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I guess you could say I'm a citizen of the world. I've traveled....and I've lived parts of my life in Iran, Lebanon, the US, and Cyprus. I am proud of my Armenian heritage. I was born in Tehran, Iran and soon after that, my family went to the States for my dad to work on his MA degree and many years later, to work on his Ed.D. I have a lot of the Middle East and the West in me, and at times....I feel confused about my identity. I do, however, cling to my Armenian roots and am outspoken about recognition by the world of the Armenian Genocide that took place over 100 years ago.

Since my parents had no common language, the language spoken in our home was English. Yes, I am most fluent in English, and I think, dream, and converse in that language, though I do speak 5 other languages to varying degrees! :)

I am melancholy/sanguine by nature and feel everything very keenly. My highs are SUPER HIGH...and my lows...SUPER LOW! I guess you could say...I'm INTENSE. I'm passionate about poetry to the point of obsession.

The events that have colored my life are the death of my mother due to MS and the war in Lebanon. As a child, it was hard for me to come to grips with the fact that my mother was ill, and to see her go from being a vibrant, well-loved teacher to a wheelchair bound, isolated woman was a very harrowing experience. I do believe, though, that there is a resurrection day and that, by His grace, I will see my Mama fully restored...free of wheelchair, able to sing, laugh, and smile again. The war in Lebanon...bombs landing all around, nights spent in bomb shelters.. has also scarred me to some degree.

What I'm most proud of? That would be my daughter...Shereen Natalie Ghali. She is the light of my life. Her name in Farsi means SWEET! :)

Currently, I teach English at Middle East University in Beirut, Lebanon. Poetry Soup has been a haven for me....most of the time! ;) I've developed amazing friendships here that are very genuine and real. My dream is to one day have my name on a volume of poetry! One can always dream....Thank you for making the effort to get acquainted. God bless!

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Lessons from Malta

Blog Posted:3/29/2016 10:33:00 AM

Dear Soupers,

I Love you....In Maltese!

I'm back from Malta...and here are a few thoughts I'd like to share with you.

1) Words bind hearts together: I met Charmaine Chircop and Paul Callus. What can I say? They are all that I expected them to be and more. Paul Callus and his wife, daughter, and granddaughter surprised us at the airport. How wonderful to finally meet the man with whom I have collabed on five poems.... :) My heart was full. He has the most endearing smile and blue eyes! What a family!!! I came to love them as well. His daughter later told me that they had questioed him: "How are you so sure that these people you met in cyberworld are really nice people? You always tell us to be careful." Paul's answer: "I KNOW Charmaine and Eileen. I KNOW them." How? Through our words. I had arranged for Charmaine and Paul to meet me and my family the next day at the hotel where were staying. How can I express my joy at seeing Charmine? I hugged and hugged her and cried and cried. Her voice is soft...mellow...just like her poetry...and her eyes? What a mixture of colors and emotions swirl in them. What a classy lady. I also got to met her wonderful and kind husband and beautiful little girl. What a sweet family!

These kind people, Paul, Charmaine and families, took time out of their Easter celebrations to show us around and to share their love, presents, and presence with us. They treated us to goodies. They showed the warm natrue of Maltese people to perfection. Charmaine and her husband met up with us in the afternoon and took us to the place where Paul healed Publius's father. We saw an Easter parade, thanks to them. Paul and his family met me in Mdina, the Silent City, and showed me the wonder of two churches. They also treated me to the best sweets in Fontanella....ask Jan for details. It's to die for! My family was so impressed by my wonderful friends who showered me with love and respect. Paul and family also saw me off at the airport and yes.... there were tears. Charmaine wanted to come, but she had a previous engagement.....Yes, cyber friends are REAL friends...DEAR friends....FOREVER friends. My Blog photos is of me and Paul. Charmaine was to my left, but she asked me not to post her pic because she didn't like her new haircut, though I thought it was FABULOUS! I must respect her wishes!

