I Have A Dream Speak Poetry I sit in silence I sit in silence and in no prayer I sit with my hands together I sit not even knowing my name Beyond the space where I sit I remember him I remember the person that reminded us of the beauty of no colors I remember the … [Read more...] about A Poem for Martin Luther King
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A Poem by a Special Needs Advocate
I feel like a changed person since meeting Hamdah Khalfan Al Mansouri. The first thing that caught my attention was the empowering smile. The smile said Yes I can and also Yes you can. She has not walked, but she has traversed the universe with her passion and with her … [Read more...] about A Poem by a Special Needs Advocate
A Thank You Note to my Travel Companions at the Poetry Therapy Workshop
Dear Travel Companions, How to begin to thank you for this wonderful gift of our time together today. How fortunate I am to have found you all at this point of my journey on this day. Today was the first official Poetry Therapy session I have held, the first of many I … [Read more...] about A Thank You Note to my Travel Companions at the Poetry Therapy Workshop
The Pilgrimage Within: A Poetry Writing and Healing Workshop. Saturday January 12. Cafe Arabia
Dear Friends, it is such a pleasure and honor for me to continue in the footsteps of my mentor and teacher John Fox. During his visit to Abu Dhabi, he had a wonderful poetry writing and healing workshop at Cafe Arabia. There were many in the group that showed an interest in … [Read more...] about The Pilgrimage Within: A Poetry Writing and Healing Workshop. Saturday January 12. Cafe Arabia
New Year Resolution 2013 Mind Soul and Body
Here we are at the onset of another year. As always there are those of us that start thinking of New Year Resolutions. There were times that I with the help of one of my older brothers Hamid, who passed away 23 years ago, used to make resolutions each year. Hamid (God rest his … [Read more...] about New Year Resolution 2013 Mind Soul and Body