REFLECTIONS
REFLECTIONS
Volume 3,
Issue 2
July 2000
Ms. Hala M. El-Banna 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 currently has 16 publications in the National Library of Poetry (NLP), "Poems of the World," and "Portals" quarterly magazine. Two of her most recent works are currently in press at NLP. These are: It's a jungle out there! (scheduled for publication in Winter 2000) & Slaughtered dreams (scheduled for publication in Spring 2000). Ms. El-Banna obtained her M.A. in the field of literary linguistics from Ain Shams University and is currently enrolled in a PhD on psycholinguistics at Cairo University.
Most recently, Ms. El-Banna is being honored by the
International Society of Poets with the society's nomination as Poet of the Year
2000. Her formal induction both as an honorary member and the International Poet
of Merit will take place on August 18th in Washington, D.C. at the Society's
Tenth Anniversary Convention and Symposium. Our sincere congratulations to Ms.
El-Banna.
The Ambassadors previously published seven other poems written
by Ms. Hala El-Banna. These can be
viewed in the past issues ARCHIVES section.
Mother
All my words
seem to fail
In my trials to explain
How deep and tenderly loving
She is, Oh! yes to me.
In my eyes
she's the world, Utopia;
So perfect as can be
Or rather Da Vinci's Mona Lisa
With eyes so brightly majestic embracing me.
Artists inspiration, Oh, what Grace!
In my eyes she's the force;
Gravity to pull me back to sanity
If ever I drift or fall.
I do thank
God for granting me the gift;
Mother, she has made my life worthwhile.
