A Journey through Ten Thousand Skies ~ حلُّق

Poetry and Artwork Rawan Al-Janaby

Hope is the flickering candle light which perseveres even in the harshest of winters. It is the lullaby that puts children to sleep in the midst of a roaring thunderstorm.  For hope is the essence of motivation; it is the spark of change which ignites to bring upon restoration. However, one must listen to this soft voice which speaks of dreams, and heed its advice rather than remaining idly sullen.Perhaps then, will we be to witness a golden dawn brimming with prosperity.

I told them to soar 
Soar through ten thousand ruptured skies
Reach for their cloudy shores

I told them to weave
Weave each sky with the fine threads
Of dreams
As your eyes perceive 
The colours of peace
Recreate a quilted masterpiece 

I told them to heal
Heal ten thousand fragmented pairs 
Of a dove’s wings 
Then reveal 
Each lingering hope
Upon every winged heir

I told them to light
Light a path for each dove’s flight 
Release them into the skies
Into illuminated heights
As they carry freedom 
With its long-suppressed cries
I told them to reach
Reach for the gale that fleets;
Which echoes harmonious speech
For its resolve shan’t be breached
As it carries a symphony of laughs 
Ever so sweet

I told them to seek
Seek a future where hearts are cured 
Of being bleak
Soar once more through skies now secured
Through ten thousand of hope they speak 

شعر ورسم روان الجنابي

حلِّقوا. حلِّقوا
أخبرتهم أن يحلّقوا
إلى فضاءات النّصر

انسجوا
أخبَرتُهم أن ينسجوا 
دربَ أحلامِهم   
و يرتقوا
إلى عنانِ السّماء

أبصِروا 
أخبَرتُهم أن يُبصِروا 
ألوانَ السّلامِ تبدعُ
تحفةً أبديّة

أخبرتُهم أن يداووا
أجنِحَةَ الحمامة 
وينثروا الأمل

أخبَرتُهم أن يُنوِّروا
دروبَ حمَائِمهم للحريَة
ويُطلِقوها للمعالي المشرِقة
أخبَرتُهم أن يَنتَشروا 
مع هبَّات النّسيم 
أن يتناغَمُوا مع ألحان الأفراح

أخبَرتُهم أن يَطمَحُوا
لتحرير القلوب من خوائها
فَحلَّقوا