﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Hours of my human experience: Reflections</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/</link><description>Manifestations without Hesitation</description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:28:47 GMT</pubDate><copyright>Copyright 2009 B!</copyright><generator>jeeran RSSGenerator v1.0</generator><image><url>http://onedevotion.jeeran.com/photos/profile_t.jpg</url><title>Hours of my human experience: Reflections</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/</link></image><item><title>Where Emancipation Awaits</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2009/9/942450.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">942450</guid><description>There is a road we seldom travel yet one we like to nest are dreams upon&lt;div&gt;There is a sunrise we long for within aspirations long frowned upon&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There is a friend we have often ignored in winters long gone&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We are all born with the recipes of greatness and mediocrity&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Somewhere in the dream we forget to yearn and serve our humanity&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Compassion comes to those that can listen to their inner heroes of eternity&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Selfishness can derail even the best of intentions in our search for clarity&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There is an inner peace to be found for those that take the time to understand&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There is a companion traveling alongside us, even when we forget the reasons at hand&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There is laughter and joy to be celebrated for the kindness erupting from this land&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are daily decisions and momentary lapses within that derail many a plan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Let's take a moment to stop and breathe, long breaths and revive the dream&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The first breathe allows to reflect upon our existence&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The second breathe allows to revive our persistence&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The third breath fills the sails of our renaissance&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The fourth breath is the motion of dreams manifesting consequence&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The fifth breath is recognition of what we have known yet ignored&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The sixth breath transpires events in other timeline we may have never discovered&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The seventh breath discards our fears of fear, where emancipation awaits...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:06:27 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2009/9/942450.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>Reunion of Souls</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2008/11/737687.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">737687</guid><description>What happens to a man when there are no more inhibitions in his heart ?&lt;br&gt;When is a women’s smile more than an ego boost, but more of an awakening ?&lt;br&gt;How can such a potent torrent be kept so hidden for so long ?&lt;br&gt;The day I came upon you, confusion ruled the day as to the source of this beautiful inspiration ?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The gentle wave that sweeps us deep into the undercurrent of our emotions is what you have become.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Never knowing when the winds of your smile might die down, I am the lover seeking the beloved. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yet the more I seek you, the deeper I realize you are the glove the hand never knew&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all my blessings, I cannot bet my achievements that you are indeed the saviour of my heart, unless I negated a higher power’s ability to bring us together&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are united by this delicate dance, while our words are simple and express our yearnings in life, our eyes cannot hide the innocence that these emotions manifest upon all.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is far too simple for us to assume these emotions are renegade and that we never secretly harbored them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The warmth of your eyes and your vibrations resonating within me, testifies that this is merely the tip of an iceberg representing the life we may capable of. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart rejoices at this reunion of souls celebrating life's experiences&lt;br&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:59:42 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2008/11/737687.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>Recieving</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2007/10/341727.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">341727</guid><description>Arriving to this day, my comprehension would not carry me&lt;br /&gt;Years have passed thru the valleys and oceans that brought us&lt;br /&gt;Unaware of the time that has run its course&lt;br /&gt;Inquiring within my soul as to the journey that lay ahead&lt;br /&gt;Has life’s challenge brought me to the answers that hid beneath my eyes?&lt;br /&gt;Where are you now in your directions that have lit that path?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Was there a road that could have led me closer to you?&lt;br /&gt;If for a moment, I had had the slightest clue, it may have altered this reunion&lt;br /&gt;In our hearts we may despair at the choices that lead us down this path&lt;br /&gt;How many nights have we yearned to be together for all the wrong reasons?&lt;br /&gt;In those wrongs we have managed to right the sins of the past in to the bliss of today&lt;br /&gt;There is a life somewhere out there where we may both find the peace within&lt;br /&gt;That is the place I pray we may find each other in, if even it was not the same&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tonight I shed my fears, and recognize the strength in your happiness&lt;br /&gt;For if this destiny manifests itself in your companionship or in your distance&lt;br /&gt;A part of me will laugh at the sincerity that life will deal me&lt;br /&gt;The days have surely taught me the bittersweet taste of maturity&lt;br /&gt;In this love I manifest to be with you, I release you from the confines of my ego&lt;br /&gt;Coming to terms with love, is probably the lesson all men must one day confront&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My anxiety is vaporizing slowly as this night wears thru the moon&lt;br /&gt;If I am to have you as my lifelong love, I could not refuse you&lt;br /&gt;As the stars illuminate the night, your smile lightens my depths&lt;br /&gt;We could be together for an eternity, for the remainder of days or for the simple moments spent in each other’s company. &lt;br /&gt;Sailing thru the calm waters, the ocean has illustrated the facts softly on the waters&lt;br /&gt;The reflections of what might be, whichever direction the winds blow in the morning&lt;br /&gt;A reflection of you dwells within my eyes, for the gifts of time I will be blessed in receiving.