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Below is the poem of the day entitled Gifts Of Life which was written by poet Besma Riabi Dziri.

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Gifts Of Life

Not awaken while living 
To the silent breath flowing 
To the mystery of hearing 
To the wonder of seeing 

Not awaken while living 
To the divine weight of giving 
To the hidden Hands us holding 
To the heavenly call “Live with meaning”

Not awaken while living 
To how fragile life is and fleeting 
To how precious God’s many a blessing 
To His Grace and Mercy we are witnessing 

When deeply shaken 
As life suddenly taken
Aware to be mistaken 
The heart, to see would be able
How we are gently held when we stumble 
As we touch what is in us humble 

One other chance
Is so dear
A call from above to hear
A sacred trust in God so sincere 
The gift of life to seize and revere

To thank and praise
The Almighty Giver in every breath and gaze
A moment in time and always 
A voice of gratitude we raise
Restoring inner peace and deep Faith 

A life to earn 
A lesson to learn 
A memory to burn
A page to turn

Not awaken while living
To the light we are bearing 
To the path of Love we are treading 
To the gifts of life we are carrying.

Unseeking Seeker Date: 5/1/2025 1:07:00 AM Lovely line of contemplation, Besma, warmest congratulations on POTW Login to Reply Besma Riabi Dziri Date: 5/1/2025 1:53:00 AM An honour to receive your warm congratulations, Seeker.. So much pleased by your kind words and praising feedback.. THANK YOU SO MUCH! God bless you.

Tom Woody Date: 4/30/2025 5:45:00 AM Nice to see you in the spotlight Besma Login to Reply Besma Riabi Dziri Date: 5/1/2025 1:50:00 AM And it is always a huge pleasure to see you Tom here with your unique and genuine feedbacks and great support! Honoured and blessed. THANK YOU SO MUCH! God bless you.

Kim Rodrigues Date: 4/29/2025 7:08:00 PM Besma, this is lovely! Congrats on POTW! Login to Reply Besma Riabi Dziri Date: 5/1/2025 1:47:00 AM Deeply grateful to you, dear Kim for your kind words and congratulations! My immense delight and honour. Thank you so much! Stay always blessed.

Maria Williams Date: 4/29/2025 4:55:00 AM My dearest friend Besma,what a profoundly moving poem — a gentle yet powerful call to awaken to life’s true essence. Your words resonate like a spiritual echo, reminding us of the beauty we often overlook, the gratitude we forget to express, and the divine presence that surrounds us, even in our stumbles. A heartfelt reflection on faith, humility, and purpose — thank you for sharing such a meaningful and soul-stirring poem. How deserving of POTW, congratulations my friend...Hugs Login to Reply Besma Riabi Dziri Date: 5/1/2025 1:45:00 AM Your heart is amazingly filled with Love and Faith my dearest Maria.. and you are of beauty and insight to keep reminding your beautiful soul of expressing gratitude to God for all His blessings and thanking Him for His Grace and protection.. Shining is your presence my dearest friend! Always deeply grateful to you and immensely elated by your kind, encouraging feedbacks and great support.. THANK YOU SO MUCH! my warmest wishes for great times.. Love and hugs.

Sotto Poet Date: 4/28/2025 12:07:00 PM Dear Besma, what great and well-expressed poetry. Your poetry delves into the path of waking to the profound parts of life, highlighting the value of mindfulness, thankfulness, and acknowledging the divine presence in our lives. It teaches readers to recognize the fragility of life, the benefits they receive, and the importance of living with purpose and meaning. Also, I enjoy your diction, which is introspective and contemplative, with a mix of spiritual and ordinary terminology. Words like "mystery," "wonder," "divine," "blessings," and "grace" evoke a profound sense of awe and meditation. The use of terms like "Not awaken while alive" highlights the importance of the message. I hope everything is okay with you and your family; it's been a long time since your previous visit here. Best wishes and loving hugs. Login to Reply Besma Riabi Dziri Date: 5/1/2025 1:32:00 AM Dear Lasaad, I am in awe of your so profound and wonderful response to my humble poetry.. I hold so dear your rewarding feedback and your generosity and remarkable humility.. granting me so precious a time and honest thoughts and visions to write what adds to me a lot snd what uplifts my soul and elated my heart.. No wonder from a knowledgeable and adept poet who has carved his legacy with words of gold! THANK YOU SO MUCH for being here with your kind and honouring congratulations! My deepest regards and blessings.

