Thank you, administrators, for the honor and your hard work.
Giggle’s Memory
A smile, a laugh, a memory, a thought,
All coalesce into memorable visions,
Sounds that light up your darkest thought.
My baby’s laughter as a child, adult now,
Continues to not only brighten my days
But also is an effective antidepressant taking a bow.
As the memory of her tinkling laugh
Spreads an inner peace in my breast,
I fall back into envisioning the day she was born. Enough
Time has passed, but her musical
Laugh has evolved from giggle
To full blown belly laughs that bubble
But never pop as her optimism
Isn’t a prop, rather its centered in faith,
Bound by our love that enveloped her in grim
Strength to suppress all that can
Depress. She rises above difficulties
With a smile that shines like the moon
On foggy, oppressive raven black, nights
That simply disperse as her laugh lights
The sky with power of brightness
That never dims in all the time it casts.
©️ Malak kalmoni chehab ©️
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
https://www.amazon.ca/Perfectly-Flawed-poetry-Malak-Kalmoni/dp/1525582518
Poetry for Change 