Revolution

Revolution is when it rains in July
In a part of the world where this doesn’t usually apply;
Where summer is summer,
Rain is improper,
Though in winter,
Snow might be your daily supper.

The trees gasped for breath as the rain poured,
A surprise shower is something they adored,
Reviving their being, drenching them in laughter,
The cool wind slapping their lofty posture,
The [...]

Freedom

The bird chirped on the tree,
Blissful to be free
After long captivity
That lasted till infinity.

Its heart was full of rage
In that golden cage,
Many times out of breath,
Contemplating death.

Suddenly there was a shot;
Scaring the bird a lot,
It flew far away
Yearning only for play.

Yet death was no more the game,
Instead, the bird longed for a dame,
To continue life’s [...]

Brummana High School May Festival 2009

Brummana High School May Festival 2009 was held on Saturday, May 23, 2009.  As usual, this is an event where students participate in all kinds of talent shows, play games on campus, enter the lottery draw and finally applaud for the May Queen winner.  However, what attracted my attention this year is the theme chosen [...]

People

They come and they go,

Sometimes a friend, other times a foe;

Every time they come in your way,

You either smile or pray.

You meet them at work or at home

Because that’s the usual and the norm.

You feel surrounded, you feel blessed,

But at times, you are not impressed;

You smile, you shrug,

Indifferent, you want no hug;

Your feelings, you try [...]

International Year of Astronomy 2009 in Beirut, Lebanon

“Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which has hidden them and stand forth in naked and simple beauty.”  Galileo Galilee

Thursday, April 2, 2009 was a different day at Val Pere Jacques School, the inauguration of VPJ Astronomy Club.  Val Pere Jacques is a high school [...]

Poem: Spring, sunbeams out of cucumbers…

Poetry is something which I write

Whether relaxed or in a fight,

My ideas spring from everywhere,

And at times from nowhere,

Sometimes they come in imaginary numbers

“Like a project for extracting sunbeams out of cucumbers” (Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels, III, ch. 5)