&lt;br /&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:37:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2007/10/341727.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>When you're Ready</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2007/7/279227.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">279227</guid><description>Stories may have been told&lt;br /&gt;Promises may have been made&lt;br /&gt;Meetings may have been delayed&lt;br /&gt;Feelings may have been swayed&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Time never blessed the encounter&lt;br /&gt;Chances never crossed the paths&lt;br /&gt;Planets that never aligned&lt;br /&gt;Hesitation that never left our side&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Till one afternoon, clarity was my guest&lt;br /&gt;and my mind put you at rest&lt;br /&gt;while my intuition wanted the best&lt;br /&gt;when your heart was my quest&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Curiosity consumed the better part of our emotions&lt;br /&gt;conversations baring our intentions&lt;br /&gt;difficult questions we asked without hesitation&lt;br /&gt;cups of espresso's highs became my sensation&lt;br /&gt;when your eyes asked me when?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I simply basked in the warmth of your presence &lt;br /&gt;and later on that night, the answer came to me&lt;br /&gt;under a full moon, I responded:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you’re ready...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.onedevotion.com/files/85438.jpg" title="DS" /&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2007 23:51:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2007/7/279227.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>Sheltered</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2007/3/175949.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">175949</guid><description>Each time the question begs itself to be answered&lt;br /&gt;The sun rises over my horizon, only to find you pampered&lt;br /&gt;Pampered in this heart, I am no longer sure can be hampered&lt;br /&gt;In this sea of devotion, I must have sank deep into your depths&lt;br /&gt;Without knowing however I may ever find the strength&lt;br /&gt;The strength to recognize the beauty, this life has provided me  in depth&lt;br /&gt;How is it that the moon awakens the deepest part of me in your thoughts&lt;br /&gt;Dreams men seek, I have relegated to simple insecurities&lt;br /&gt;For in your presence, I have seen the humility and appreciation of life&lt;br /&gt;You are the fabric, that man dreams to be sheltered by&lt;br /&gt;If only for one night, I may find your caring soul to protect from the cold&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for showing me the way I wish to grow old</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:04:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2007/3/175949.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>Feeding the River</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2007/2/159407.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">159407</guid><description>Attraction is my chocolate and you’ve become my sensation&lt;br /&gt;There is an invisible beauty moving through this revelation&lt;br /&gt;Transforming time spent into contemplation&lt;br /&gt;Memories in the making, and vows for the taking&lt;br /&gt;Taj Mahal is a testament of love’s pride &lt;br /&gt;For in the torrents of grief, a great expanse of resources honored love&lt;br /&gt;We contain an incredible ability to love and create masterpieces of affection&lt;br /&gt;For now I must further my contemplation of this devotion&lt;br /&gt;Like an explorer searching for the springs feeding the river.&lt;br /&gt;I must become the keys to this heart I gave grown to consider&lt;br /&gt;How much my heart can contain is the mystery I will uncover&lt;br /&gt;For the fullfillment of love is the union of souls we shall discover&lt;br /&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:56:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2007/2/159407.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>Freedom's Mist</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2007/2/155133.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">155133</guid><description>It is of consequence when a full moon makes me laugh like a child again&lt;br /&gt;Maybe it was merely the pressures of a difficult day&lt;br /&gt;or was it your return from the shadows of my heart ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At first I was not sure if my mind was yielding one of its finer deceptions&lt;br /&gt;But then your pulse came across like a waterfall crashing upon the remnants of a precious stone I once called your smile&lt;br /&gt;Our paths have crossed again, whether by intent or by fate, I might never know.&lt;br /&gt;Living in this moment has never mattered more than this minute we are together, as surely as you are here, these beautiful sixty seconds will eventually depart in to the past.&lt;br /&gt;You are a past, present and future that intoxicates my sanity.  &lt;br /&gt;Whatever wisdom I have, only serves me to appreciate you as a beautiful being.&lt;br /&gt;The smiles you sprinkle into the air between us are a reason to celebrate love in its most innocent form.&lt;br /&gt;Yet maturity is this love’s nutrition, for you are freedom’s mist and I am the cloud you seek comfort within.&lt;br /&gt;Your words are gentle, yet your emotions are storms devastating the past and present. &lt;br /&gt;A fate I will not contemplate, yet its direction I cannot negate&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Seeds of attraction you have once again cultivated, nourished by your freedom’s mist.&lt;br /&gt;For now I am simply thankful for this precious moment to experience you........once again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.onedevotion.com/files/56496.jpeg" title="Mist" /&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:25:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2007/2/155133.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>Waters left Behind</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/12/127221.