Halal Poems

Beyond The Divide

Downwind of the 
Halal Cart
my stomach 
starts to growl

Foreign smells
have filled the air
my appetite 
to prowl 

Those places
I have yet to go
but memory
knows so well

Another life
another time
where Heaven
— sleeps with Hell

(The Corner Of 34th & Market Streets: July, 2025)

Canucks

Hearts shattered
Open ice
Friendly smiles
Competitions vice

A tie, they say
A game well loved
How can we win
When peace is the ideal above

We slaughter them humanely 
We butcher them halal
Oil don't do well on our coast
And Orca's don't do well there

Are we better at entertaining than winning?
Now there's an original thought
We'd better burey the Oilers
Otherwise we'll get caught

We never been there

Did you hear Denice O'hare, In Jerusalem, for a conceptual in-exile?
We never been there, if you did not need halal meat market in Gospel!
Or how the surname truncates, contracts or folds for a benign bay, daylight...delight
And they hushed me too, they do, surely, they do!
In a Dhaka University, multi-colored panel?
For an outsourcing...villanelle?

9:39 AM
8-27-2024

Awareness

Perceptions, like tender sun rays, swiftly peep in,
With inference as sharp as the prick of a pin;
Comparison, like a physical balance, weighs,
With the sound of assertion, awareness does blaze...!

Like a light that illumines the properties, dense, 
Permeates the cognitive conscious common sense; 
Steering the mind, senses, breath, and each emotion,
Physique-psyche oneness becomes the life notion...!

As the consciousness, that springs from unconsciousness,
Undergoes the process of pre-consciousness;
Awareness from self turns to the universal,
As leaves of fall form communion at dispersal...!

Openness leads to awareness, the Bible says,
Awareness leads thoughts, words, and deeds in divine ways; 
Knowledge of self directs to the knowledge of God,
Halal that's done in awareness, Islam does laud...!

Conscious stillness in silent equilibrium,
Sweeps away, from within, mental delirium;
Harmlessness to self and other creatures creeps in,
When conscious awareness, in rhythm, minds entwine...!


19 January 2023
Source of our awareness Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Unseeking Seeker

Daughter of Halal

(Series: Khaleelah)


Femininity lies within your eyes,
Tenderness melts from your lips,
Beauty radiates from your eyeballs - makes my heart want to fall under your feet
But - it’s submissive on your palm.

This is the love
A love that no one can explain.

Tera Tasaowur

Tera tasaowur aur khayal aur kuch nahi
Bas ranj o gam aur malal aur kuch nahi

Tujh se mil kar aakhir ham karege kya
Shikwa shikayat aur sawal aur kuch nahi

Mohabbat pe meri mujhe itna fakar to hai
Hai pakiza aur halal aur kuch nahi

Mustafa's Sidewalk Cafe

MUSTAFA’S   SIDEWALK  CAFÉ


Mustafa was pleased to welcome patrons who spoke English
From the nearby theatre where he had learned acting for a while.
He whispered  Russian  with his colonial accent, very British,
And a big, confidential, very African smile.

His grapes hung here as ours had over Lake Albert -
With hibiscus and dahlias impatiently pushing  aside the fence.
His shashlik was in Ugandan halal style, not like in the desert,
Melting on the tongue, almost before  you commenced.
 
No one could  listen or watch for secrets  in this busy spot -
Vendors shouted magazines and postcards in every tongue;
Traffic noise covered each hushed and heated thought;
Hot sunlight was dimmed for old and young. 

I wanted to caress afresh her bewitching smile
Her delightful eyelids of Chantilly lace :
And just enjoy beholding her for a while, 
Perfumed  with  Lake Albert’s hibiscus  scent trace.   


14  April   2021

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NOTE     Based on a real café in the city centre in St  Petersburg, Russia. 
             Lake Albert is a large lake in Uganda
             Chantilly Lace is perhaps the most delicate lace in the world

Dance Halal-

For you O God
I just, just wanna dance
For you, in your grace
For your embrace
Father Halal just wanna dance
Just give me a chance, wanna dance with you...

People in the congregation
Think that you need rhythm
No offense taken
All you need is your feet and body moving
Moving and praise Halal Hallelujah
By any chance do you think you could dance to celebrate hola
Halal, Halal
Hollar
Step, step, step
I will dance,
I will dance into the Father
Halal

Oh, God
I'm gonna dance
I'm gonna dance, dance, in worship in praise for you
Halal
Oh, God I'm gonna dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance-
Halal

For you

Halal Celebrate Dance

Oh, let us come
Let us come to celebrate 
Let us come embrace each other's arms 
And dance moving holy movements 
Caressing our soul mind and spirit let us celebrate let us move let us dance
Halal
Halal
Take off your shoes
Come unto
The altar center
Remember your steps
Come let's dance
Halal
Halal
Stop, what your doing take off your shoes
Give praising a chance
Let's us celebrate, let's dance
Halal
Halal

Let us all come together and celebrate and dance
To the goodness of the Lord our God Halal Halal


1/26/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2021

Rejection

A reminder of sins,
Jerky de-firiye,
Come, come Islam.
Look, it's running out!
Life balance.
Poetry,
A heartbreaker.

