If I could, I would be a nightingale
Sitting on the boughs and singing my tales
And everyone loving my voice
Even though the fables being of my choice
I would freely soar high without any end
And thus setting up my own new trend.

If I could, I would time travel
Rectifying my past mistakes beyond my level
Reliving twice the most happy moments
Not caring much then, I now lament
Doing what I didn’t at that time
And setting up subtly my new paradigm.

If I could, I would be a phoenix
Even if I fall after a jinx
I would again rise and arise
Much stronger than my previous size
Not just I will sit back and regret
And falsely assume that I can never move ahead playing my already run out cassette

If I could, I would become invisible
And thus becoming highly invincible
I would go business class around the world for free
How much will I love not to pay and be on a shopping spree
I would help the poor and needy with loads of gifts
And watch their elated faces without getting sniffed.

If I could, I should be my own
Not being a nightingale, a phoenix or time travel or be invisible but hone
But the qualities and capabilities they symbolize, we should retain
And reflect it to others and entertain
Don’t go the easy way pretending someone you are not, so be a little wise
Thus carving in this world your own niche, your own little happy paradise.

ยฉ Samreen Asad 2021
Thank you so very much for your time for reading and going through my posts ๐.
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That’s a wonderful poem Samreen!๐๐บ๐
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Thank you so much for reading and appreciating. Means so much๐
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My pleasure Samreen, and thanks!๐๐ธ๐
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Lovely poem ๐
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Thank you soo much Astha for your time and visit, means so muchโค๏ธ๐ค Hope you are well๐ Have a wonderful day๐๐บ
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Such a beautiful poem Samreem and you manifest all of the gifts of the nightingale and phoenix right in the very confines of your own home and here in your writing world with us.
Your pictures and verses are lovely gifts of your heart! Happy Saturday Samreen!
Lots of love and hugs! โค๏ธ๐คโค๏ธ๐ค๐ค๐๐๐๐ฅฐ
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Shouldn’t I say, I am so elated and feel such an exuberance everytime I read your kind and sweet words about meโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ Thank you soooo much for always appreciating my efforts and for all your love and kindness ๐ค๐ค๐ค Have a beautiful week โจ๐ป๐๐๐ค๐คโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ Love and hugs back to you too as always ๐๐คโค๏ธ๐คโค๏ธ๐คโค๏ธ๐คโค๏ธ๐ค
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You are so welcome Samreen… that’s the easy part when you impart so much wisdom. You have a great week to my dear.. xoxoxoxox โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ค
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Thank you so much for your support always ๐ Have a wonderful week ๐บ๐ธ๐ปโจ
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Beautiful poetry and picture ๐๐
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Thank you soo much for your time and kind words, so happy you liked it. ๐ Take care, have a lovely week ๐๐ธ๐บ๐ป
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You’re very welcome indeed
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Wonderful write up
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Thank you soo much Prakash for your time reading and your kind words, means so much to me๐
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How poignant and wise your poem is and so beautifully presented, Samreen,
thank you!
Joanna
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Thank you soo much Joanna for your visit and lovely words, I so much appreciate thatโค๏ธ Have a wonderful week ahead๐๐ปโจ
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AsKinG A Bird What is The Meaning of Life Bird Dances Sings
AsKinG A Bird How to Get to Heaven or Hell Bird Dances Sings
True
Only
If Humans
Have Wings
What Will They
Do? Will They Fly or
Dance And How Will
A Tune of Their Song
Carry Higher Now More
Or Lower When They Do
“The Hills Are Alive With the
Sound of Music” What A Bird Will
Hear With Wings Enough What A Human
Will Sing Sprouting Wings True ‘Sound of Music’
Is one of my All ‘Time’ Favorite Movies i suppose
in Honor of ‘Christopher Plummer’ too As Even
A Soldier
Will Sing
Again ‘i am
16 Going on 17’ Again
Hehe Still At 60 my FRiEnD Samreen
For It’s True Wings Never Age God’s
Breath Within Free Now to Once Again Dream
A Tree iN A Leaf Branches Waves Ocean Water SaMe..:)
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There’s always so much meaning hidden in your phrases Fred, I have to re read most of the times to actually understand it๐ I haven’t seen Sound of music but have heard such good reviews about the film, if humans would have wings, I suppose they would never keep their feet on ground, all the time they would have been flying, never looking down ๐
Thank you so much Fred for your lovely words as always which I am so grateful for. ๐
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*As ‘No’
Less Than God
