unseen – Poetry for Change

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

Platinum Certificate for my collaboration poem with Dr. Frieda Norma Dela Cruz, The Inverse Light

Thank you for the honor and your hard work.

THE INVERSE LIGHT
By MalakKalmoni Chebab, Canada and
Dr. Frieda Norma Dela Cruz, Philippines

Malak
Shadow, oh shadow of mine,
I can only see you not feel you,
What are you made of? Do you
Touch me, unbeknownst to me and mine?

Frieda
You are made of “absence” and of night,
A “gap” where day’s bright promise fails,
Yet, when the burning sun inhales,
You are a true and inverse light.

Malak
Of darkened shadow of mine,
Shine your darkness into the key
That lingers on my soul, never flee
Leaving me alone, you’re fine

Frieda
No, I will “lock” the lonely door,
The self you hide is where I dwell,
The well from which your deepest spell
Understanding flows to pour.

Malak
Oh shadow of mine,
Steer my journey into light,
Caress my courage, keeping it bright,
Carry my darkness and imbue a line

Frieda
I am the “anchor” that you cast,
The deepness proving what is high,
I cannot vanish, nor will I,
For all the truth you seek is massed.

Malak
Of shadow’s tendrils to cry: ‘mine’,
For its loud whispers hover blindly
Over me, protecting my soul kindly,
So shadow, heal me and mine.

Frieda
I am the “mirror” where you find
The strength you thought was lost outside,
Embrace the dark where dreams reside,
And know the light lives in your mind.

Authors:
Malak Kalmoni Chehab©️®️
Canada
Dr. Frieda Norma Dela Cruz
Philippines 🇵🇭©️®️

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