2) Beauty is timeless: Malta is country full of mystic and romance. I felll in love with it right away. It is steeped in history and the colorful architecture bears testament to it's rich cultural heritage. I could go on and on about the wonders of Malta. I think what got me most was the splash of colors ....the quaint and beautiful balconies and lattice work, and of course....the shipping boats and azure seas. What beauty! I have loads of pics to download.

4) Live Life to the Full: We were in Malta to celebrate my dad's 80th birthday. Life is so precious. However many days we live, and they are all recorded in God's book, we should celebrate every day to the full....drink in, absorb, SEE, .experience, touch, feel, taste, and LIVE. Every day is a gift. Don't leave dreams unfulfilled.

5) It's Never too Late to Learn: I tried so hard to learn a few Maltese phrases. It's such a beautiful language, and we can understand quite a bit of it because it is a mix of Italian, Arabic, and some French. I loved the language and would love to learn more of it.

5) Vacatons don't last forever: I loved being pampered. The Radisson Blue is a five star hotel in St Julian's. I loved it. The scenery....the palm trees, the sea....the beauty...the service...the food...the luxury. It's easy to want to live a lifestyle that is beyond your means and to forget the reality of your situation. On a vacation, you tend to ignore those niggling problems that won't go away, the things that sadden....you want to relish each moment, but vacations do end. We must strive to be content, as the dear Aposlte Paul has written:

I left a piece of my heart back in Malta, and I'm sure...at some point in time, I will visit this enchanting country again. A BIG thank you to my two Maltese Souper SUPER friends and their families for playing a part in creating memories for me that will bring me joy in years to come.

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Laura
Leiser

Date: 4/2/2016 2:04:00 PM

This is beautiful, Eileen! I am just now reading your blog, as my computer has been down, and I got my husband's older one that works now. What a blessing to finally get to meet and enjoy Paul, Charmaine, and their families in Malta! I'm so glad for you all :)

Eileen Manassian
Date: 4/3/2016 6:53:00 PM

Thanks, Laura. It was truly an unforgettable experience for me. I'm close to both these poets, and it was so good to be able to finally give them each a hug. :) thanks for stopping by, dear. Much appreciated.

Paul
Callus

Date: 3/30/2016 1:29:00 PM

What can I say, Eileen, apart from what Charmaine has already said! Meeting you and your family has been a wonderful experience; felt as if I'd know all of you for many years. Grazzi talli gejt izzurna...nizgurawk li nhobbuk! I am glad you had a lovely holiday, pity it had to come to an end! We all miss you! Thanks to you I also had the opportunity to meet Charmaine and her lovely family. Thank you both for your sincere friendship:)) An experience which will always be close to my heart! Sahha u grazzi mill-qalb:)

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/30/2016 7:10:00 PM

Yes, Paul....My Galb will always be filled with precious memories of my time there....and meeting you, Charmaine, and your respective families was a dream come true. Thank you for being who you are. Hope that we can meeting again...Blessings.

Paul Callus
Date: 3/30/2016 1:30:00 PM

Hopefully, we shall meet again...:)

Suzanne
Delaney

Date: 3/30/2016 3:00:00 AM

What a fantastic and loving experience and connection you all had. Thanks for sharing all your positive emotions and joy. Yes we do learn so much from the words we share. We bare our souls . It is a great recipe we are all a part of. Hugs, SuZ

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/30/2016 10:51:00 AM

Thanks, Suzanne. I'm very thrilled that I could visit Malta. It is very dear to my heart. I'm glad you stopped by to visit and appreciate your kind words. Hugs

Richard
Lamoureux

Date: 3/30/2016 12:46:00 AM

Thanks for sharing your adventure! I am so jealous of you all and happy for you as well. It sounds like an amazing time and place. Time to go to bed, will talk soon. Hugs Rick.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/30/2016 10:54:00 AM

Richard, I have a feeling we will meet up someday. My sister-in-law and kids are coming to Canada this year. My hubby is going in June to attend his niece's wedding. My daughter will go as well. I really wish that I could go too, but we will see things go with finance and scheduling. Who knows? I might see you sooner than you think. Hugs

