‘Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, “It might have been.”‘ ~ John Greenleaf Whittier
Author: Rabab Maher ☁ رباب ماهر
As-Salâmu ‘Alaykum (^_^),
My whole life revolves around ♡ Islâm ♡, active learning and perpetual growth, creative living and solutions, visual and creative expression, natural earth aromatics and formulation, and holistic alignment and minimalism.
Poem ☁ The Sleeping Poet Awakens
What are words, rhymes and verses good for?
When we don’t live by them but ephemerally
We get lost in the poetic flow of similes and metaphors
With the message stirring an emotion only temporarily
Poem ☁ Endlessly Falling in Love ~ A Resilient Heart
{وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَشَدُّ حُبًّا لِّلَّهِ ۗ } ♡ {And those who BELIEVE are STRONGER in LOVE for ALLÂH} ♡ (002:165)
‘Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.’ ~ Albert Camus
Poem ☁ A Silent Plea ~ Killing Ourselves Slowly
{وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا}
{And do not kill yourselves; Indeed, Allâh is to you ever Merciful.}
(04:29)
Art ☁ Jerusalem IS Ours & I’m Still Here
‘They used to say Palestinians fight like heroes, now they say heroes fight like Palestinians.’ ~ Norman Finkelstein
Poem ☁ Five Years Ago Today
Thanks to my dear hubby’s dare
I started this website five years ago today
With the intention of sharing book reviews
Instead it’s evolved in a different way
Poem ☁ The Only Truth ~ The Inner Truth (III)
{[He] Who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed.}
(67:02)
Poem ☁ The Only Truth ~ The Inner Truth (II)
Letting it all go
The unwanted
Embracing his essence
Submitting to THE ONE
With an open heart . . .
Love and Effervescence
Poem ☁ The Only Truth ~ The Inner Truth (I)
A blur
In the eyes of many
A vision lost . . . A ghost
Oblivious to most
Obvious only to the few who See
Transparency . . .
Authenticity
