Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

And They Are Killing Children

I dreamtThat I was a princessIn the Holy LandA little young princessPlaying with little angelsTodayI saw her on TV4 years old palesteenian..

© Eman Elbadawi

Muhammad

The DayBefore yesterdayWas his birthdayAnd I am still silentBefore his beautySince he cameto my dreamHe is Musk& IncenseMy DearWe still do not..

© Eman Elbadawi

New Look 2

When I sayI am neither veilednor unveiledI meanI am neither fanaticnorlooseI am for chastityAgainst ill mannersI am for decencyAngelic beautyHair..

© Eman Elbadawi

His Kingdom

His kingdomIs full of creationAnts and ElephantsLions and PeagionsSeas and FiresFlowersOf every colour and sizeAnd Man-Man is the problemHe is the..

© Eman Elbadawi

By The Sea-Side

Happy the timeOr sad?When it must comeTo leaveA less than oneBetweenA shore and a whirlThen step and speedThe throwAnd heatIced sand to boilAnd melt..

© Eman Elbadawi

God Is The Most Beautiful

GodIsThe Most BeautifulMore beautifulthan the most beautifulEverywhereBeautyAll and everywhereMore BeautifulThanBeauty/Beauty/Like nobody can..

© Eman Elbadawi

Revision Questions

Why do we live?Why?Why?To die?To fear?To die?To fear to die?Why do we live?To leaveThose whom we loveTo die?To love?To die?Those whom we loveJust..

© Eman Elbadawi

When It Was Winter

First, when the shadow stoodBehind the windowIt wasn't winter yetOr it was winter -No one could say for sure I knew:It is winterIt's very coldBut it..

© Eman Elbadawi

It Was A World/ Titanic

It was a worldThat we once lived inAnd it was shatteredLike once our heart withinWas shattered into twoOne was meOne was youWe prayed and prayedIn..

© Eman Elbadawi

Freedom

I Am FreeLike BirdsYetI Am Not FreeLike birds in the CAGETEARSButTearsEnough

© Eman Elbadawi

Egypt Will Live

Egypt isA beautiful QueenWe areDiamonds on her crownFlowers within her handsEgypt will liveIn PeaceTill the end of daysAnd we shall liveWatching her..

© Eman Elbadawi

We Are Against Terrorism

We are all against terrorismWe are people for loveAgainst people who hateWe are East and WestLet's put our hands togetherFor a better futureWe are..

© Eman Elbadawi

A New Flower

Like a new poemThat is bornA new flowerMy flowerIs bornNew and oldWith a sweet lovely sentDrowsing the skies of loveWith love!(the flower is my heart)

© Eman Elbadawi

My Brother

My brotherIs my sonHe is my elder brotherAnd yetHe isMy smallestBrotherStill!

© Eman Elbadawi

My Father

He wasNo I can't say 'he was'He isIn my heartHe isIn the core of my heartHe isIn the heart of my loveStillHe isMy loveHis gentlenessI can never..

© Eman Elbadawi

Born In Spring

I love my days in SpringAll life all young all newThe starsThat were too farShine in the dark for meThe skiesThat were all fearNow smile clear smiles..

© Eman Elbadawi

I Had My Tears Dried

First, I needed to cryIn utter painOn every shoulderI cried my eyes outI criedOn every shoulderThat was availableI found - allI found - pityNot..

© Eman Elbadawi

Spring

Flowers are on their way to bloomBirds do twitter in the skyYou seeThe sea &The skyAre blueLove is the essence of lifeAnd I am on my way to you!

© Eman Elbadawi

(adi Sankara) 22 A Prayer For Rain Of Gold Part 2

Kanakadara stothraSong 7The powerful God, Vishnu,Killed the Demon Madhu,Besides another KaidabanThe most cruel demon.Such a powerful God,Was won by..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

(adi Sankara) 21 A Prayer For Rain Of Gold Part 1

At the age of 6, Adi Sankara stood at the doorof a poor Brahmin for alms. There was nothingto give him, excepting one Amla fruit, which thethe lady..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

(adi Sankara) 20 Sankara At Kanchi

Sankara saw the Town Kanchi,Blessed by Goddess Kamakshi,That would prosper furtherWhen changed in Srichakra order.The king redid the town,In the..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

(adi Sankara) 19 Visit To Kedarnath

After his trip to Badrinath,Sankara went to Kedarnath.By the power of his yoga,He visited then KailasaHe bowed before SivaAnd His consort UmaIn..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

(adi Sankara) 18 Killed Kapalika Kirakasan

After Tirupati, Sankara moved,And twelve places, he visited,Where Jyotilingams kept a guardO’er the country’s every ward.In praise of those LingamsHe..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

(adi Sankara) 17 Advaita Challenged

Sankaracharya, paid a visit,To Southern temples next,And the famous pilgrim centerAt Tanjore-Tiruvidaimaruthur,There, some hard-core..

© Rajaram Ramachandran

(adi Sankara) 16 A Silent Disciple

Among all the disciplesThere was one simple,Giri, a gentle-silent-man,When the class was on.Others teased him,And joked at him,But he kept silentAnd..

© Rajaram Ramachandran