Karen Jones Date: 4/28/2025 4:09:00 AM What a beautiful poem! Congratulations on your potw honor! Login to Reply Karen Jones Date: 4/28/2025 10:16:00 PM You are most welcome sweet poetess! Besma Riabi Dziri Date: 4/28/2025 4:41:00 AM So happy and grateful to receive such an honouring feedback and congratulations, Karen! Thank you so much! My deepest regards and blessings.

Victor Buhagiar Date: 4/28/2025 1:43:00 AM Live with meaning: if I were a real poet, I would write volumes with that title. Seems we lost touch with our poems. Problem is I tend to write some then stop as I lose my way. You got a POTW and I must have missed it. Actually I miss all POTW. Still I'm so glad to see you around. Your poems are always of a high level, written with such grace and devotion. Faith is so important. My apologies for my amnesia. Login to Reply Besma Riabi Dziri Date: 4/28/2025 4:38:00 AM Dear Victor, YOU are a true poet of faith and genuine feelings.. of remarkable humility you are to God and to people of God.. Your poetry speaks volumes of the beauty of the human you are and the unique artistry of the poet you are.. It is the same with me here having missed a lot of your wonderful poetry.. You are not to apologise, Victor.. We are constantly either caught in the mundane maze or in the entrancing world of poetry.. I do understand as I find myself unable to keep up with all that is around me and to bond with all those I do care about.. THANK YOU SO MUCH for your presence, great support and kind appreciative words.. My deepest regards and blessings.

Brandy Nicole Date: 4/27/2025 5:27:00 PM Dear Besma, I'm reminded that ' life is fragile ' and we should always be thankful for each moment given. My heart rejoices in the fact that God is good and He takes care of His own. So wonderful, indeed. Congratulations my sweet friend, on Poem of the Week. My best to you. :) Hugs, Brandy Login to Reply Besma Riabi Dziri Date: 4/28/2025 4:21:00 AM Ever thankful to God for all His blessings, His mercy and forgiveness.. My sweet Brandy, how happy I am by your wonderful presence and kind words of congratulations.. thank you so much! My warmest wishes and deepest regards. Love and hugs.

Linda Alice Fowler Date: 4/27/2025 7:10:00 AM Such reverence your devotion -so beautiful expressed. Congratulations on your POTD Besma! :) Login to Reply Besma Riabi Dziri Date: 4/27/2025 10:45:00 AM I'm deeply grateful for such a honouring presence and wonderful feedback, Linda.. Thank you so much for your kind congratulations.. My deepest regards and blessings.

Tania Kitchin Date: 4/27/2025 4:59:00 AM Besma, a beautifully penned faith poem. Congratulations on POTW. Login to Reply Besma Riabi Dziri Date: 4/27/2025 10:42:00 AM Thank you so much, Tania for so beautiful a comment and a so warm congratulations! Honoured and pleased.. My deepest regards and blessings.

Beryl Edmonds Date: 4/27/2025 4:13:00 AM Wonderful poetry Besma, we should rejoice for all the gifts of life. Congratulations on having received the honour of poem of the week… Beryl Login to Reply Besma Riabi Dziri Date: 4/27/2025 9:47:00 AM My pleasure and honour to have you here Beryl.. Thank you so much for your kind words and congratulations! My deepest regards and blessings.

