The Lightness of Ramadan
The lightness of Ramadan,
is like a gossamer blowing randomly in a breeze,
like walking on the moon, gravity barely touching me.
springing then floating with every step..and stopping
to just look and see, all that was missing,
when I was so caught up.
preparing eating, digesting,
that I couldn’t perceive the true aspects,
the colors and depth of anything around me.
Before breaking the fast, everyone is someone else..
Each of us, is changed,
some crankier, more impatient, some docile, some sleepier,
but I am lighter, a spiritual airhead transcending the afternoon.
Lighter, like the paper lanterns swinging in circles, from their strings
like the plastic bags in Jordan, blowing high in the air,
like circling black birds in the desert gusts, of those other-worldly afternoons.
Lighter, as if walking under water…without some mundane thoughts and weights,
I would float away.
Listening to the Quran being recited,
the chanting seems to come from within, and rumbles through me,
as I listen, as I stop to pray as I stop to just feel the day;
every moment is a moment of awareness, a moment of truth .
I am like almost nothing now,
just some thoughts enclosed in wispy feathers…
a spiritual bird who flies higher… the less it eats.
Karima Hoisan
April 14th, 2021 (Ramadan)
Costa Rica
That’s beautiful; Mabrook Ramadan! 🙂
I’ve never seriously fasted, but I can feel in your words the feeling of spiritual retreats that I’ve been on. Light and not mired in daily things.
Beautifully put!
Thank you Dale….yes, I think it has very positive effects on one’s feeling of well being and also alertness and willingness to slow down and immerse..means a lot you liked my description:)
Such beautiful thoughts UmJulian, loved it so much,, Ramadan kareem🤗😘❤️ Stay blessed, May all of our sins be washed off in this holy month and we be more kind and compassionate towards one and all😊💖
Inshallah UmAnzar Ramadan Mubarak! May we be made like new and yes be more generous and more compassionate with all who suffer.. A blessed Ramdan for you and your family…🙏🤗🕌
Aameen to your words and shukran habeebity 🤗❤️🤗
Afwan UmAnzar 🙏❤️🤗
Happy Ramdan Karima 🙂💐🌹
Ramadan Kareem! Sorry for late response, your comment got shuffled to spam by WordPress.. ❤️🕌
😝 it’s cool no issues have a good time ahead 💐🙂
Thank you for letting us in.
Thank you Angela for visiting my blog, and your comment. This poem, of course, is my own individual impression of how the first days of fasting make me feel, but Ramadan is about so much more, I just tried to find the words to describe the change I feel in me, after fasting for many hours. It is a very positive feeling of solidarity with so many, who for their circumstances, are in this situation on a daily basis too. Ramadan Kareem!
Interesting. Personal stories like these touch, or educate people in so many ways.
Beautiful, dear Karima. Such truth in your words. Letting go of, to allow in more. A gorgeous poem, my friend. ❤🙏😊🌹
awww thank you Jeff, yes the long hours of fasting does just that…you put it in a perfect way… makes room for more…more awareness of things around us and ourselves and how we connect with everyone… and everything. Thank you my friend for your thoughts 🙏❤️🤗
Agreed. I love that part. You’re welcome, my friend, always. Is my pleasure. ❤🙏😊🌹
Thank you for a glimpse of your world.
Thank you Nora! This poem, of course, is my own individual impression of how the first days of fasting make me feel, but Ramadan is about so much more, I just tried to find the words to describe the change I feel in me, after fasting for many hours. It is a very positive feeling of solidarity with so many, who for their circumstances, are in this situation on a daily basis too. Ramadan Kareem!
You do have a beautiful way with words.
Thank you so much for stopping by:) I appreciate your comment… and blush a bit 😊
🙏
So excellent. So many great lines to point. But this is catching: “I am like almost nothing now, /
just some thoughts enclosed in wispy feathers… / a spiritual bird who flies higher”
Thank you Benjamin..so glad you enjoyed my Ramadan poem..It is a very special time, and although we do the daily fast, we all look forward to this time every year. I am glad you enjoyed that part…yes that bird flies higher….the less she eats:) Thank you always for your great comments..Ramadan Kareem!
You’re welcome! It’s a really well conceived poem. Ramadan Mubarek!
This is unbelievably beautiful to me, Karima.
~David
Ohh that is kind you David.. I am pleased you could feel my words.. Thank you! 🙏
Your words are such gifts to the soul on so many levels Karima. Thank you for sharing with us. I could feel your words deeply.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful Ramadan poem shared with so much love and heart.💕
Ohh my your words have touched me deeply Cindy…Thank you for relating, understanding from your own parallel experiences, what I have tried to describe here…summed up in my last line, the essence of this Ramadan feeling after weeks and weeks….”a spiritual bird who flies higher… the less it eats.” That’s who I am….Alhamdulillah.
It’s the depth of your writing that took me there and the compassion of your soul that keeps me returning. I’ll fly with you any day my friend! ❤️❤️❤️
Ohhh Cindy…thank you Hugs!!!!!
Hugs back🤗🤗🤗
So beautiful, Karima!