Timothy
Hicks

Date: 3/29/2016 9:54:00 PM

Agree with you there! We are strangely awesome, and tight-knit group of friends, here at the Soup. The moving is going alright ... been in the middle of a week long garage sale (some days busy, others dreadfully dull) ... can't wait to be free of a lot of this stuff! Delighted that you liked my poem enough to share it with your reading group. With the way things are going at the moment, I'm afraid to even vote this coming election ... sad, indeed.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/30/2016 10:55:00 AM

I will share the poem tomorrow. I told them about it, but didn't have it handy at the time. The world is watching to see what will happen in this US election. Enough said. I wish you blessings in this transition period of your life. Hugs

Timothy
Hicks

Date: 3/29/2016 8:07:00 PM

How exciting that you three got to meet up! From beyond the web ... to in the flesh. It will be a time you can look back on and treasure for years to come ... I know I did that with my Wales trip (though that was meeting up with Family, rather than Soup Family) .... I think we get too know each other on a rather personal level by what we share through words ... more than people may realize, I bet! Super amazing, Eileen!

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/29/2016 9:33:00 PM

You are right on that one, Timothy. I think, in some ways...we are more free to share here then we are in real life. I've always contended that some of my soup friends know me better and care for me more than people I SEE face to face. That is true of Paul and Charmaine, they see between the lines. I hope the moving is going well. Sorry I haven't been to visit, but I shared with my reading group the other day about your fantastic poem. I'm going to print it out and share it with them...Something about the politics in the US at the moment. Hugs

Debbie
Guzzi

Date: 3/29/2016 5:23:00 PM

So wonderful to hear of your Easter & yes we DO know each other from our writings. We have poured our hearts out for years to each other, and we have watched 'who responds & who reacts' measured response is the sign of a souls maturity. I too met a Souper on Easter Sunday Joann Gneiss and her husband Steve made room for me on their anniversay holiday & we had luch at the Met in NY.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/29/2016 9:31:00 PM

WOW! Isn't that something! So wonderful to meet Soupers. Yes, I have always said that the connections we make here are very REAL and precious. You'd love Paul and Charmaine and families, Deb. They are caring and sincere. I hope you get to see Craig. You know...we should have a Poetry Soup convention of sorts. I would move heave and earth to be there. Hugs, dear one.

Debbie Guzzi
Date: 3/29/2016 7:19:00 PM

Yes Craig I'd love to meet you and your wife sometime.

Debbie Guzzi
Date: 3/29/2016 5:24:00 PM

I wish I could go to Malta to see you two & to meet Eilenn & oh how I'd love to meet David Williams [I could get to Craig, I've been waiting for an invite ;)]

Charmaine
Chircop

Date: 3/29/2016 4:12:00 PM

I love you too sister : ) , Thankyou for coming in my country and brought with you the fragrance of Spring.Eileen , I always knew you are beautiful, but you are even more beautiful than your avatar pic.You are beautiful from the outside and even the inside. Your family, Oh what sweet and good people they are. Paul is a gentleman, and His wife today is my friend. He has good Children. Beautiful moments I am not going to forget. : )

Charmaine Chircop
Date: 4/1/2016 6:56:00 PM

I so love all your family, your wife is indeed a darling. It was lovely, monents to cherish.

Paul Callus
Date: 3/30/2016 1:33:00 PM

Thank you, Charmaine....you and your family are wonderful people....I'm blessed to have got to know you better! Ahna lkoll insellu ghalikom:)

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/29/2016 9:28:00 PM

HA HA! ;) Yes, Baklava is for those who love me truly...Charmaine, you've always been in my heart, but seeing you....getting a nice hug, hearing your voice, seeing that sparkle in your eye...was just so precious. Sorry I was silly and cried while hugging you twice...I'm a silly girl. I get so emotional. You and your husband were so kind to our family. My family is so impressed by yours. Thank you, dear one. Yes, that was a funny moment, indeed. Malta is magical...in so many ways. Hugs!!!

