Talk
Talk to your body talk to your soul Talk to the thunder on the hill Talk to God’s world in which we dwell the…
Poems
The Perfect Moon-Faced One
The perfect moon-faced one appears with perfect lips and bow-like eyebrows. His hair is braided behind his ears and this pure …
Robinson Crusoe Dips His Foot
Robinson Crusoe dips his foot in the river checking for piranhas watches the grasses of the glade checking for vipers squats i…
Souls
There are so many souls worth saving the face wreathed in roses whose eyes tell tales from before civilization when trees were…
Five Short Meditations on the Virgin Mary
(Note: This poem was commissioned by Abdal-Hakim Murad for his essay appearing in th…
These Faces of Ours
Everyone walks around with faces of lovers of God, everyone, young, old, grumpy, delighted, enraged, empurpled with rage, redd…
I’m in Love with a Panther / Life of Pi note
LIFE OF PI the Movie Just back from seeing The Life of Pi, in 3D, overwhelmed by it,…
Compassionate Zone
Streaks of color in the sky — can it be the blood of angels? The sky itself — can it be the breath of…
His Most Precious Concern
(salla ‘llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam is assumed after the mention of his blessed name) The Prophet Muhammad sits by the bedside of …
What Fire Prevented
This narrative poem was written in hospital during a chemo session, contemplating God’s sending a perceived “calamity” that mi…
All Our Attempts at Healing
“There’s a cure for everything but death” — Hadith of the Prophet (salla ‘llahu alayhi wa sallam) All our attempts at healing …
With the Saint at the Window / A wali’s passing
In 2014, a great wali (saint) of the Moroccan desert died, at a very advanced age, …