Poem: What Is Love – by Laila Ackison, 11 years old

What Is Love

Love can be a lion strong,

A doe so sweet, a snow-white dove

But something that all people ask is

Truly, what is love?

Love can be a meadow green

A mountain tall, a sheltered cove

But something that we’ll always ask is,

Truly, what is love?

Love is what is in the air,

The sun so bright, the sky above

But though we know this we still ask,

Truly, what is love?

Love is what He has for us,

And we are undeserving of

This caring that He has for us

But truly, what is love?

Love is what He does for us

For years, for us, He worked and strove

To help us, and we now give back

With art. But what is love?

On this day, this special day,

While others might give something huge,

We just create something small,

In it, we show our love.

Love may be a lion strong,

A mountain tall, the sky above,

But what we have for our Imam

Truly, That Is Love.

Laila Ackison, 11 years old

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