POETRY

Heartfelt Words

Words sometimes carry your soul and fly you to a place of comfort.

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ABOUT ME

Hello there,
My name is Rumina!

I am the author of this blog. Expressing myself through journaling and writing poetry has been one of the most rewarding aspects of my life.

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REACHING HEAVEN

Letters to my Imam

When the Imām (ʿaj) reappears I hope he will look at me and call me by my name

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Hope

Speak of an eternal thought, with which one cannot part

An engraving in my mind, etched delicately in my heart

Talk of an everlasting truth, a memory bright as day

A subconscious beacon of guidance, one that leads the way

A hope eliminating fear, a dream to keep on riding

An urge to continue forward, one in which I keep confiding

Simple a thought it may be, but nonetheless it is a thought

Of a time to come, when hope itself will not be sought

Not out of fear, or the lack of a will, but rather for how it will be

Hope will be there, itself in a form, one’s heart will then see!

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Poems

Kerbala

Winning Entry for 2011 Islamic Thought Writing Competition – http://www.islamicthought.co.uk/images/compwinners.jpg

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Poems

A Beacon of our Community

The urge to pen a thought, since the early hours of the morning when I heard the heartbreaking news, has been nothing short of a feeling that I must pay tribute to this wonderful lady. There are certain people who come into your life, leave an everlasting impact, and before you know it, they are gone from this world.

Subconsciously, these very people that you expected to be there beside you always, ever-present wherever you go. Marhuma Zehrabai was one of those.

Saturday, 1st January, 2011 – we have been at the center since morning. Throughout the course of the day, I couldn’t help but look towards the entrance, half expecting this radiant lady to walk in at any time, and take comfort in her usual corner where she would sit. In loving memory of a wonderful personality; a beacon of our community…

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In love with all four!

So when the first one came, I said ‘this was it!’
I was sure the warmth would always last,
The ‘just right’ breeze and the morning glory
But it didn’t take long before it passed,
I claimed I loved, and this was the best
Neither extreme, but I spoke too fast…

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Reflections

A Reminder

From a bird’s eye view, the scenario was very much established, keeping in mind that it wasn’t the first time, and definitely wouldn’t be the last; it was nothing out of the ordinary.  Despite what you and I might have been feeling at that precise moment, the realm above us was accustomed to this procedure, and the decorum of its surroundings.

They looked down to where the lifeless being was. ‘Lifeless’, I chuckle at the irony of such a word. Was he not just full of life a few days ago? Walking as if he’ll live for years, engrossed in business affairs, the success of his family, accounting carefully for his wealth, and children, and so much more. Ah, but snatched from him in a split second, reminding him that what he lived off of, the soul that kept him going, was not his to keep anyway. What would have been of more concern is if it was being returned to its Maker the way it had been given as a loan in the first place, sixty odd years ago, or at least in a better condition.

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Walking in this Cold…

I’m walking in this cold.
leaving footprints by the ocean
oh how it never gets old,
watching the waves in motion

this nature’s a blessing
it’s truly a peace of mind
I can walk here for hours
and be surprised at what I find

it’s more than a walk in the sand
for this beauty of god is true
it’s tracing the steps of my life
admiring the colors of blue

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