Be Rain Not Thunder! Poem by Freeyad Ibrahim

Freeyad Ibrahim

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Be Rain Not Thunder.
Do not raise your voice,
it could be a big blunder
Perhaps the highest of the voices
will be the loudest, remember
Do you not see that the flower grows,
And opens from close and from a distance?
No Wonder…
This happens by the action of the descending rain,
not by the rising of the roaring thunder,
And even in your prayers be calm and silent
Do not shout …do not thunder,
and do not offend those who have wronged you,
by the act of lying or plunder,
Thank them full and clear,
for they have made you solid and stronger!
Be not deceived by sweet words
Of people older or younger
It may be a trap set up for you,
for the most careful of people,
who do not stir fear,
in the hearts of birds,
is really the Hunter!

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Freyad Hugo
Dutch writer, author, translator, poet)
April,2022