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Certificate of Appreciation for my poem, Run To, Away

Run to, Away

Fear, the insidious whisper,
Spoke loudly to steer
Me away from your bower
Only to find myself running to the tower
Of your love that never cower
When facing problems that lower
The strength of faith in our love, an enclosure
Where i am safe to fall apart in pleasure
Or fear, for your strength is the bower
Where i am myself without fear
Of Judgement, but encouragement of my lover.

©️ 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

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Top 10 for my poem, Judging Bridges

Judging Bridges

Bridges of light soar in flight
To help humanity humbly unite,
Use the metaphorical bridge
As a means not to judge,

Rather its shear magnitude
Supports the dominion of change, an aptitude
For malleable, cognitive thinking
That erodes ingrained teaching.

Bridging the gap through
Understanding, compassion, is a clue
To true empathy that solidifies
Humanity’s unity’s.

Sharing comfort through technology’s
Virtual world, incorporating it as the sky’s
Reign over homes needing a covenant
For peace to win a dominant

Hand over violent destruction
Of war that destroys homes in a station
Where death reigns instead of life
In peaceful Harmony where there’s no strife.

©️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

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Accolade and Review for my poem,  Of All the Masks We Wear

Malak Kalmoni. Chehab Fantastic poem, Malak, you’ve hit on an essential truth! We all have secrets, at least I don’t know anyone who doesn’t. Consequently, we develop strategies, masks to hide those secrets from others and from ourselves as well. You ask such important questions, e.g., how afraid are we of exposing ourselves, what harm does hiding do, how do we manage to conceal ourselves?  You suggest that although it takes time, we need to trust ourselves and others who reciprocate our trust. We can find a way to share more of who we are, which means we can get to know ourselves better. Simultaneously, you caution that we must be wary of those who would negate us, of the depraved who destroy humanity in their lust for power. Oh, the masks that sort wears! This is a superb poem, so deeply thoughtful and encouraging. To know ourselves is a lifelong project, but a most worthy and rewarding pursuit. Brava! By, Linda Powers O’Dell

I’m honored,  humbled by your words and thank you for the continuous inspiration to do better.

Of All the Masks we wear

The masks we wear help us hide
Those parts that are vulnerable
Until the fear of being hurt fade.
It secretes your emotions to keep away trouble.

How do you conceal who you are?
How many facets do you portray?
How bearable is life without it thus far?
How is the fear of being exposed flay?

Those answers are subjective and need
Time to elucidate the importance of trust
That is reciprocated and revered.
Balance your fear and your extrovert in a bust

That embodies fears, ambitions, and beliefs
That make it difficult to be a part of the streams.
Streams and trends imposing briefs
That you can’t achieve what they preach as they screams

For total erasure of self-identy
Replaced by their surrogate perspectives
They want to rule the world through depravity
That destroys humanity that endless gives.

©️ 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

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Accolade and Review for my poem,  Pumpkin

Malak Kalmoni. Chehab  A riddle poem that provides the answer is like a delightful Thanksgiving gift! Malak, your descriptions are so heartwarming, they evoke beautiful memories of past celebrations. From a princess’ coach, to a scarecrow, to a pie shared by a joyful family, to a jack-o-lantern conjuring the scary fun of ghosties, you make the hearty, healthy pumpkin the hero of your poem. How elegantly you create these images! What a beautifully written tribute! By Linda Powers O’Dell

Thank you Linda for your encouraging words that inspire greater creativity.

Pumpkin

Who am I?
I’m orange, oblong, striped,
And used by Cinderella’s
Fairy godmother in a chariot
Fit for a princess!

Who am I?
I’m still orange, some yellow,
Others green and pear like,
I’m used with a scarecrow
To scare off birds and scavengers, kite
Like in their freedom to perch, alone.

Who am I?
I’m the perfect accoutrement
To Thanksgiving dinners with
Joy, appreciation, laughter that comment
On the importance of being together with our breath
Mingling with loved ones in a moment we treasure.

Who am I?
I’m the unsung hero of Thanksgiving
Used in sweet and savory dishes
Used as a lamp for decoration of living
Homes who create a world of grinches,
Monsters, ghosts, and gools for entertaining.

©️ 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

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Review for my poem,  Pride’s a Crime

Malak Kalmoni. Chehab Fantastic Sophocles quotation, Malak, the Greeks were deeply concerned with the sin of hubris. You characterize it wonderfully as being obsessed with one’s own self-importance that disregards the interests of others.  This offends nature and God who will humble the prideful. Those humbled may feel the painful bite of pride and may learn the lessons of humility. They may escape the withering of their souls and find an honorable way to wear a halo, a crown of enlightenment and appreciation for life and love. This is a profound and dramatic poem, richly textured with powerful images and intense thoughts. Superb writing! By, Linda Powers O’Dell

Pride’s a Crime

‘The only crime is pride’*1, when
When pride is the downfall, felled,
Felled by man, we see his decimation,
Decimation as he’s devoured by a hen,
Hen of sin and self-importance,
Importance that s/he ram down,
Down your throat,  never being humbled
Humbled by GOD, nature, intelligence,
Intelligence that buries his/hers down,
Down, in a sepulchred abyss, distressed,
Distressed, as it tries to reach a crown,
Crown of enlightenment embossed,
Embossed by a halo of humbled appreciation,
Appreciation that lays down the might,
Might of pride that has a bite,
Bite, that leaves scars of imperfectioned
Imperfectioned mutations blackening
Blackening the soul that withers,
Withers from the lack of love,
Love, appreciation, honor, that grow,
Grow into a radiant sun.

