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Tell Me Baby

Posted on 05/21/2022 by Shukri Abu Baker

   (Remembering my daughter Sanabel) This is how we do it, Dad: We ride the storm. We stand the pain. We wring the rocks for beads of rain. We pray. We fight. We cry. We laugh. Just another bump in the … Continue reading →

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And Still Hope Grows

Posted on 11/21/2021 by Shukri Abu Baker

, let me thank all the amazing souls out there that have lent me and my family a helping hand and a shoulder to lean on. Continue reading →

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Human Existence

Posted on 08/01/2021 by Shukri Abu Baker

Not a rock on a mountain. Not a fish in the sea. Not a feather in the wind. I am the mountain. The sea. The wind. Together. I am today’s triumph and tomorrow’s celebration. I am an open heart to … Continue reading →

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Eid ul Adha 2021

Posted on 07/17/2021 by Shukri Abu Baker

This Eid is all about sacrifice Continue reading →

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Against The Currents

Posted on 07/09/2021 by Shukri Abu Baker

 Face-to-fist the one-man boat met  the keep-coming waves; sheets of rage  and sea is deep becoming; drowning.    But not every soul lost at sea  is a soul lost in landlessness.  No sum of luck must be lumped  to survive … Continue reading →

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What’s binding on Biden

Posted on 05/28/2021 by Shukri Abu Baker

President Biden wants to rebuild Gaza because Palestinians have the right to live in peace and dignity, he said. So, for the 2 million inhabitants of Gaza, the world’s biggest open-air prison a massive humanitarian effort is in the works … Continue reading →

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Last is Best

Posted on 05/05/2021 by Shukri Abu Baker

The last could be the best. Few more days and few more nights before Ramadanleaves us behind. Amazing, is how the soul finds ways to connect with its Creator.Wonderf,ul is how we experience a spiritual domain in life that becomesall … Continue reading →

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Guilty

Posted on 04/21/2021 by Shukri Abu Baker

Home is right here, I’m told. But home is where I’m whole, not one-third a “thing” and two-thirds nothing. This here ___  is burial site for the outcast to do the unliving; Habitat for predator miseries. Inclement climate: Sunshine observed … Continue reading →

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Passing The Covid Test

Posted on 04/16/2021 by Shukri Abu Baker

You cannot save the world, but you can save something, someone… sometime. Continue reading →

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Thinking Highly

Posted on 04/02/2021 by Shukri Abu Baker

My spirituality; my true reality. Continue reading →

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