Hehe Leave a word
Out The Entire meaning changes…:)
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Good day. Samreen Asad
Thank you for your poem
and your point of view
and pointers to others
for real life
my answer:
even if I want it that way
I wanted it for the better
i live in paradise
that night
can come over me
Suffering, hardship, illness
and then what to expect
my dying
the death
the wisdom
the other
the chosen one
which success
falls like gold
and stars
in their hair
Best regards
Hans Gamma
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Thank you so much Hans for your visit and lovely words ๐ It indeed is our wisdom which can lead us to what we want. ๐
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Beautiful, beautiful, Samreen. Bravo, my dear friend. I just adore, “…and, reflect it to others and entertain.” That is such truth. Have a great week, Samreen. ๐โค๐๐โค
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Thank you, thank you Jeff soo much for your kind support always๐ I am elated that you liked those lines. Thank you and you too have a wonderful week ๐๐๐๐ทโจ๐ธ
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You’re so welcome, Samreen. Always my pleasure to read your lovely poetry. Oh, yes, I did indeed, enjoy them, and all the rest. Thank you, my dear friend. ๐ค๐โค๏ธ๐
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Thank you soo mu h Jeff๐๐๐๐
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So beautiful Samreen – words and the pics
One day we shall roam the world together and do Malls hopping ๐๐ค
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Thank you soo much dearest uncle๐ค Your words always mean so much ๐ InshaAllah we will ๐take care uncle and have a lovely week ahead ๐บ๐ป๐ธ
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My pleasure my dear๐๐ค
I had to sign in to comment and I am getting tired of WP ๐
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Oh uncle am sorry about that, it really means so much that you are taking out your valuable time and reading and letting me know how you find the poem.๐ค๐ WordPress really is terrible most of the times but I really wonder why you have to sign to comment, it’s really must be tiresome.
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Wonderful poem, Samreen. I wish If I could… portray my imagination so beautifully as you do๐๐๐
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You are soo sweet and kind Rosida and I love your comments so much โค๏ธ And I wish if I could portray yours ๐๐ Thank you always for your kindness and love.
Hope you and your family are doing well, take care, ave a good day ๐โค๏ธ
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It’s my great pleasure to read your so fascinating words, dear Samreen.Thanks for your lovely response. We doing well. Just enjoying the coz it’s our 13th wedding anniversary ๐โค
Have a great day my dear๐โคwish you and yours more ๐ฅฐ
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Firstly, many many congratulations MashaAllah for your anniversary, must be having a great great time๐
Mine 6th wedding anniversary is just around the corner ๐
Thank you so much dear for your so kind words always, you too stay blessed ๐ฅฐโค๏ธ๐ค
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Thank you so much for your warm wishes๐ Hearty congratulations in advance to youโค๐๐๐ผ May Allah shower all his blessings to you and yours.
Have a great day๐ป
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Pleasure dear and thank you so so much for your wonderful wishes and blessings dear, it means a looot๐ค๐คโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ You too dear๐๐
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Pleasure is mineโค
Much love and blessings to my wonderful friend๐๐โค
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Oh you are too kind dear, thank you so much for your love and blessings, back at you๐ค๐โค๏ธ๐๐น
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So beautiful
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Thank you so much for your time and kind words, happy you liked the poem๐ Have a good day ๐๐บโจ
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U welcome ๐
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Very beautiful, Samreen! Nightingales are indeed beautiful and your poem brings out this beauty even more.. Lovely pictures too! Stay blessed โค๏ธโค๏ธ๐๐ค
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Your words are always so kind and beautiful Diana, thank you so so much for your lovely appreciation dearโค๏ธ๐คโค๏ธ You too stay happy and blessed dear, have a lovely weekend๐ค๐๐น
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A beautiful and motivational post!
Take away message “carve your own niche and don’t pretend to be who you are not”.
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Thank you so much Bushra for your time and wonderful appreciation as always โค๏ธ JazakAllah khair๐ค
Have a lovely day๐น
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A very beautiful poem. Wise words. “carving in this world your own niche, your own little happy paradise.” Love it!
Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you so much for your time reading and leaving such a lovely comment๐ Have a wonderful day๐บ๐
