Nimah Ismail Nawwab

The following poems have been on my mind a lot lately.  They are both by a woman named Nimah Ismail Nawwab.

"Lost and Found?"

We lost the core
worship diligently
with minute, particular movements
wrapping touted diction
extolling the mundane without spirit
we lost the core

The Beloved's loved
the Great One's Mercy
the spiritual bond

are out of the equation
we lost the core

Who savors the fruit
and leaves the heart, core,

Reviving the essence
we embrace peace
and are devotees of Higher Love.


"The Arena"

Come,
come face to face
with yourself
rekindle the flame of truth

Look past the frayed, the marred
the strain of imposed dictated musts
let the chambers, walls and doors
implode into a new arena
where the face to face
brings forth a rebirth
and the Path Maker supersedes all.