Try not to lose yourself,
hold on to what you love.
Twilight
Fall and get back up,
like the sun
– remembering
to rise,
one more time.
~Saadia
My Mountains
For Kashmir, my land, the broken place holding broken hearts,the place that lost a million sons, the disputed place with a striking, ironical beauty. Here is to the Paradise on earth, the place I gladly call home.
Hues
Color your soul.
Poetry : A gallery
This is something so special for me. It took me such a long time to do all of this even-though it may not seem like it. I’d be the most content person if you’d share and spread this piece of art, crafted with love by me. Keep the pieces you like and please keep circulating this post. That would be my wreath. Thanks a lot for everything. 🙂
Beauty
Have you ever noticed the rain drops fall?
the birds giving the morning call,
Have you ever noticed the ripples rain forms?
the sunshine that gets your cheeks to warm,
Have you ever noticed the music of the drizzle?
the heat that makes the late noon sizzle,
Have you ever noticed a plant grow big?
The corn rows wearing a thick brown wig,
Have you ever noticed the sky turn scarlet?
There is immense beauty in nature,
if only that was your eye’s target.
~Saadia
If Only
I guess all of it was certainly meant to be, for us
I guess my eyes were already adjusting to see the dust.
What I had to be, was forced on me for the rest of eternity,
As I fell from the sky, I calculated the time left,
If only I had more of it, if only time could be gained by theft.
There were many like me in there,
who had tried to stop what they had to dare.
But they’d eventually helped each other to be,
If they could be individuals, I thought, so could be me.
But I raced towards the ground, to be what I was forced into being.
A part of a million flakes, none of them to be individually seen.
As I saw myself fall, I accepted things their way.
Because we’d finally perish, all on a sunny day.
But I landed softly on a fellow flake,
It felt different than I’d expected to take,
If only I’d been positive, I’d have known why,
I was made to be with my mates, aimlessly in the past I’d cry,
I was ashamed of my thinking, but I recovered,
Because my company gave me care, true love I’d discovered,
If only I’d thought of this, I wouldn’t have felt lonely,
But that would have happened, if only, if only…
~Saadia
Some Day
” She falls as she gives away,
everything she’d ever preserved,
She crashes upon the rocks,
falls deeper every second,
She knows the direction ,
And she knows the way,
She will fall, she will get away.
You can never convince someone,
Who is sure that they would
never listen to what others say,
But just be a part of oblivion,
some time, some day.”
~ Saadia
How can I?
How can I create ,
my own sunshine,
while the storm
rages on……
How can I recreate,
my life,
while the guilt,
tries to push me down,
How can I know ,
where to begin afresh,
while the tears,
build up and make me drown,
How can I start,
turn over a new leaf,
while every leaf,
turns brown.
~ Saadia
The free style writing challenge!
I was nominated by Story Teller for the freestyle writing challenge. Thanks to Story Teller for the nomination to this interesting challenge. Here are the rules:
Open an MS Word document
1. Set a stop watch or your mobile to 5 minutes or 10 minutes whichever challenge you think you can beat.
2. You topic is at the foot of this post BUT DO NOT SCROLL DOWN TO SEE IT UNTIL YOU ARE READY WITH A TIMER.
3. Fill the word doc with as much words as you want. once you began writing do not stop even to turn.
4. Do not cheat by going back and correcting spellings and grammar with spell check in MS WORD (it is only meant for you to reflect on your own control of sensible thought flow and for you to reflect on your ability to write the right spelling and stick to grammar rules)
5. You may or may not pay attention to punctuation and capitals. However, if you do, it would be best.
6. At the end of your post write down ‘No. Of words =_____’ so that we would have an idea of how much you can write within the time frame.
7. Do not forget to copy paste the entire passage on your blog post with a new Topic for your nominees and copy paste these rules with your nominations (at least 5 bloggers).
The Summer Season
Of the four seasons that pass by,, my favorite is definitely the summer season. It brings in the warmth of hope after a long winter (particularly where I live) . Summer is characterized by heat, uncomfortable time and often times fatigue. But, I love summer for the feeling of it. If it is compared to the winter here in Kashmir, then it is a blessing. After 6 months of chilly winter, cold and snow, we finally get to feel the heat and the light that the beautiful sun emits. Summer , to me, is synonymous with regeneration and the feeling of a new anticipation ahead. Hardly some people find the winters interesting here, but I find them boring and of course, in contrast to that, I love the summer season, which to me is nature’s exquisite smile.
word count: 140
my comments: I tried my best :p
Time: 7 minutes
Your topic is : My journey so far.
My Nominees are:
6. Anyone who is interested.
Good luck ! This is interesting, for sure.
~ Saadia
Reflections 