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Reflections

Hubby in a Nutshell

Over the last few days I’ve been contemplating on whether to write about a personality that has recently entered my life; my husband. Those who are married may just understand where I am coming from.

It has been 2 1/2 months since I tied the knot with Asif, and just over a year since I met him for the first time, and yet I feel as if he has been there forever! Friends and family told me marriage is special; the Holy Prophet (SAW) declared it as completing half your faith; and now, having taken this step, I can see why.

Marriage is a wonderful feeling, but comes with many challenges for the girl; moving homes, adjusting to a new family life, and having the opposite gender play an active role in her day to day life. It comes with obstacles; the girl is no longer thinking just about herself anymore. She must consider her husband, her extended family, and her duties as a married woman.

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26 July 2015
Reflections

Ajeeb!

In retrospect; the Flag stood as a central pivot for the wave of black that circulated around it. My eyes closed, I could hear a unanimous beat, a sense that young and old in unison urged to revive their souls by beating their chests. Or did they?

Smiles formed on their lips, – gum-chewing, socially chatting, not a care in the world – girls jumped at the chance to be a part of that wave; but all for the wrong reasons. The flag, and the flag-bearer whose bravery we have constantly been reminded of was the central icon tonight – but I ask, was your pride to stand, to circle, to be a part of a ritual, such that you forgot why you were there? Whom were you mourning?

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26 December 2013
Poems

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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6 February 2011
Poems

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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2 December 2010
Poems

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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10 November 2009
Reflections

Our Sacrifice

During the days of Muharram, when I go the local center at night, I wish, time and time again, that I was in Kerbala. When the nawhas are being recited, I close my eyes, and imagine what it would’ve been like on the day of Ashura. In the land, that, today, is filled with visitors from all over the world, to pay tribute to the Imam who sacrificed everything he had to give us the gift of Islam that we have today.

I imagine a brave warrior holding a flag, and riding to fetch water for his niece, knowing he may not make it back.

I imagine a glowing aura standing in the middle of a desert, stating his last will and going forth to fight bravely, knowing that not too long after, his blood will be mingled with the sands of the holy land.

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4 November 2009
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