 1948 The massacre of […]

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A MYSTICAL VISIT Climbing up a high ladder Patiently…step by step Through clouds Deep into sky There; on the very top… hanging A piece of heaven Stretching beyond time and space Wrapped up in a sweet musky mist Of the breath of angels and prophets White lilies and red poppies Growing beneath the feet of […]

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Only love grew When I was a little girl My home was a tree-trunk On a white cloud Up…up… in the sky *** In this world of mine The sun shone forever All seasons were spring And love grew everywhere In gardens… on trees  In the streets On roof tops In the rivers In people’s […]

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  Simple truth Give me some pebbles to throw  Pebbles are the pathway to life The echo of its music stays Long after the shadow of the tyrant Fades away Tell me; Did you spend your life Searching for happiness Running after crumbs of food Accumulating tons of rotting clothes Desiring heaps of rusty cars […]

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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 Gentle green emerges As red […]

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. Hasbara classes any one?? You can get them free, on line, now http://www.israelactivism.com/training   Just watch how they train their hasbara soldiers to lie, and lie and lie even more, until it seeps out of their ears and noses!! ********************* Truth and lies Lies like to be groomed To be prepared in advance Artificially […]

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A letter to God   Dear Most Loving Here I am Wandering in the wilderness Cold… soaking… frightened… lonely… lost Dribbling pain and sorrow   Arriving Knocking at your door Humbly kneeling down My hands upraised My face wet with tears   Requesting of your generosity Appealing of your kindness Pleading of your mercy   […]

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  Forever Friends    When I was a little girl I had many… many friends From all walks of life Some of my friends were humans Some were aliens From far away galaxies Some from planets Only near by   Some of my friends came from the past And others from the future I really […]

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  BE   You declared… BE And I was    An atom I am… spinning In your presence Magnificent   A seed… blooming Thriving on the bounty of your love Overwhelming   A butterfly… rotating Drawn to your radiance Irresistible   A star… glowing A sign of your light… upon light  Spectacular   A universe […]

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  Inner beauty   Hesitant   Getting closer   Zooming in   Worried   Weary   Expecting a tedious bore   To my surprise   I found a pearl Hidden in the deep   Concealed By layers of my ignorance   The thrill is never over Every layer that I peel Reveals still  Beauty beyond […]

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   More sense to the senses    I am fascinated by my hands With: I carry my lavender basket Stitch French knots and knit tiny socks Write my poems and paint lilac twilights But more enchanting Caressing with it The face of my beloved And holding on my babe’s hand   I am fascinated by […]

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  As a child  Don’t ever lose your sense of wonder Look as a child with eyes open wide You will see   Marvel at every leaf you come by As you hold between your fingers   Laugh with tantalizing raindrops As they touch your beautiful face   Fill your soul with glee… delightful As […]

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  Keep me afloat   When rivers of sorrow run underground Drenched with gloom I weep… keep me afloat   When gales of pain throw me around With a broken-heart I mumble… keep me afloat   When waves of danger shake my ground Frail, clutching the rail I whisper… keep me afloat   When storms […]

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