Scent of Flowers (Phoolon Ki Khushboo)

ye phoolon ki khushboo 

 

the scent of these flowers 

 

bring back your memories 

 

i look up at the sky 

 

and see your smile 

 

walking in the garden 

 

i search for you 

 

you're nowhere around 

 

yet you're always with me

 

                                                                         

 

Novel Editing and Heartbeats

That thrill and excitement when editing the last chapters. Definitely requires three different pens. At a crucial point in the story.

Oh my heart is beating fast. Phew!

 

The Dancing Waves

Hope and Gratitude

 

Ramadan - Excerpt from 'The Beggar's Dance'

On the other hand, Dada Zakiya continues to mentor me so that I can achieve my goal of a dignified life. At this point in my life, only her care and love keep me going. Even during Ramadan, while she fasts, she remembers to feed me, and even when her mouth is dry from thirst, she brings me a cold drink. “Go on, drink it. Don’t feel guilty,” she says.

I take a sip of cold water from a soda bottle. “I couldn’t fast like you. You have a strong will,” I say.

“I love the month of Ramadan,” she says. “It is a total cleansing as a being. It is not about not eating. It is about life, appreciation, thanking God, understanding your purpose.” She taps my hand softly. “You see, Juma, you may not know it, but you have a much stronger willpower. Don’t think I am not aware that this food I’ve brought for you might be your only meal for the day.”

Excerpt - The Beggar's Dance

Happy Holidays. Peace to the World.

Christmas 2020

Kindness Matters - Inspired by 'The Beggar's Dance'

Juma and Zakiya from The Beggar's Dance

Inspired by the characters in "The Beggar’s Dance." Zakiya holds Juma’s hand, and shows compassion, love and gives him hope. “You have to believe in yourself, Juma, break the cycle. Yes you can dream.”

(Thank you to my husband Sadiq Somjee for the incredible artwork - follow: Instagram @sadiqsomjee)