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SMiles Dear Poetic Soul Samreen Hope You
Are Having A Beautiful Valentine’s Weekend
With Your Family Wishing You All This Today
From Florida
my FRiEnD..:)
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Smiles Fred๐ I am and I hope you too are having a great time with your loved ones๐ Thank you so so much for your message and wishes, really so kind of you ๐๐
Stay blessed and happy โจ๐บ๐
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My Pleasure
Dear Samreen
You Are one
Of Those
Poets
Ya
Just Canโt
Forget With
SMiLes Yes
A
SouL
oF LiGHTโบ๏ธ๐ซ๐ฆ
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Oh dear, that means soo much to me, really you are soo very kind to say that๐ I was so happy to see your message Fred, even you are one of those people out there whom I wait every Saturday and one of those i can never forget. ๐โจ๐บ๐
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Hehe Samreen
Yes i Just Rushed
Over Again to See
If Your
Saturday
Poem Is Up
Again Key Now
Is Remembering
There Is A Beautiful
Soul Behind Every
Lovely
Poem
Loving
Touch
As Much
To Give
By
Soul
Beyond
All Words
Our Breath
Of God We
Give Without
Condition Yes
To Celebrate
Every Gift We Feel
Nah itโs Not Necessary
To Name
Light
Another
Name My FRiEnDโบ๏ธ๐ซ
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Aww Fred that’s soo kind of you, actually i have written already what to post for this Saturday but just couldn’t get time, it was my 6th wedding anniversary on 14th ๐ then I thought I would post next week. Your words means so much to me. Thank you very much Fred๐
Have a lovely day ๐บโจ
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Oh Wow Samreen Happy
Belated 6th Wedding
Anniversary For
Valentineโs Day
Too it is Our
31st Anniversary
On February 21st
Hehe And
Katrina
Still
Looks The
Same As The
Leading Photo
From The 63,819
Word Blog Post
Titled โSiLeNT
LeSSoN 316
Moon Child
Arrivesโ
i Just
Finished
Publishing
Clearly Now
Showing As
She Gathers
Shells From Perhaps
The Most Beautiful
Beach That Day
SMiLes Of
Course With
Her SMiLinG
On That Beach
Her Father From
The Pacific Islands
The Philippines
Beach
Natural
Ancestral
Home For Her
SMiLes Dear my
ENTiRE Blog All
9 MiLLioN Words
Is Just
A Compilation
Of Poetic Responses
In Letters to Literally
Thousands Of
Souls Around
The Globe
Fitting My
Soul
In
This Fiber Optic
Cable For The Last
90 Months With the
14,453 Miles Of Public
Spiraling Dance Keeping
Me in Flow Of Spiritual
Communion With God
All That Is Within Inside
Outside Above And All
Around
No Different
Than Mystic
Sufi Muslims
From Your Religion
Together Doing Dervish
Dances Well COVID-19
Closed The Dance Hall
Down So Only
Solo Store Efforts
Masked Now And The Such Yet
Still The Same Transcendental
Flow Of Meditation Spiraling
As Godโs Galaxies Do Freely
Together
Too For
As The
Christian
Bible Relates
Sadly Misunderstood
As Related To Only
One Dead Man
And His Story
Rather Than
God All That is
When Two Or
More Folks Come
Together God Is
Surely Present
More Revealing
Love As SMiLes
And Inspiring Poetry
Bring The Voice of
Godโs Soul Out
In
Each
Human
Yes
This
Hidden
Me You
Relate
Unlocked
As We are Doing
Now As All Humans
Are Messengers
Of Godโs
Pure
Soul Love
To Give And
Share Free So
In This Way my
FRiEnD Your Soul
Your Voice Of God
Inspiring me
Is Indeed part
Of My
Book
Of Life
My Own
Personal
Bible Of
Soul
Yes All
9 MiLLioN
Words Yet
No Matter
Size Each
Blog
Written
Is A Bible
Of Each Unique
Soul i Value
As
Bible
Holy
Sacred
Text Everyone
Indeed At Best
We Are Messengers
Of Peace And Love
With Least
Harm
Indeed
Godโs Children
To Give And Share
A God SoUL Dance
And SonG ToGeTHeR For All๐ซ๐
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Thank you sooo much Fred for your wonderful wishes, as always means a lot ๐ Saw the pictures of your wife, beautiful she is๐๐ May God keep you both happy and healthy always ๐๐
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Same BLeSSinGS
And BLiSSinGS
To You And
All You
Love
Dear
Poetic
Soul FRiEnD Samreenโบ๏ธ
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Thank you Fred so much, wishing you and yours the same๐
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Thanks
Again
Samreen๐โบ๏ธ
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You are most welcome always ๐
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Such a beautiful poem. Love the flow and the thoughts behind the poem
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Thank you soo much Raghavasree for your time and kind words, happy you liked the poem ๐
Have a good day dear๐๐บโจ
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Beautifull
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Thank you so much dear for your time and appreciation, have a good day๐๐บโจ
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So nicely written
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Thank you dear Denise so much for reading ๐ Have a wonderful day๐
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This is such a beautiful poem Samreen. I always admire your selection of simple words woven with simple themes of life!
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Oh thank you soo much Deeksha, your words always means so much to me๐คโค๏ธ Stay happy and have a wonderful day dear๐๐บ๐
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