Emily Dickinson

Because I could not stop for Death

Because I could not stop for death-
He kindly stopped for me-
The carriage held but just ourselves-
And immortality.

We slowely drove - He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility -

We passed the School, where Childern strove
At Recess - in the Ring -
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain -
We passed the Setting Sun -

Or rather - He passed us -
The Dews drew quivering and chill -
For only Gossamer, my Gown -
My Tippet - only Tulle -

We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground -
The Roof was scarcely visible -
The Cornice - in the Ground-

Since then - 'tis Centuries - and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses' Heads
Were toward Eternity

where am still @??

Salams to All,

it has certainly been a while since i posted anything. It is mainly because i haven't got time to update my blog or post something interesting (the downside of vacation 'at the end of the world') :D

Yes, i am still in Dallas where the Temperatures go as high as 99 F (please don't ask me to convert it to Celsius as i have become lazy to check how that is even done). the good news is the AC indoors works just fine, but the bad news is am still trying to adjust to it.

lets face it, isn't a hot sunny, summer day better than nothing but rain in Vancouver?! :P
iight ya'll imma just teasing; gotta come back to it anyhoo don't I?

Soon, I'll have a post about Ramadan Insha'allah.

Until then tho,
Smile ya'll 4 itz summer! ;)

H.M.

Where Have i BEen?

Assalamu Aleykum to All,

time passes really fast... or as my father always said, that i'm not using my time effectively. Perhaps that might be it...

yes, I am here in Dallas now... such a hot, muggy weather. The imbalance of the T. indoors and outdoor is way apart that i ended up getting a flu..or perhaps it might have been that airplane i took... ( boy was the lavatory ever dirty!)

Saturday, I went to downtown D. and also to an aquarium... talking about aquariums and zoos... it is most likely that i would never want to be going to these places ever again.... the poor animals are caged up for 'human pleasure'. Though one might argue that it is educational, i say otherwise since not a lot of people make a use of those touch screen info PCs. Besides, the most repugnant of all is that these Animals are not even close to their natural habitat. I'll give an example, there were some penguins and imagine a penguins in a desert land such as Dallas! A Jaguar locked up in a glassy cage with the size so small for a large animal like itself (its probably wondering what all these two-feet animals are staring at him for) what a way to show respect for Animal rights.... (such a pathetic joke)

anyway... i haven't been feeling all too well since Saturday, but thank GOD.... the flu is subsiding.

Moving on, yes we were talking about how time is flying... I guess we are all inherently aware that there is a truth waiting for us at the end of the journey... perhaps that's why we all feel the need to do things effectively... and make use of our time. (Just a thought)

I hope our days will be filled with knowledge.

Peace Be on to you
Hikma