Charmaine Chircop
Date: 3/29/2016 4:14:00 PM

I was thinking of that moment you and I were sitting on that doorstep in Rabat (Mdina) , and that old man opened the door, lol : )... Btw, Enjoying your baklava, Cuz your baklava is not for naughty ones, but for good gals : )

Charmaine
Chircop

Date: 3/29/2016 4:06:00 PM

Jiena inhobbok hafna wkoll, ohti. Grazzi talli gejt fil-pajjiz tieghi u gibt mieghek il-fwieha tar -rebbiegha. Eileen, dejjem kont naf li sabiha , imma sabiha iktar milli tidher fir-ritratt. Sabiha minn barra u minn gewwa. Il-familja tieghek , Oh kemm huma nies twajba u helwin. Paul, Paul huwa gentlom , u l-mara tieghu illum il-habiba tieghi. It-tfal tajbin. Mumenti sbieh li mhux ha ninsa. I translate above now : )

Charmaine Chircop
Date: 3/30/2016 12:43:00 PM

You are so good ..Love your maltese .sabiha: )

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/29/2016 9:42:00 PM

I HONESTLY understood most of what you write, Charmaine!!!!! How exciting!!! I love learning new languages. Yours...is just like music to my ears. YOU...my dear...Kemm INTI brava. :) Inhobbok min qiegh qlbi. Jghogobini l-Malti. Inti tidher sabiha! :) Honestly! ...Gesu Mieghek, dear. Yes, Paul's wife and daughter and granddaughter are very sweet and dear to me as well. I'm glad you all got to meet. :)

Charmaine Chircop
Date: 3/29/2016 4:15:00 PM

Inhobbok- Kemm inti brava : )

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 3/29/2016 4:03:00 PM

great pic you got at the top of the blog!

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/29/2016 9:25:00 PM

So many pics to choose from! I so wish I could share pics of Charmaine as well. She is such a charmer...so beautiful. Her husband and little girl are so sweet. I have some of Paul's family as well. They are so dear. :) I have one of Paul and I looking cool in our sunglasses. Maybe I will post that one! ;)

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 3/29/2016 4:02:00 PM

this is outstanding that you could enjoy yourself so much there in Malta. I am a little jealous. I think I will never be leaving American soil again (unless I win a lottery or something!!)

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/29/2016 9:23:00 PM

Hello, sweetie. I really needed this time. The next couple of months are going to be really difficult for me as my husband has one trip after the other and I will be alone for long stretches of time. :( I'm glad I have these memories to keep me going. Wish you could travel again, Andrea. Malta would be a perfection destination. Hugs

David
Williams

Date: 3/29/2016 2:12:00 PM

Eileen nice blog, sounds like you had a great time...David

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/29/2016 9:21:00 PM

Yes, David. I did! :) Thanks for the visit...and caring enough to post a comment. Blessings.

Eve
Roper

Date: 3/29/2016 11:38:00 AM

Awe!!! I envy you. Love is so over pouring in your write it has always been in yours, Paul's, and Charmaine's. Hugs with all the wonderful blessings

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/29/2016 9:20:00 PM

Thanks, dear one. Seeing these two friends was such a blessing for me. There was no awkwardness...It's like we'd known each other forever. God is good. Thank you for visiting, dear. Hugs

Tim
Smith

Date: 3/29/2016 11:14:00 AM

I am happy you had such a terrific time Eileen. I can feel you "beaming" in every word you write. Vacations should be just that a time to renew and refresh the body and soul. To reacquaint with family and friends and to forget about the rigors of life, if just for a moment. Now I want to visit....welcome back : )

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/29/2016 9:19:00 PM

This comment jumping thing is so frustrating! Thanks, Tim. It was indeed a vacation to remember for so many reasons. I am renewed and refreshed, but also a little sad. There was so much more that I wanted to do and see in Malta. My teaching schedule made that impossible. I WILL go again sometime. Thanks for the visit. Hugs