©️ Malak kalmoni chehab ©️
1.Sophocles, Antigone

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

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Review for my poem,  The Imaginary Train

Malak Kalmoni. Chehab awesome imagery. Love the picture you paint of nature being more beautiful than the finest jewels. By, Karen Burns

Absolutely cracking writing! No stopping! I see a scarred old steam train overcoming every obstacle put in it’s path until  finally crawling into the welcome of the silent shunting shed. Brilliant! By, Chris Wager

The Imaginary Train

The antique train whose trim
Of burnished wood shone against
The moonlight perpetrating its glam
Exterior with inner luxury at the behest
Of imagination that couldn’t rest.

The marvels of crystal chandeliers
Hanging over dining areas stupefy
The onlooker with wealth that prospers
Through diamond necklaces dangling in hefty
Abundance with gold on skin that’s shiny.

My eyes stray to windows whose glare
Of the lover’s moon is framed
In a beauteous flame that’ll revere
The scene unfolding in a dreamed
Opulent night littered with star-studded

Light of glittery jewels that put
Diamonds, rubies, sapphires, to shame
As the light blinds your eyes and cut
The veil of imagination by rendering it lame
In the presence of nature’s magic that’s aflame.

Let the train take you on its journey,
The journey of life that twists,  turns,
Dips, and rises to all occasions with a flurry
Of activity that glories fighting pains,
Overcoming obstacles as small as grains.

©️ 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

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Review for my poem,  Free in Space

Malak Kalmoni. Chehab this is so so beautiful Malak. But I had to read it twice to take in all its wonders. Some words I haven’t heard in a life time. So beyond intelligent, I thought I had to get the dictionary out hehe. Love this. I certainly was in space or a space codect reading this the first time lol. Brilliant and stunning write my dear friend. ☺️☺️☺️ I’m blown away as always by your poems. Thank you . By, Natasha  Brown

Free in Space

She soars free into space
Her raven black hair flows
Like wings behind her as she thrown
Her head back in appreciation, grace

And contemplation of the woes
Left behind as she raises her arms
Back in a dancer’s pose covered in sheer palm’s
Leaves in bronze, contrasting with black sky that rose

In stars and blots of light
Surrounding her lovingly
As harmony from within translates outwardly
And brightens the sky in a spotlight

Of infinite possibilities as imagination
Takes a deep dive into the stratosphere
Hugging her form in jewels that peer
Into her soul, ready to steal her fraternization

With a world in chaos, yet she imposes
Her absolute wonder with the simplicity
She reduces the world for her to flee captivity
Of depravity’s prison, shakles like roses.

©️ 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

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Certificate of Excellence for my poem,  Hidden Garden

Thank you for the honor and your hard work.

Hidden Garden

‘In the garden where secrets grow,
Colors dance in a vibrant show’
As secrets grow in each blossom
Where rainbowed hues bloom

In varieties that astound the eye
Hidden from the sight of those who fly
By seeing only tangible beauty, while
This garden can only be perceived with the guile

Of childhood’s ingenuity that discerns
Patterns unseen by those whose senses
Have dulled with time. So, the child finds
The key that opens a doorway to gardens

Of Eden where the flytrap behaves
Like a pet, while the Cobra Lily heaves
Bubbles filled with rainbows that strive
To seep into the world with endless hope to give

The Death Camasa flair of colored scents
Dazzle the olfactory glands in a bid to circumventing
Its natural toxicity, for the child only sees beauty
While adults fear the unknown blindly.

©️ 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

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Puzzle poem turned into song, Oh October

My part in the song:

Oh, October, your harvest prospers
With each passing day, leaves flame
Into red, gold, green, as they came
Bringing the season of thanks to preen like corn poppers.

©️ Malak kalmoni chehab ©️

The link to the poem that was a bricolage of poets writing about the importance of October.  My part is above. I hope you enjoy this rendition of our poetic abilities.

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

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Group chain poem

🎉HI POETS! HERE’S OUR
                         GROUP CHAIN POEM!! 🎉

Thank you for participating in this 700-year-old tradition of collaborative chain poetry. Some of the lines were posted as Comments rather than Replies, so I have taken the liberty of organizing the lines in a way that seems coherent. The words are still all yours. Many thanks to Tom Cleary for so generously providing our first line.

TRAPPED UNDER THE CAR OF LIFE

Trapped under the car of life
While wheels churn through rough terrain,
Shifting gears like electric clouds clash
Dodging boulders, as fearful of impending crash,
The mark of wheels get washed by rain.

Hiding from life’s trouble and strife
Cheek turned from screeching tyre
A child cowering from the rain under
          an old oak tree
Afraid of wetting his world with nature’s tears
Seeking the road that finds us all.

Dodging reckless drivers yet putting trust
          in a higher power
Sleeping policeman  speed   bump
          gonna smash my brain
Dash, smash, crash into the wheels of life
           that are crass!
Knife under seat to cut my belt, jaws of life
           is coming to help
It now seems time is finite or so I fear.

Perhaps we pass while still unknown
Like ships that drift alone
All that is will perish with or without fear
All of us travel together to reach
         the final destination.

Shangri-La where the air is pure
And the rain is still wet, yet,
         Its rainbows are the cure
Finding the love beyond all recalling.

©️ 2026 Tom Cleary, Imelda Garcia, Karin J. Hobson, Karen Burns, Madhura Mitra, George Valler, Zac Warden, James Alexander Crown, Ugochukwu Asiegbu, Douglas Penn, Carol Lease, Leon Vander-Molen, Malak Kalmoni. Chehab, Neal Klein, Dave Ismay, George Valler, Lorna J McLaren,  Celeste Quackenbush, Jyothi Bhagawat, Terry Bridges, Malak Kalmoni, Chehab, Linda Powers O’Dell.

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