Tom Cunningham Date: 4/27/2025 4:01:00 AM We should always be grateful for the gift of life Besma, congratulations to you on the honour of POTW. I hope you are keeping well. Tom Login to Reply Besma Riabi Dziri Date: 4/27/2025 9:12:00 AM What an honour to have my humble poetry recognised and valued by beautiful poetic souls, dear fellow poets and friends here on Poetrysoup! My world of poetry I hold so dear in my heart.. Again and again.. over and over I would express my deepest gratitude to all those who have wholeheartedly lent me a poetic hand and all those who never ceased to encourage and support me and appreciate my humble poetry.. My POETRY HOME to which I'm in awe and I feel I belong to.. Dear Tom, thank you so much for your kindness, generosity and genuine and ongoing support! A deep gratitude for always being here to read, comment and appreciate my humble words.. THANK YOU SO MUCH for such elating honour and congratulations on the honour of POTW! God bless you. My deepest regards and blessings.

Valsa George Date: 4/23/2025 9:48:00 PM So very true dear Besma, We are not awaken to the gift of life and the umpteen blessings we receive on a daily basis. We take them all for granted. Perhaps if we get another chance to be reborn, we will see life much more seriously and with purpose. A life to earn A lesson to learn/ A memory to burn/ A page to turn/.... Love these lines. They are so poetic. They have come so effortlessly from your heart as a flowing stream. A very inspiring poem as always, dear Besma. Login to Reply Besma Riabi Dziri Date: 4/27/2025 8:56:00 AM A shining presence and an honouring feedback my dear Valsa! Your kind words and your great support are highly appreciated.. Always a huge delight to receive such a reward from you! To have a so inspiring and talented poetess read and recognise a beauty in my humble poetry is my utmost pleasure and elation! Deeply grateful to you my dear Valsa.. God bless your beautiful soul. Love and hugs.

Ink Empress Date: 4/23/2025 6:32:00 AM Dear besma, talented soul, Your words flow with such warmth and in such cadence with sublime rhymes! I absolutely love what youv expressed here as it also emanates light within your heart in such a profound manner! I especially love the lines "A life to earn A lesson to learn A memory to burn A page to turn" wow! How beautiful and lyrical is that! You always have a very catchy way with words and this is no exception! Pleasure reading this gem! Sending you light always! A fave it is Login to Reply Besma Riabi Dziri Date: 4/23/2025 10:40:00 AM So much absorbed in the mundane.. deeply dipped in emotions.. tightly tied to bonds of dear ones.. the pain is deep, the gain is immense.. Shaken to be awaken.. God is the Saviour and protector.. we embrace His wisdom with Faith Thank Him while praying and so happy to share what I felt and learnt.. Beauty and sensitivity reside within you my dear Empress! I'm so happy what I wrote resonated with your poetic soul and grand heart.. deeply humbled by your praising and uplifting words and deeply grateful to you for pouring an immense pleasure into my heart. Stay always blessed and gifted with a so unique poetry.. Love and hugs.

Michael Tor Date: 4/22/2025 7:40:00 PM So lovely and honoring are your words Besma. So lovely a favorite, for me Dear... Login to Reply Besma Riabi Dziri Date: 4/23/2025 10:25:00 AM So humbled and blessed by your appreciative and kind words, Michael.. deeply grateful to you for your great support. My deepest regards and blessings.

Abdullah Alhemaidy Date: 4/22/2025 2:17:00 PM Hello Besma Riabi Dziri :-) Thanks for sharing your great poem! A favorite! Have a nice day ~ AA Login to Reply Besma Riabi Dziri Date: 4/22/2025 2:49:00 PM My pleasure to have you read and comment on my humble poetry, Abdullah.. Thank you so much! God bless you. Best regards.

Tom Woody Date: 4/22/2025 1:28:00 PM So sweetly reverent Besma. I just read a poem that was anti-God. So sad. People blame him for the bad things humans do to one another. He's the only one who can set things right. And he will Login to Reply Besma Riabi Dziri Date: 4/22/2025 2:47:00 PM Absolutely, God will set things right in due time.. His wisdom is beyond our limited mind and logic.. Only those empty inside of Faith would blame the Almighty for the bad humans do to one another.. What a pity not to understand and value God's grace and blessings.. Thank you so much Tom for always being here for me with your great support.. God bless you. Best regards.

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