Poetry for Change
At the Beirut airport waiting for my flight home to Canada. The joy of family is incomparable to anything else in life. For each family member, know how to be you without being a follower to their lead.
Fantastic fun, fuming, following, friend
Amble, autonomous, artistic, amazing
Marvelous, mean, mentor, meteoric
Imposing, impossible, incredible
Love, laughing, lying, liberty
Yap, yawn, yell, yuck, yonder.
I’m on vacation for the first time in almost 4 years. Finally, I’m visiting my hometown and feeling extremely emotional about uniting with family and friends. Covid created a social anxiety about connecting with people that it’s been over 3 years that I haven’t seen them, especially with me living across the ocean in Canada, and they live in Lebanon!
The best thing about visiting home is seeing those you’ve missed, and the difference in the city itself: new shops, restaurants, cafes and more. The beauty of the sea at sunset, smells, and sounds that I associate with home: blaring horns, nerve-racking breaking sounds, sirens, and gun shots.
So the turkey isn’t in the oven and won’t be eaten, as I have nome. However, my appreciation for all that I have, senses, arms, legs, family, love, hate, all I’m thankful for, for each teaches you something new.
Always be thankful for what you have, as others most likely might have less.
I had a lumpectomy done today. What a wonderful job the nurses and doctors did in their jobs as well as keeping my morale high.
The presence physical and emotional of my family members boosted my morale even more.
I’m hoping I’ll feel better quickly and get back to my blog.
Yes it’s a sheep, wishing you all a great festive Eid with your loved ones. Don’t let a single day pass by without joy, faith, and love in your day.
If you’re asking why a sheep? The answer is that on the day of Eid, people who can usually give meat to the poor.
Exert from my poetry book, Perfectly Flawed. Available on all eplatforms. https:///Perfectly-Flawed-poetry-Malak-Kalmoni-ebook/dp/B092YT6QX6/ref=mp_s_a_1_1
Interview with Kaila from Hidden Gems Literary Emporium
Within the interview, Malak talks about her roots and experiences with postcolonial Civil Wars and her move West. She talks about the importance of her family’s support, and her daughter Fida’s help in editing her work and helping her title her poems.
Exert from my poetry book, Perfectly Flawed. Available on all eplatforms iTunes, Googlebooks, Amazon.com, Kindle kobo, Barnes and noble, friesenpress.com, paperback, and hardcover.
Poetry for Change 