Fond Memories

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 5 Comments

If you never look back To fond memories Then, I suggest Start creating some today

Silence Speaks

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 21 Comments

~ when silence speaks, we should listen ~ listen to the silence of the bells in the temple and the church the stillness in the call for prayer listen to the silence of submission, what is left to say? silence is the loudest voice in the face of injustice the silence of a baby's breath … Continue reading Silence Speaks

Convincing Dreams

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 12 Comments

it was impossible convincing dreams to turn into reality if only i had tried to convince reality that it was no longer a dream when the dream and reality fuse together to confuse each other and the reality is sweeter than my dream of what use is my sleep this night?  

an oasis in sight

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 5 Comments

magic of an oasis~in sight of the blind beauty of a heartbeat~heard by the deaf miracle of a prayer~offered by the sinner

no choice

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 9 Comments

and i had no choice~ but to paint in the dark~ for how else~ would i see the stars?

nothing so divine

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 7 Comments

there is nothing so divine as the command so exalted where out of no likeness He created likeness Be! and it is Kun Fayakun where you and I born of the one command armed with reason and freedom to disperse into a multitude of tribes and speak in a diversity of tongues but that we … Continue reading nothing so divine

Walking Among the Lost

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 3 Comments

Walking among the lost Years lose time Words mean less Paths interconnect randomly A dwindling mind Gathers no light

Pray for Patience

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 9 Comments

I pray for patience But you do not give me If I could wait for it Do you think I would need it in the first place? I like to think that God loves the cheeky, that he appreciates wit and has a sense of humor :-)

On Stranger Tides

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 8 Comments

As the dhow swirled On stranger tides this monsoon's might failed to intimidate conquerors of the coast turned sons to slaves

The Song of the Sufi

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 14 Comments

Hazrat Lal Shabaz Qalandar (1177 - 1274) was a Sufi saint, philosopher and poet. Hazrat means His Holiness and Lal was for the red robes he wore. Shahbaz - King of Falcons, Qalandar - a sufi saint, poet, mystic, noble man. He preached peace and religious tolerance among Muslims and Hindus. His mysticism attracted people from all religions. A … Continue reading The Song of the Sufi