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">127221</guid><description>The closer I move towards the truth, the more sadness approaches me&lt;br /&gt;It is said that "the truth shall set you free" and in its own way,&lt;br /&gt;My freedom is like the Sun rising over the mountains, illuminating the terrain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The day I woke up and needed you the most, your eyes could not see and your heart could not feel&lt;br /&gt;Now that I value why the truth shall set me free, for the torrents of emotions you've stirred with in me, I have one emotion left in me. One emotion I call patience, and you disguise as love. For in the end patience is the only love I can offer you, while impatience was the only justification on your lips.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tonite, the moon is bright and my heart is awake. My salvation lies within me, to break free of needs&lt;br /&gt;that no man could satiate. For now I've come across the most beautiful of truths, the truth of conversations, of laughter and of patience.  I feel the sands of uncertainty, jealousy and guilt disolving into the waters I have left behind. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.onedevotion.com/files/47704.jpg" title="Dark Waters" /&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:03:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/12/127221.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>Thoughts of Honey</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/11/116198.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">116198</guid><description>The torrent of emotions you generate are merely the calm before the storm&lt;br /&gt;The sweetest kiss between our lips were merely the spring warmth before the summer&lt;br /&gt;Whatever the Autumn may bring, I have no care for, as the chance to have loved you&lt;br /&gt;was worth every tear I will shed for your absence in this heart I call my home&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tonite, I have stripped my soul of regrets for days I needed more in your presence&lt;br /&gt;For what are sorrows if I cannot merely recollect the beauty of your essence?&lt;br /&gt;My heart is like the desert that many call barren, yet the intelligent call plentiful&lt;br /&gt;Somewhere between your shoulders and neck, I found an oasis of ecstasy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are on this earth for a time to be together until we are a memory&lt;br /&gt;You are the fullfilment a heart beats for, and a body craves in harmony&lt;br /&gt;These precious moments blessed to be ours have intoxicated me beyond this agony&lt;br /&gt;For yours is a love that I absorb like a Bee to a flower.&lt;br /&gt;My mouth waters at the thoughts of  honey, we have shared in the most tender embraces&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.onedevotion.com/files/44273.jpeg" title="Honey" /&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 22:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/11/116198.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>Confessions by Night</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/11/115567.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">115567</guid><description>Crossing the river every night, you are my guiding light&lt;br /&gt;Navigating the waterways of peoples' insecurities&lt;br /&gt;I find you to be the comfort in sight&lt;br /&gt;Are you my destiny, like the moon so bright ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The moon radiates my fate&lt;br /&gt;The stars guide my certainty in your intuition&lt;br /&gt;My hopes were cultivated on your fruition&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tonight, I am the wind, and you are the sail&lt;br /&gt;Instead of sailing into your smile, the I have become the drive&lt;br /&gt;Whatever may be said, the heart is the truest compass of all&lt;br /&gt;For I seek to elevate the goodness, you so desparately chase away&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The freind has blessed me and made it clear&lt;br /&gt;For now while I confess to you my dear&lt;br /&gt;Let us join our voices and sing our lusts out here&lt;br /&gt;We may never have this beautiful chance to be so near&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I confess my helplessness and mortality, yet I follow the directions without fear&lt;br /&gt;At night, I will show you my heart and weep with your tears&lt;br /&gt;In the morning, resolutions I must adhere&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can you hear my confessions by night upon your cheek, for they will reflect a truth few will&lt;br /&gt;contemplate and even fewer will appreciate&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the love that confessions by night will illuminate&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.onedevotion.com/files/44079.jpg" title="moonlight over the river" /&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 23:12:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/11/115567.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>Conversation from the Heart</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/10/97958.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">97958</guid><description>In the footsteps of this journey, the lover supports my yearnings&lt;br /&gt;Between the strides, a struggle became my learning&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The stars illiminate a map for me, yet my eyes can barely make the light&lt;br /&gt;The Day shines bright, as I find my way into the night&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is left of logic, if the heart awakens perceptions invisible by conception?&lt;br /&gt;In this boat of my soul, the two of them build their trust in one another&lt;br /&gt;For neither of them survives without the other.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The ocean has become my mistress as the waves envelope me&lt;br /&gt;The energy within roll me around like my passionate embrace&lt;br /&gt;An embrace so potent, that I have lost my sense of direction in her grace&lt;br /&gt;The highs that waves takes me to are reminiscent of her lips upon my face&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is said that the Ocean will have its way in the end, as will the heart.&lt;br /&gt;The Sun's sinking into the deep blue seas, are my lover's sillohette sinking upon my back&lt;br /&gt;The Sun's rising over the mountains are my hands caressing her shoulders&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This embrace has taught me to savor the moments felt, experience the currents of passion and my devote my eyes to the pleasures of her embrace&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For what Am I, if the lighhouse of my heart cannot bring me home to you?&lt;br /&gt;Home to you for a candid Conversation from the heart....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:21:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/10/97958.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>The waterfalls of your eyes</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/9/98368.