Light and Delight

By Maria Do Céu Pires Costa and Rachid Acim

Light and Delight is an extraordinary collection of poems by two highly distinguished poets Maria Do Cu Pires Costa and Rachid Acim. Dr. Santosh Kumar, editor, Cyberwit.net

Rachid and Maria seem to blur the boundaries between those conventional genres. Their poetry is replete with poems that express their emotional states towards nature, emotional experiences and human sufferings. Yet they also narrate through their sublime internal ego others plots, sufferings and experiences. Expressing their sympathies and, maybe elegies, towards turbulent countries like Tunisia, Gaza Strip, and Syria creates an inner sympathetic soul that not only cares about what is within but equally what is without. Dr. Hassen Zriba, editor in chief, International Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Dec 19, 2015
• ISBN: 9781504996488

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Published by AuthorHouse 12/19/2015

ISBN: 978-1-5049-9647-1 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5049-9646-4 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-5049-9648-8 (e)

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Contents

Foreword

Notes on the Book

Section One

Heart & Soul Echoes

Sinfonia

Contemplation and Belief

Another Keepsake

Roads to Happiness

A Rainbow of Stories

Eternal Poem

Life Threads

Poetry

Fond Memories

Seize the Day

Still Summer Melodies

The Supreme Light

What Real Force…?

Divine Echoes

Unfinished Eternal Poem

Belief

Golden Pages of Life

The Dance of Seasons

Autumn Leaves

Divine Flight

On This New Year’s Eve

Harmony in a New Melody

Two Sacred Roads

Why We Write

Ultimate Wish

Threads of Light

Time

Nature & Fond Memories

Drops of Mercy

Sweet Harmony

Celebration

The Anchored Boat

Lines of Shadow

That Pearl…

Nature Symphony

Talking Nature

The Bee & The Blossoming Tree

Recollections

Evocation and Imagination

Trees

Celestial Concert

Nature Blessing

Chants & Love Melodies

Living with Hope

Divine Flow

To Love & Poetry

Her Eyes Sparkled With Joy

A Clamour for Humanism

A Chant to Love, Peace and Life

Soul Journeys

Heavenly Wish

Divine Chants

Perseverance

Voices of Peace

A Vivid Daydream

Delights

Praise

Beyond a Manuscript

The Poet’s Concert

Immortal Echoes

Soul Journeys

A Wish from the Soul

An Infinite Journey

All the Journey Long

Eternal Evocation

Sunbeams

Landscape of Light

A Gesture of Sympathy

The Greek Question

In Sympathy for Tunisia

In the Laps of Their Mothers

Life Paths

Appeal

Deep Trail in Poetry

Section Two

In the Lap of Poetry

Back To Poetry

Some poetry

The Poet and the Fool

In Search of a Sound Poem

Poetry and Politics

Love and Wisdom

Islam

Pillars of Wisdom

Truthful Delight

A Source of Serenity

The Belle of the Season

Oh, Ladylove!

Reflections

A PhD Defence

Miss Am Erica

Celebrating Birthday No Way

Two Beautiful Blondes and a Burro

My Ideal Wife

This Generous Female Teacher

Who Am I?

The Home Phone

With Céu — the Celestial

From A to Z

Beware!

He Answers the Plea

Beauty of a Cat

The Lone Daffodil

Erudition of a Living Saint

A Bitter Feeling Of

A Gravid Giraffe Shot To Death

Holy Man Hides

Promises of a Lazy Student

A Maiden Desired

Kindness of a Soul

Like Saint George

Mystery of a Young Damsel

No to Corruption

That Beautiful Negro!

This Orange Juice!

Moments of Meditation

Quotes of the Queen on a Soft Pillow

A Rainbow of One Colour

The Eyes of Mother Spring

Time Runs at the Speed of Light

Unthinkable Red Umbrella

The Next Vs

Relief

Would That Day Come

The Signification of an X

Yes to Love

Zealot as I am

May God Bless Gaza & Syria

In Solidarity With Gaza

Great Gaza Goes

The Night of Power

This July of Cherries and Watermelons

Aylan

Mystica

Muhaiyaddeen

Transformation

On The Path Of Truth

Truth and Reality

Internal Conflicts

The Requisites of Wisdom

Another Travel

The Life Within

Who Can Save the World?

Dealing with Illusion

The Path of Love

The Self and Reality

The Wife of the Aziz of Egypt

Lord’s Perennial Pardon

The Beauty of a Beautiful World

Questions Still Unasked!

I’m a Sufi

Blessed Being of his Time

The Eternal Song of Love

The Sultan of Saints

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Maria Do Céu Pires Costa was born in Pinhel, a lovely inner town in Portugal, renowned for her historical sites. She is based in Évora, a World Heritage Town, where she has been living with her family and working as an EFL teacher for more than thirty years, being retired now. She holds a degree in Germanic Philology from the Faculty of Letters, University