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Last Day of Poetryfest


Assalamu Alaikum sisters,

Before I get to my third and last poem of the blog fest, I have an award to mention. As you know, earlier this year TheSisWhoSmiles awarded me the Butterfly Award. Along with me, she awarded The Creative Muslimah. And yesterday The Creative Muslimah awarded me the award that was awarded to the both of us. Now enjoy this poem. 

Butterfly

Everyone has their own kind of wings
so fly away and be a butterfly
showing your colors
to the world
also helping those along the way.

You feed them
to work their wings
and be their own
just like you.

Keep it up
yet be like a
sunrise and a sunset
going over the horizon,
but remembering to come back
and shine your light on those you love.

(c) Jul 2011

thank you,
Fida

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Tara Tyler said…
eloquent!
great poem!
July 14, 2011 at 1:35 PM
M Pax said…
Remember to come back. Nice. Great job.
July 14, 2011 at 5:30 PM
Fida Islaih said…
Thanks, M and Tara!
July 14, 2011 at 5:35 PM
Anonymous said…
Very much enjoyed your Butterfly poem! Thanks for the vision.
July 14, 2011 at 10:20 PM
Christine Tyler said…
lovely. i like the imagery.
July 15, 2011 at 2:30 AM
Fida Islaih said…
@Ms. Mouse: I'm glad you like it.

@Christine: Thanks!
July 15, 2011 at 9:07 AM
Angela said…
I like the upbeat message.
July 15, 2011 at 1:19 PM
Kayeleen Hamblin said…
I like the line about the butterfly showing colors to the world. Great images.
July 15, 2011 at 2:20 PM
Fida Islaih said…
Thanks Angela and Kayleen! (:
July 15, 2011 at 3:27 PM
Allison said…
If you turn your head the first and last stanzas look like wing tips and the middle one looks like a head... :)
July 16, 2011 at 2:18 AM
Small Town Shelly Brown said…
I love the idea of helping those along the way. That's one of the beauties of life, isn't it? We are all colorful in our own way.
Thanks for the poem :)
July 16, 2011 at 6:48 PM
Fida Islaih said…
@Allison: Really! Cool!

@Shelly: No, thank you! But it was my pleasure (:
July 16, 2011 at 6:53 PM
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