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">98368</guid><description>In this conversation, our eyes meet&lt;br /&gt;Within the glances, I feel the need&lt;br /&gt;Is this your acceptance of compassion ?&lt;br /&gt;Does my message resonate within the flowers of your heart ?&lt;br /&gt;I have known the heart to speak&lt;br /&gt;and the eyes to deceive&lt;br /&gt;Your glances are soothing winds filling the sails of my soul&lt;br /&gt;Yet your eyes, are the sweetest chocolate, sprinkled with deception&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They say energy is transferred, never created or lost.&lt;br /&gt;In the shadows of my mind, you replenish the light within&lt;br /&gt;When a star fades away, and one night is discovered to shine again&lt;br /&gt;A momentary joy overcomes my existence&lt;br /&gt;For in this moment in time, the waterfalls of your eyes heal the desert&lt;br /&gt;and within this desert a flower blooms, simply from the waterfalls of your eyes...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:15:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/9/98368.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>An Eternity like no other</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/7/75239.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">75239</guid><description>&lt;br /&gt;You are a feeling of togetherness&lt;br /&gt;In your energy I feel the happiness&lt;br /&gt;I cannot understand you or know you&lt;br /&gt;but perceive the history of a lifetime together&lt;br /&gt;You are the subtle wave that caresses the sand&lt;br /&gt;yet your touch trembles the mightiest hand&lt;br /&gt;The energy of your existence is a reason to smile&lt;br /&gt;If my blessing is for our paths to cross for a brief point in time, then may I forever be thankful for the ecstasy you have brought upon my mind.&lt;br /&gt;Sometimes the most beautiful memories are brief moments in time.  Yet this time I dare to tempt fate and follow a soft instinct for the sake of your smile&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for a past I do not know, a future I might not discover and for the beautiful present I have discovered in the presence of your subtle undertones&lt;br /&gt;In a split second, in the deepness of your eyes, I have enjoyed an eternity like no other.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2006 03:36:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/7/75239.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>The Road out of Sin</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/4/43132.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">43132</guid><description>In this Oasis of Dreams, my hearts desires yearn for more&lt;br /&gt;The pleasures of life appear before my eyes across this shore&lt;br /&gt;Partake in them, I cannot as my senses steer me away&lt;br /&gt;With all my sincerity I swim against the tides of shallow waters, not knowing when my strength will fail me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have opened my heart to you in a simple act of devotion, yet I am laughed at for my simplicity.  In this sincerity, I find my will. My will is the Vehicle of this passion.  This passion is my hopes and aspiration to reach out, reach out and feel the beauty that is humanity.  Maybe the fast, is merely a training ground for the patience I must nurture.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My blessing is this heart that will not give up, nor will it give in.  Someone, somewhere thought this was the sin, while I found it as the gift. No more, will my fears haunt me down the wrong path.  For what is my worth, if I cannot live with this voice within? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe it is in the heat of moments when we truly discover where inner beauty grows.  For now, my thirst is merely a guiding light to the road out of sin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2006 23:03:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/4/43132.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>Morning dew upon a flower</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/2/25382.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">25382</guid><description>Years at sea have taught me a simple act of humility.&lt;br /&gt;This humility fills my sails all the way, as my bows cut thru the seas.&lt;br /&gt;Across the seas my journey continues. In this moment of calm, I stop for a moment&lt;br /&gt;In this moment, I take in a deep breath of air to appreciate the motions of this journey.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Captain of this ship I am, yet humility is my sacred lover, as I never wish to leave her side while I beg the Sun of Envy never to rise across my horizons.  My pride dances around me with joy, unable to contain itself within this restless soul.&lt;br /&gt;For now the Moon lights my way and the stars guide my direction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When love seems to have become a mist in the air that is barely noticable, it manifests itself again from the past. The love of a freindship only fuels my desire to care and cherish those I care about without crossing into a land of misfortunate actions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My freinds all around, this is for all of you that have shown your compassion and support for me along the years. I am humbled by your love and faith in me. Mistakes I've made along the way, and I've begged your forgiveness. You have all shown your brighter side and come back in to my life.  Now in this moment of serenity, I count my assets not in monetary terms but in the wonderful people that have been on my journeys and the wisdom to bid farewell to misguided souls.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The essence of love and freindship is taking on a new meaning now; The beauty of it all accumulates as tears in my eyes like a morning dew upon a flower.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2006 20:16:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/2/25382.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>Mea Culpa</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/2/17592.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">17592</guid><description>Repressed memories they could not be called, &lt;br /&gt;as the knowledge lay within for a very long&lt;br /&gt;Now that humanity has digressed so far&lt;br /&gt;I cannot claim ignorance in this castle of thoughts&lt;br /&gt;A castle of smoke and mirrors has become the medium of life&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My faith brought you to my attention&lt;br /&gt;Fathoming the true nature of your intentions&lt;br /&gt;Your intentions can sink a civilization, while&lt;br /&gt;the common man's aspirations lay in your manifestation&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When decency and sincerety bloomed, I cannot remember.