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    Movement of Words: Poems - Book Three
    Movement of Words: Poems - Book Three
    Movement of Words: Poems - Book Three
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    Movement of Words: Poems - Book Three

    By Israfil Sahibdeen

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestwood Books Publishing
    Release dateSep 15, 2023
    ISBN9798888870204
    Movement of Words: Poems - Book Three

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      Movement of Words - Israfil Sahibdeen

      Copyright © 2022 by Israfil Sahibdeen.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

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      Tribute to my Ancestors

      May They Rest In Peace

      Movement of words.

      "My pen is small and of age

      Though the ink is watered -down

      Yet I write it all".

      Table of Contents

      Uncertainty 

      Who Am I 

      Death of an Innocent 

      Crying out for Help 

      Seven 

      Different Opinion 

      The Fence 

      The Day 

      The Child 

      A Dark Night 

      Hero 

      Existence 

      Disappointment 

      A Journey of Hope 

      Forsaken 

      The Intruder

      Lies 

      Bush Fire 

      Some One is looking down 

      The Ants 

      Nothing Lasts Forever 

      Same World 

      Each Day has its Own Story 

      Respect 

      Hard Times 

      The Dancer 

      Helping 

      Pain 

      World for All 

      Deliberation 

      Supplication 

      Life’s Burden 

      You Decide 

      A Good Deed 

      Hope in Trying 

      My Home Zoo 

      The Sargassum Seaweed 

      The Market Place 

      The Graveyard 

      Oath 

      The Kettle 

      Lost Soul 

      Shall I Come 

      True Love 

      Arrival 

      Karma 

      Grey Dust in the Sun 

      Expectation 

      The Village Blacksmith 

      Words 

      Blessed People 

      Agony of a Bank Clerk 

      There are Changes in Life 

      Don’t Push Me 

      I Am a Trini 

      Tremor 

      Miss Myrtle’s Cat 

      Doubles 

      You and I 

      One 

      Image of My Ancestors 

      The Heat of the Day 

      Family Day 

      He Has Gone 

      The Fading Moon 

      Stubborn Dog 

      Vulture 

      What is Life 

      Girls Singing 

      You 

      Evening Song 

      The Rain Song 

      Noise 

      Nature 

      Darkness 

      Sadness 

      It’s My Time 

      Slow Coach 

      A Dry Spell 

      Love at First Sight 

      Different Times 

      Love Song for Satan 

      Just for You 

      Rescue 

      It’s Good to Try 

      System Failure 

      In Our Land 

      Joe Learnt his Lesson 

      Poet 

      Distant Drums 

      Remember 

      World Happiness Day 

      Home 

      How Much More 

      Character 

      Lotus - The Symbol of Life 

      Fireflies 

      Life in an Urn 

      Selfish 

      Uncertainty

      As darkness slowly moves away

      And daylight gradually creeps to take its place

      I solemnly salute the birth of a new day

      For I know not what lies ahead

      I know not what each minute may unfold

      I know not

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