E at, feast like a beast A mple egss to find S olace from faith T ogether for ever family unity E mpower, amplify your faith without R egret or regression in practice.
Šī¸ Malak kalmoni chehab
Reveal your strength by standing by your faith, whatever it is.
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.
Thank you, administrators, for the accolade and your hard work.
Frozen Frame
In a perfect sphere, where, in the snow Falls in perfect harmony, gathering family Feasting, playing, with nothing contrary, Only fun in the peaceful snowy glow.
The scene is set, The people prepped, The table bent, The children are a heavenly send.
The frozen frame is icy, Covered in white powder whose Calm settles into old bones, Where memory is alive, but dicey!
For the child, it’s the here and now That matters, while all else Is icing on a cake, where the candle will blow, And family is always best when many are less
And the anticipation of guessing What’s in the box is filled with laughter As outrageous ideas are a pleasing Game that ends chortling giggler.
The frame is never lame, It set the bar very high for following Years, as its innocence came With its childhood’s naive framing.
Šī¸ Malak kalmoni chehab Šī¸
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.
The recitation was amazing. As the poem is about peace in P@l3st1ne, and one of the administrators was wearing a shirt with watermelons on it, I asked what it represented. He said it was a symbol of resistance in G@z@. That was my context for my poem, and off I went …
I wish to thank Reem Rizk for creating the platform for us to share our vision of the world by bringing us together. I also want to thank my husband and children for their unwavering support of my writing, especially my eldest, Fida Chehab, my editor, and staunchest backer.
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.
The fragile beauty of the dandelion In my hand, whose grip on land Dares you to eradicate its presence in Zion As it spreads through the wish for peace to lend
A hand to those in need of a blend Of peace in their days of suffering Without end. Wish for peace for them to send
Their children to schools With filled bellies of fresh food Sprinkled with life giving water that drools In honor of a wish for peace that stood
On the doorstep waiting, waiting Patiently for humanity’s response To help save those whose beliefs, never straying, Empowers their wish for peace
For a new generation without The need to revisit the trauma of today’s Dire escalations of genocides in a bout Of cataclysmic fear whose only wish is for peace.
Šī¸ Malak kalmoni chehab Šī¸
Poetess, author of poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, that’s available on all eplatforms, including Amazon.com
This very lebanese recipe comes in both a vegetarian and meat variation. I love both, really, but the ones that trigger love, family, and feasting on religious holidays, is the meat version. That one is made with lamb shoulder as a base, with the grape leaves stuffed with rice and ground beef, some top it with stuffed zucchini, but in our home it was just the meat and grape leaves. They are left to Simmer for about 12 hours so that the meat falls off the bones, the leaves become paper thin-easy to digest, and the rice absorbed all the flavors. We’d usually eat it with pita bread, fresh mint leaves, and green onions.
The smell of it cooking throws me back to my childhood, when I first got married, gatherings, and just happy times.
Poet, author of Perfectly Flawed: poetry for change.
What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain.
If I’ve lost weight, rare, then I’m happy. However, I’ll have gained it it, and it shows around my stomach. That area is very sensitive for me, as I’ve had 2 bowl obstruction surgeries, so no matter what I do, I’ll always have a tummy. The good thing about it though is that it shows that I enjoy life/food/ desserts. đ
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