&lt;br /&gt;Somewhere among the clouds and the bastions of innocence&lt;br /&gt;I've rediscovered the road back to a heart that spoke gently&lt;br /&gt;Could this be the end of time as we currently know it ?&lt;br /&gt;Or is it the end of an era?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You &amp;amp; I will laugh and cry at the good memories we've had&lt;br /&gt;Express our shame for being quiet among the blizzards of injustice.&lt;br /&gt;My fears have now been shed, as I've recognized my mortality.&lt;br /&gt;This is the mortality of understanding where we came from and where we are going&lt;br /&gt;This time we are given, I want to spend in being unselfish and sprinkling love to those we come in contact with&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whether it is a premonition or mere hullucinations of my state of mind, &lt;br /&gt;the vibrations speak of a different direction.&lt;br /&gt;A direction that would awaken senses numb with the aspirations of the day&lt;br /&gt;Now, that my heart and mind are together again&lt;br /&gt;My only instruments are love and sincerety to my fellow brothers and sisters all around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 05:53:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/2/17592.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>Simple Truths</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/1/14453.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">14453</guid><description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;Long overdue is my thanks to
you&lt;br /&gt;Throughout the years your messages were always true&lt;br /&gt;Now
that the Sun and Moon are approaching noon.&lt;br /&gt;I have taken a moment
to reflect upon the nature that motivates you&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For many a
night you communicated so many truths.&lt;br /&gt;While I spent sleepless
nights wondering what you meant.&lt;br /&gt;As the truth always shines, you
have illuminated my way.&lt;br /&gt;Throughout the darker chapters of being
astray.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May I thank you, as I thank the Almighty&lt;br /&gt;You are my
intuition,&lt;br /&gt;The Intuition that has saved me again and again&lt;br /&gt;The
simple truth I've learned is to listen to you without restrain&lt;/p&gt;Disappointed in the bare facts that have challenged my domain&lt;br /&gt;I have found beauty in that blessing you sprinkled like rain&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.onedevotion.com/files/8792.jpeg" title="Caution" /&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:01:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/1/14453.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>Partner in Grace</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/1/12604.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">12604</guid><description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-family: Book Antiqua;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;It must have happened in the most
ordinary of ways&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-family: Book Antiqua;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;Awakening to the normal sounds of the
grey, cold winter day&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-family: Book Antiqua;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;Where a world separated us away&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-family: Book Antiqua;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;My heart could not even finds its way&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-family: Book Antiqua;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;When the road back to you was on a
misguided way&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-family: Book Antiqua;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That was the moment when the lack of
sunshine awakened me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-family: Book Antiqua;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;The awakening was not about losing you,
but forever finding us&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-family: Book Antiqua;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;For in that eternity, discovery was
upon my intuition.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-family: Book Antiqua;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;That was a discovery I had longed for,
and now it was in fruition&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-family: Book Antiqua;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;It was the simplest notion that
reminded me of the hearts contractions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-family: Book Antiqua;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;In the Spring my heart may have been
full of your passion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-family: Book Antiqua;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;Yet now in the cold, cold winter nights
you stole my heart without ransom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;br style="font-family: Book Antiqua;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-family: Book Antiqua;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;The light illuminated my consciousness
of choices made.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-family: Book Antiqua;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;You are my choice whether my heart
expanded or contracted without reason&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-family: Book Antiqua;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;For the partnership, we started would
not be extinguished but seasoned&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-family: Book Antiqua;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;The day I fell out of love with you,
yet started upon the path of true embrace&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-family: Book Antiqua;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;Forever and a day, you are my partner in grace&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.onedevotion.com/files/7447.jpeg" title="Lighting my way" /&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 07:31:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/1/12604.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>Illusions that gave way to Enlightenment</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/1/10031.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">10031</guid><description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Somewhere
between a sunrise and high noon we walked amongst the shadows.&lt;br /&gt;While
our eye's feasted on nature's beauty, we were blinded.&lt;br /&gt;While our
ears sampled the sweetest sounds and words, the insincerity was
deafening.&lt;br /&gt;While our noses where intoxicated by the aromas of
