Gibran Khalil Gibran جبران خليل جبران
Gibran (1883-1931) is one of my favorite Poets of all the times. Gibran is an Arab American artist, poet, writer, philosopher and theologian. Gibran have so much depth in his words. I read most of his books in Arabic ‘and some in French’ at very young age and only for the last few years I got a chance to read a lot of his works in English. It was so interesting to me to read his books in different languages.
So please get inspired by one of Gibran's Quotes below and write me beautiful lines. I personally like free verse but any form or style is welcome. No more than 40 lines..I personally get bored from long poems unless it is stunning piece!
To know more about Gibran please check this link:
http://leb.net/~mira/Biography.html
THE QUOTES ARE:
1. All our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feast of the mind.
Kahlil Gibran
2. But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Kahlil Gibran
3.Coming generations will learn equality from poverty, and love from woes.
Kahlil Gibran
4. A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain?
Kahlil Gibran
5.I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are sons of one religion, and it is the spirit.
Kahlil Gibran
6. And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
Kahlil Gibran
7. And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.
Kahlil Gibran
8. Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror.
Kahlil Gibran
9. Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking.
Kahlil Gibran
10. Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.
Kahlil Gibran
11. Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.
Kahlil Gibran
12. I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.
Kahlil Gibran
Rules: Anything inappropriate will be removed!
Please write the quote you choose in the AN box.
Enjoy and Good luck
Ruby~
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on July 27
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 6 people
- Final notes: Thank you everyone for your entries. You all did a fabulous job with Gibran's quotes.. It was very hard to judge.I have to add points to give more HM.. Congratulations to all the winners
Ruby
Contest Winners
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Kahlil Gibran
by PerVirtuous Allan 4 lines, 8 comments, on Jul 20 12:39 PM. In Spiritual, Thoughts
Silver trophy winner
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Usurper of river flowing, it is my blood; veinsby Cannonsfire 37 lines, 10 comments, on Jul 3 9:55 PM
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it is the fresh dawn
the initial illumine ofby PrabhuDayal Khattar 10 lines, 10 comments, on Jul 19 10:44 AM. In Spiritual, Nature
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The task was complex
Apartment complexby deercatcher 43 lines, 7 comments, on Jul 8 10:41 PM
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Beauty is reflected everywhere
Bot sometimes we don't see it...by Dragonheart1 18 lines, 3 comments, on Jul 4 7:29 AM. In Reflected beauty, Choice, Thoughts
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she whispers
like mist and star lightby Providence 44 lines, 5 comments, on Jul 20 9:17 PM. In Spiritual, Thoughts, Love
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Gold trophy winner
Entries [17]
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Newlywed and still becoming comfortable
but still in a world not quite their own.by bobanonymous 17 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 3 10:01 PM• Commented on by judge. -
Encapsulated by thought as it passes through
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Four thousand miles of in between is just a step, no more
And every night I feel you fall asleep.by cricketjeff 23 lines, 5 comments, on Jul 19 9:46 PM• Commented on by judge. -
She wears her long hair in a bun,
He checks his bandless watch again.by PoeticLove 31 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 20 1:32 PM. In Contest, Generosity, Giving, Love, Sacrifice• Commented on by judge. -
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tears move through me,by freestallion 74 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 20 11:07 PM• Commented on by judge. -
We’ve tried for far too long To fix too many things gone too wrongby Badfish 28 lines, 5 comments, on Jul 21 12:32 AM• Commented on by judge.
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Wonderful quotes!
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Thank you..Please try to join
Ruby
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Another great contest from you Ruby...
I have bookmarked it and mmm... I guess I'd best not leave it too long.
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Yes do not leave it too long..
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I love this background... may I ask...
Where did you come by it?
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Let me think..I need to go back to my files and see if I find any clue where I got it from..maybe just google..
What I do..when Im surfing the net..if I see picture or background that attracts me..I just save them..but im bad with giving credits ..ashame on me ..
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I love Gibran!!!
I discovered him when I was quite young, gifted with one of his favorites...The Prophet...then I searched on for more and own quite a lot of his work. I've always admired his "spirit" and YOU are blessed to have read his work in words other than English...great contest-it's a bit late for me to enter now, but I'll try!!! Thanxxx for the reference page about his life! Blessings
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Thank you my friend..hope you can make it to the contest..
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Thank you for the honor of the gold. Congratulations to all the winners.
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I am honored. Thank you.
Marianne
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