Friday, March 24, 2006
Haj, for you
A poem I wrote about a friend of mine, at her request. And, the loving person that I am, I decided to oblige her. "Asmaaaaaa can I ask you for a favour..."
With the same hands I've rolled and kneaded bread
I've waved at my friend from afar
and her face lit up though her night was long
and overflowing with work on genes
her mind, though hidden, writes itself on sheets of paper
handed in on time or late to professors
who mistake her for another girl as always.
The swish of her abaya makes me wonder
if I should convert to abaya-dom
and her swift remarks on the issues of the day
are scathing
and yet I laugh and wave.
Too much work and not enough play makes Hajera a psychotic nutcase.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
9 comments:
Interesting poem...
Visit my newest blog: Acoustic Sleep
(http://acousticsleep.blogspot.com)
gee Nauman, thanks a bunch for the ad. (I needs to be paid for that.)
Assalaamu Alaikum :)
Why don't any of my friends write me poems? :(
It was so nice to finally meet you! Surprising and amusing all at the same time. I knew my sweater would make me proud!
*goes into high squeals*
hajface is awesome. hang in there, girl, inshaAllah you'll do fabulous in your last assignments/presentations/exams; and whatever you're applying to, if it's good for you to get in, inshaAllah you will : )
As for Asmaa; well what is there to say? her name itself is simply a polymorphous "awesome" ;)
(and *ahem*, I am NOT brownnosing to have a poem written about me. in fact, if asm were to do so, I would deprive her of cookies henceforth).
Squeeky, that was definitely an interesting experience :D
Hajera, says the woman who printed out the poem and pasted it up on her bedroom wall.
Olde, man, only *I* use the term "Hajface"!! This is unacceptable. Okay, I won't write a poem about you for two reasons: a) you're too complex to be defined by words and b) I want cookies.
u mean kneaded ?
and wouldn't u knead *dough* and not bread ??
anon, gaaah! stoopid spell check. Thanks for pointing that out. Technically you could knead bread...I'm sure it's possible :S
Hey, poetic license!
hey ur nice !
i like you ! :-D
some people are too stuck-up to accept their mistakes ... not that you actually did -- you blamed spell check !!
but still, i like you !
(same person with the dough comment)
Anon, I'm glad you like me :D
Oh, when I make a mistake, I can admit it - I like to laugh at myself. It's actually my favourite pastime. Hehehe
Post a Comment