Jasmine, Gardenia and Lavender, our senses were drowning.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;While
the delicacies of home filled the table, our appetites were
suppressed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"&gt;It
must have been that moment when I panicked.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"&gt;In
my panic, enlightenment tapped me gently on the shoulder.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"&gt;Scared
of what was next to arrive, I could not turn around&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"&gt;The
feeling of panic and the cool embrace of enlightenment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"&gt;must
have finally opened my eyes to the illusions we painted once upon a
time.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"&gt;It was a surreal
moment of truth when the veils where lifted, and my eyes slowly
started adjusting to the light, after it's long absence.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"&gt;Falling
through this light I was, overjoyed by your gift.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"&gt;Now
that the reality began to take hold, my heart slowed down from its
rush.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"&gt;These gifts you shower
me with cleanse my soul from the traps others thought had captured my
spirit. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"&gt;How I am
supposed to reciprocate this kindness? I do not know.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"&gt;Where
ever fate may show, you have me as a friend in kind.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"&gt;Higher
powers guided us through the afternoon as we continued, yet the
warmth of the day, drew a cold sweat upon our foreheads.&lt;br /&gt;  In
these vulnerable times, where aspirations raped our dreams, and thus
created illegitimate illusions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"&gt;Appreciation
has become our bond. Lies have become our past, gratitude has
enveloped our future, where illusions drown for once, and for all.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2006 03:29:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2006/1/10031.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>Destiny at the Waters Edge</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2005/12/6245.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6245</guid><description>At a distant place, where you and I may have once visited,&lt;br /&gt;an old man sat at the waters edge observing the rising sun&lt;br /&gt;In him the streams of serenity flowed freely, as each breath&lt;br /&gt;was an exercise in appreciation.&lt;br /&gt;This was not about
physical elements.&lt;br /&gt;It was a radiance from within, where a
soul was content in its state&lt;br /&gt;Where desires, were mere
passing thoughts and not the forests within.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The
old man had finally separated his burdens from his mind.&lt;br /&gt;Where does the purpose lie, in reflecting on events outside our
realm ?&lt;br /&gt;In seeking the connection, he realizes without
communication, he is alone.&lt;br /&gt;In understanding his blessings,
he feels the warmth of a higher power.&lt;br /&gt;In separating his
thoughts from envy, he is able to discover a beauty within.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the beauty that we can tap into if we seek it
as an end and not the means.&lt;br /&gt;For what could the means
provide us, if the end remains the same ?&lt;br /&gt;This old man is
the fortunate one, for he was not the gladiator that won.&lt;br /&gt;He
respected the virtues of time and nurtured patience like a mother cares
for her young.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe my visit with this old man,
in this beautiful place might sprinkle serenity upon me.&lt;br /&gt;Or
maybe my sunrise is the journey, that awaits me at my water's edge.
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.onedevotion.com/files/7448.jpeg" title="at the waters edge..." /&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:37:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2005/12/6245.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>Seconds in an hour</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2005/12/4550.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4550</guid><description>The dawn of a new day begins with a breath of air&lt;br /&gt;
The breath of air, transforming a feeling into actions&lt;br /&gt;
Actions sparking sequences of fateful events.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A rose blossoming in its ideal environment&lt;br /&gt;
A plane takes off  pre-dawn&lt;br /&gt;
A baker removes the aromatic breads from the oven&lt;br /&gt;
A school teacher prepares for her day at school&lt;br /&gt;
A fisherman hauls his fresh catch from the boats&lt;br /&gt;
A Newspaper is delivered&lt;br /&gt;
A Cafe switches on their "Open" sign&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Simple events that happen everyday, yet this dawn was different&lt;br /&gt;
Although, the events were seemingly innocent.&lt;br /&gt;
There was a state of seconds moving slowly&lt;br /&gt;
Plans proceeding smoothly.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Children smiling from the misty windows of a bus&lt;br /&gt;
Businessmen reading newspapers on a train&lt;br /&gt;
Wives bidding their husbands good-bye.&lt;br /&gt;
Ships sounding their last horns before undertaking their voyages.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
All along my mind was only seconds in this hour of life.&lt;br /&gt;
We moved within the circle of events.  We were very close at the
strike of twelve, yet so far away at the sixth hour.  We move
closer together, then move far away.&lt;br /&gt;
I almost wondered why the heart contracted and expanded with every beat.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This morning was my pride, all the events ticked away those precious
seconds.  We were to meet around the corner, yet you were the
neighborhood within me&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This afternoon would be my accomplishments.  We would celebrate and sing our successes.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This evening would be our anniversary, so much of our time we have
spent together and the fruits of our efforts and love are all around us.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These precious seconds in an hour, we stopped time between us and took the time to tender our gardens.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The hour is nearing its completion, and we have gone the full circle
only to be together, seconds in an hour, an hour in a day, a day in a
week, a week in a month....still seconds in an hour.  Faith in you
is the transition of every second to its sibling second.  This
journey we are on to be together seconds in an hour...&lt;br /&gt;
