The passion of
thunder and lightening
Just as the taking off
instead of an emotional landing,
Is a supreme ecstasy
blending antonymous feelings
Of agony and joy,
happiness and fear, love and hate
Together with give and
take.
An overwhelming
inspiration,
A break-free from all
institution
And a commitment to
only one resolution;
Whereby man the
creation,
Becomes himself
creative.
And his tools in such
art,
Are but the tools of a
lark;
With wings of hope to
carry him away
Through an open
sky,
A strong will to
survive crucial conditions
In the vast
universe,
And above all a
bond;
Too flexible and too
strong.
Strong enough to face
and surpass,
And flexible to bend
and endure.
This can only occur in
unique spirits that embrace
In an outcome of a
masterpiece.
Ms. Hala El-Banna (seen above with her mother) has been writing
poetry since her early childhood and was awarded the Editors Choice
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry presented by the National
Library of Poetry (NLP) for two consecutive years in 1994 and
1995.
She was also nominated by the Board of Directors and Advisory
Committee of the International Society of Poets (ISP) as a
distinguished member. Ms. El-Banna was inducted as International Poet
of Merit for 1995 at the ISP Convention and Symposium in
Washington, DC. She has nine excellent publications to her name, and
wishes to pursue her Ph.D. in the field of Psycho linguistics in
Canada, the United Kingdom, or the US.