It is not our goal,
Never rhyme.
No more levels?
Pros or cons?
Every second.

Wake up, brothers!
What's with this blunder?
They call it a gift.

Why the credit name?
Forget the interest,
Defeat your conscience
And forbidden halal
So you can lose.

Look!
That miserable invitation.
Love word
Blankets,
That  called adultery.
What kind of spirit is this?

It's like a century of ignorance,
Invitation to sins,
Then call Hell,
A great bonus!

We gave them rejection,
Thank you tricksters,
Every disqualification.

Lord!
Give it to my students!
A great choice.
Damn!
Every tomb that comes to restraint.
Wastewater,
Granted condolences.

Birdman Father Yunus Kokan

Why Shouldn'T I Win You

I choose you. And I’ll choose you over and over and over. Without pause, without a doubt, in a heartbeat. I’ll keep choosing you.
You’ll surely belong to someone someday.
Why shouldn’t I win You and will make you my own real halal nikah future husband for lifetime.
A true lady doesnot demand  too much,she thanks and move forward.
And a true man doesnot promise,he commits.
Your enchanting black eyes have cast a spell on me.
I belong to You now,embrace me.
Come now, I’m Yours for lifetime.
Let’s get united in such a way.
That neither Yours nor my feet touch the ground/Earth
This heart is now attached to You, O beloved.
Look, this village of my heart has now become Yours.
May I always remain in the shade of Your eyes.
Even if you cannot change all the people around you, you can change the people you choose to be around. Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t respect, appreciate, and value you. Spend your life with people who make you smile, laugh, and feel loved.
When you make a choice, you change the future.
By Miss Aliza Kashmala Kiran.

My Envious Moon:

My Envious Moon:(Poem)

Flowing like the wind/breeze or wave,You came close to me.
My heart-beats became extremely restless.
I got struck by an arrow, a deep pain arose.
My heart got wounded (in such a way that), I felt ecstatic/overjoyed.
O my envious Moon! When Your eyes,
Met with mine for the first time, I felt ecstatic

In the midst of passion, in my arms .
When you enfolded with great love and full joy. I felt ecstatic 

My heart was full of sand and emptiness.
My life was full of an endless thirst
Today in the desert, in the village of love
Dense rainfall has arrived, I feel ecstatic 

I went crazy in your love, perished myself 
You smiled in such a way, I feel ecstatic

You’ve fallen/struck like lightning, You’ve created magic
(As everything is working out perfectly)
You’ve ignited fire of our halal nikkah real love (in such a way), I feel ecstatic.

 O my envious Moon! When Your eyes,
Met with mine for the first time, I felt ecstatic

By Miss Aliza Kashmala Kiran

Silent Curse Words

They sent Jamal to detention
for saying "********"
yet he saw a billboard of the "KKK
with the president"

Maria cried when Emily told her
"If you say "f*** again, we won’t be friends"
but Maria heard that "they’re building a wall on CNN"

When Mohamed told Jenny, you have a "big a**"
She practiced her jujitsu and punched him in the face
While eating halal meat for dinner he heard,
"We’re banning people of the Muslim faith"

Danielle sat on the sidelines during the soccer finals
She was red-carded for saying "you’re sh**" to their rivals
but in Time Magazine she read, 
"In Mississippi they’re refusing service to homosexuals"

Ahusaka was in his room today
tweeting to his followers about the super bowl
He didn’t go snowboarding 
He called John a "mofo"
Ding, a notification on Ahusaka’s phone
from the Chicago Tribune
"The new administration is pushing through,
the pipeline under Standing Rock Sioux"

Jamal, Maria, Mohamed, Danielle and Ahusaka
paid their dues
but who's held accountable for "the silen* cur** wor** of the mighty few"

Al At the Locale

There was a red bauble named Al
He feasted on mead and Halal
He got hooked on a tree
Got nice comments for free		
Which boosted his pride and morale.

Somebody the door opened wide
The wind gushed inside like the tide
Gosh! Poor Al hit the ground
And saw stars all around
He lost his decorum and pride.

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Contest: Silly Christmas Cartoon
Sponsor: Laura Loo
Placed 2nd
© 30th December 2016

Happy Birthday Nigeria

As our nation turns a year older
let's lend our hands and shoulders
to lift Nigeria higher than it is
and proffer a solution to its incurable disease;

In unison let's say no to corruption
and yes to halal consumption.
Let's pray for God's mercies and blessings
and from our mistakes let's draw lessons;

I love you Nigeria, the pride of the continent
I send you my warm compliment.

Gali Da Poet!

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