</description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2005 00:43:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2005/12/4550.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>Navigating Time</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2005/12/4395.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4395</guid><description>&lt;div&gt;There it was again, almost like navigating the islands of
our
home. Navigating we were, but this time we were not amongst the
familiar smiles of loved ones.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The sun had already reached it's high, only to get weaker
and lower in the sky.  The race against time was here, yet hold on
I could not.  For so many directions became confused. The waves
moved me all directions&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The waves grew higher and higher, yet only at the crest did I discover
the power.&lt;br /&gt;
You see, mother nature only provides us a glimpse of the vast energies
released in this wave.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
At first I struggled against the tide,
Then the discovery of rythm openened one eye.  I could either dive
before she broke in all her fury unleashing emotions far too
powerful for me to deny. Or as the mystery unfolded itself, I learnt
the secrets of balance.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When I thought the knowledge was mine, a giant wave approached me, yet
it was too late to ride it or go under it.  This was the moment
when faith would savagely wisk me away.  Within seconds I was
caught in the powerful torrents turning me upside down. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From the
master, I was transformed into the puppet, I was thrown all
around.  Timing was of the
essence.  This one, I won't deny, I had neither timing or
grace.     The
awakening within me was almost a cry.  That large expanse of
energy that had unfolded upon me, had suddenly switched a light, that I
believed had long burnt out.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;Somewhere between the salty taste of the sea, and my body
that was
rolling in the anger of the wave,  the realization came that what
was to be, was to be.  The choices we made were only to affect how
we came out in the end.  Once all the energy had been spent, 
the choice was upon me to get up and navigate time.  Now I
learnt  to respect the energies around, for they could carry me
far or
near. The choice hinged upon me.  Could I simply appreciate their
sound?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sound is not necessarily heard, they were to be felt deep within,
for their resonance only a heart could appreciate and if appropriate;
Reciprocate&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For all the time spent pondering issues raining upon the mind, 
answers spoke their truths in the chaos of time.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As I waded my way up the bubbles and sand, the appreciation and
supplications were my lifelines of mercy upon my existance, yet again
navigating time. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2005 04:38:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2005/12/4395.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>Conscious Dreams</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2005/12/4060.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4060</guid><description>Somewhere in between a state of deep sleep and being awake we
meet.&lt;br /&gt;
You are the shadow that is ever present yet elusive.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Your presence is barely noticable until you have left me.&lt;br /&gt;
Where do you come from and and where do you go ?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Belief in imagination would be a comfortable excuse for your
beauty.&lt;br /&gt;
My reality however will not accept it in this simplicity.&lt;br /&gt;
The depths of your ocean has me scared, yet the heights of your heavens
are beyond the joy, I was blessed to understand.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If in the small instant of this reality, &lt;br /&gt;
I apprehend a small detail of
your strength.&lt;br /&gt;
I am humbled by my insignificance &lt;br /&gt;
but overjoyed at the sheer beauty sprinkled upon me.&lt;br /&gt;
A realization, I'll admit to is that your visions are my catalysts for
the rare flower of patience I so desparately attempt to cultivate&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Why do you show me the face of time, &lt;br /&gt;
that I can only comprehend with the
intelligence of a child.  &lt;br /&gt;
My loyalty is undivided and eagerness
unrivaled.  &lt;br /&gt;
Could you be a simple communication or the blessing of
many a year ago ?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Like a sunflower pointing at the Sun, my senses are ever ready to
discern your presence.  Have I recieved a gift and not known it
? My gratitude and thanks to you.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I was told humility in my dealings are a recipe for success, may this
humility forever keep your light shining upon my mind in the darkness
of my nights.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2005 09:06:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2005/12/4060.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>Appetites of Patience</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2005/12/4058.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4058</guid><description>My eyes can barely recognize a landscape that was so familiar&lt;br /&gt;
My ears can hardly hear a melody that ruled without competition&lt;br /&gt;
My nose is remotely detecting intoxicating scents that filled the
nights&lt;br /&gt;
My hands are not able to touch the familiar softness of the day&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Are you still the same place I once reverred, or have you fallen into
the despair of greed&lt;br /&gt;
Maybe my mind is in tune with a different reality, or appreciates a
different age.&lt;br /&gt;
There must be a source that fuels this rebellion of sorts.  Maybe
we start with innocense, forget it is there along the way.  And if
we are lucky it all comes back, in a time we are most
comfortable.  It comes back to change a status qou we believed was
correct, only to show us the insignificance of this correctness.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
They say true love never dies, but then again why does a love so old
seem to drift so far, while my heart rejoices at a departure?  Who
was the lover and who was loved ?  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Are we on the edge of discovery ?  Is there something so much
bigger out there, that the sheer beauty is intoxicating us ?  In
the currents, we are swayed, yet in the simple power of thought we are
saved.  Maybe this little secret I carry, is a secret no more -
merely an awakining of a gift, we all recieved a long time ago. Hidden