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/29/2016 11:16:00 AM

I'll never forget it, Jan. :) Yes, Cyber friends are real and beautiful. Paul's wife is such a dear, and her daughter is a teacher and teachings Shakespeare as well. :) How amazing is that! As for the little one....Valentine, well, she's a charmer. I love meeting Charmaine and her family. They are all such dear, wonderful people. Malta is enchanting...the people are kind and friendly, the young people fashionable and trendy. It's a dream come true for me. Thanks for being part of my cyber family, Jan. Hugs

Jan
Allison

Date: 3/29/2016 11:10:00 AM

Oh Eileen I KNEW you would have an incredible time. We too were greeted at the airport by Paul and his family and they were then when we departed - oh what a wonderful thing it is to have such amazing cyber friends and to meet them in real life:-) I can't wait to return to Malta later on in the year:-) hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus
Date: 3/30/2016 1:51:00 PM

Looking forward to meeting you again, Jan :) hugs

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/29/2016 9:17:00 PM

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9/24/2017	A Half Century Celebration	Rhyme	birthday,husband,

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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
The Wedding Ring	Quatrain	angst,marriage,night,
Feelings	Epigram	imagination,introspection
The Perfect Womens Club	Free verse	women,change,
In Your Poems	Free verse	dedication,words,
The Mirror Is a Liar	Rhyme	dedication,metaphor,
If I Were Asked	Epigram	girlfriend,love,wife,
Super Soupers	Prose	fantasy,writing,girl,me,p
Snowflakes	Epigram	angel,grief,love,
The Dream I Live	Epigram	devotion,dream,love,
Powerless	Villanelle	love,me,dream,dream,magic
Love Returned	Senryu	love,
Cliches Debunked	Quatrain	happiness,humorous,old,bi
Locked In a Jar	Terzanelle	love,heart,dark,dark,hear
Space	Rhyme	dream,space,
Forever Demands	Nonet	love,universe,
What Is This Space	Quatrain	blue,inspirational,
Ghost Guitar	Couplet	love,
The Real You	Senryu	devotion,
Paint Your Dreams On a Canvas	Free verse	art,beautiful,inspiration
Fireflies	Haibun	love,nature,me,light,ligh
Friend	Free verse	friendship,perspective,
Beyond Infinity	Free verse	introspection,universe,
A Placid Lake	Epigram	introspection,philosophy,
Every Now and Then	Lyric	love,miss you,
Walk a Mile	Free verse	philosophy,
A Thousand Dark Secrets	Dramatic Verse	anger,angst,bereavement,p
Hurricane Eileen - the Storm	I do not know?	dedication,
Lifegivers Response	Free verse	bible,celebration,drink,j
Articulation of Tears	Free verse	hope,life,sad,
Red Is the Colour of Passion	Free verse	love,lust,passion,
Warrior Princess	Terzanelle	fantasy,
Of Crimson of Rose of Fire of Love	Verse	fire,love,memory,
Five Stars	Quatrain	dedication,poems,
A Dream Weaved	Free verse	beautiful,celebration,for
Haiku Versus Rhythm and Rhyme	Haiku	on writing and words
Hidden Key	Free verse	creation,dance,dream,univ
Away	Free verse	life,
The Ghost of You, a Love Letter	Free verse	beautiful,loneliness,love
Mirage	Free verse	life,lost,love,
I Touch Your Existence	Light Verse	love,
Bengal	Personification	nature,
In Search	Free verse	beautiful,bible,god,
My Insolent Heart	Free verse	addiction
Half of a Heart	Concrete	health,heart,
She Whispered	Light Verse	inspirational,life,women,