it was, for all the wrong reasons, or was timing the essence of it all
?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Time stands still for no one, yet this fruit of the mind has been
standing within the depths only laughing at a discussion of neutrality
that could barely move one way or the other.  Now that spring is
here, I see the two stopping for a moment and realizing the end of
their reign was the rebirth of one of them. Who it was they did not
know, but surely before the season's end, they knew it would never be
the same.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A painting that you thought depicted your scene gets completely
rearranged with the single stroke of the brush.  The colors are
now screaming in joy, as harmony descends upon them as a toy for a baby
boy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Insatiable is my appetite, yet infinite is my patience for the Freind
is my guiding light...and my nature is the discovery of this
sight.&lt;br /&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2005 07:42:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2005/12/4058.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>15th &amp;amp; Lovejoy</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2005/12/3790.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3790</guid><description>Hours of the night spent contemplating&lt;br /&gt;
Voices that spoke without being heard&lt;br /&gt;
Fog that covered the night, yet the heart that saw thru its sight&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The corner of 15th &amp;amp; Lovejoy was an ordinary intersection&lt;br /&gt;
Yet the intersection of yearnings and realities met in joy&lt;br /&gt;
The cold had come into stay, but the warmth had transported me away.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
How long has it been since  I heard that comfort of your voice ?&lt;br /&gt;
Maybe it wasn't a choice but the arrival of a new dawn, from an old sunset&lt;br /&gt;
Did I forget you would comeback, or did I not anticipate your flashback ?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You are the companion, I thought I lost along the track&lt;br /&gt;
Only to realize that within the walls of my mind, I forgot the way back.&lt;br /&gt;
When I least expected you, you were guiding my path.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This intersection is a blessing I wish upon you all&lt;br /&gt;
While its physical description hardly deserves mentioning, it is an
epiphany that takes you straight in to the crossroads of life's choices.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The heart can speak, but without the audience, Can it ever be heard ?&lt;br /&gt;
The noise rises, yet for the ears of the listener, the heart overshadows it all.&lt;br /&gt;
All at the Intersection of 15th of Lovejoy on a cold, cold fog envoloping night.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The waters of the ocean are clear and the compass has come back to life
showing me a direction. May your days give you at least one night at
the corner of 15th &amp;amp; Lovejoy, when choices will speak their
minds...on 15th &amp;amp; Lovejoy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2005 09:44:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2005/12/3790.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item><item><title>When hearts were open...</title><link>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2005/12/3473.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3473</guid><description>Images all around us of laughter, of crying, of success, of
defeat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It must be that beautiful human
condition that we manifest a thirst.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The thirst
for more knowledge, to work, to discovere and create.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The choices are all around us. Do we see a glass of water as half
full or half empty ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every hour is another
challenge, ideals shower us with hope. News showers us with the reality
of the human frailty.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's a story that
keeps playing itself out in the hearts and minds of all. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every Sunrise and every sunset in all the lands holds
secrets of a future as it unfolds itself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some
cry for a past lost, I rejoice for the moments given and ability to
move forward.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Smiles appear all over the world,
as they wipe away tears from events beyond our control.  It is
this delicate dance of the forces that motivate us to go in different
directions.  Some of my freinds tell me it is today's efforts,
some say it was yesterdays, and some believe it might be
tommorrows.  In my heart I realize it is every breath we take in
the past, present and future that is a step in the right direction,
instead of breaths that signify our shortcomings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Journeys that have taken me to the different corners of the human
experience only make me happier and evermore thankful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is not about dwelling on the fallen innocent or the
disparate, for the Mighty will heal all in his own time.  For me
it is about the discovery, that we are all somehow related by way of a
prayer, by a good deed, and by the will to deliver a better future to
the generations.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The forest may be dark
on the ground, but there are ones who have learnt to appreciate looking
at the sky.  Others have learnt to climb to the top, while others
are stuck debating the height.  I have resolved to look around me
and work so we may all climb together, stop and smile. For in the end
it is not about the top of the forest.  But the journey we all
went on, and how we progressed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On a recent
sunrise somewhere over the Northern hemisphere, the warmth and joy
appeared like a blanket over my forest of thoughts.  It seems as
though we may have somewhere locked our ambitions in to wells of
desparation.  As the sun's rays slowly delivered their warmth upon
me, I understood the choice was mine.  I could worry about how
fast the currents would delay my journey, or I could rejoice in the
winds that filled my sails. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where do we go from
here ?&lt;br /&gt;close your eyes and inquire within your mind about a
time when your heart was open...&lt;br /&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2005 02:35:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.onedevotion.com/archive/2005/12/3473.html#comments</comments><author>B!&lt;bassemkudsi@yahoo.com&gt;</author><category domain="http://www.onedevotion.com/categories/Reflections/">Reflections</category></item></channel></rss>