Lament	Rhyme	destiny,sad,
The Mighty Hand	Blank verse	grief,life,mystery,
My Mind a Ship In Darkness	Free verse	adventure,,Lullaby,
Little Star	Light Verse	love,memory,
Shabbat Shalom	Free verse	beautiful,devotion,love,r
How I Miss You	Free verse	passion,romantic,
Initiative	Free verse	friendship,life,longing,l
Clerihew Soup	Clerihew	tribute,
Fire Rises	Rhyme	passion,passion,
A Quivering Heart	Rhyme	love,life,
Warm Solar Love	Free verse	love,moon,romance,romanti
Lately I'Ve Been Feeling Like:	Free verse	relationship,
Torchlight	Free verse	beautiful,love,romance,
Cinder Girl	Rhyme
That's Good Enough For Me	Rhyme	family,marriage,proposal,
Ugly	Acrostic	beautiful,image,
The Aha Moment	Haiku	death,
The Teacher	Free verse	teacher,,literature,
Icarus Rejoice	Free verse	art,beauty,love,
Flower Song	Free verse	beauty,love,romance,
The Huntress	Free verse	beautiful,desire,love,
Fool the World	Light Verse	philosophy,poetry,
The Big Bang	Free verse	beautiful,creation,love,s
My Friend	Free verse	absence,angst,blue,
A Mountain's Challenge	Free verse	introspection,life,
Marhaba	Light Verse	heaven,history,mystery,
Betty Boop From Beirut	Quatrain	dedication,love,
King Sun and Goddess Sea	Couplet	sea,summer,
Life	Prose Poetry	life,love,philosophy,
Kiss the Wind	Light Verse	beauty,cry,desire,love,
Beauty Abides	Blank verse	beautiful,desire,dream,em
To Be With You -	Ballad	desire,
Rebel Girl	Ballad	beautiful,beauty,best fri
Hands of Light	Pantoum	faith,god,heartbroken,hop
My Ultra Babe -	Ballad	beauty,desire,devotion,lo
Opened Book	Free verse	books,emotions,metaphor,
Rosebuds	Free verse	romance,rose,
Paint With Fire	Acrostic	appreciation,beauty,desir
Love Can Smile	Ballad	love,
Another Man's Clothes	Free verse	introspection,
Bewitched By Beauty	Free verse	dream,romance,romantic,
Figment	Free verse	beautiful,
Charmileen	Acrostic	poetry,poets,
The Question Mark	Light Verse	life,success,
Rainbow Symphony	Free verse	color,
Unspoken Words	Quatrain	words,
That Exquisite Moment	Narrative	love,romance,
Cross My Heart	Acrostic	love,
I Want To Leave	Light Verse	heart,lost,love,
Lost In the World of Lonely	Lyric	lost love,
True Hearts Beating	Terzanelle	dedication,love,beautiful
Casse - Broken	Light Verse	confusion,cute love,heart
James Bond the Poet	Light Verse	humorous,life,love,romanc
Stardust Drench Me	Verse	hope,imagination,
The Lives We Choose	Free verse	freedom,universe,

Fav Poets

Poet	Country
Richard Lamoureux	Canada	Read
Ilene Bauer	United States	Read
Demetrios Trifiatis	Greece	Read
Donna Jones	United States	Read
Harry Horsman	Australia	Read
Heather Ober	Canada	Read
Richard D Seal	United States	Read
Painted Hunter	United States	Read
Andrea Dietrich	United States	Read
Poet Tacito	United States	Read
Kash Poet	India	Read
Ken Carroll	United States	Read
Jack Ellison	Canada	Read
Arthur Vaso	Canada	Read
Liam Mcdaid	Ireland	Read
Charmaine Chircop	Malta	Read
Tim Ryerson	United States	Read
Paul Callus	Malta	Read
Mel Merrill	United States	Read
Justin Bordner	United States	Read
Tim Smith	United States	Read
Maurice Yvonne	Canada	Read
David Meade	United States	Read
Kik Lil	Ireland	Read
Emile Pinet	Canada	Read
Kp Nunez	Philippines	Read
Laura Breidenthal	United States	Read
Lin Lane	United States	Read
Frederic Parker	United States	Read
Casarah Nance	United States	Read
Suzanne Delaney	United States	Read
Jan Allison	Isle Of Man	Read