Blessed New Year 2021

We ever and always depend on our friends

And what could outshine the kind help a friend lends?

Our only wish then is to help in return

And thus down the ages does friendship’s torch burn.

The friend I enlisted this year was a goose

Direct from the North, from the Land of the Moose.

This dost from on high is a capital chap;

He flies and he flies and takes nary a nap;

And so I bethought me to ask for his aid.

Forthwith he consented, refused to be paid,

And soaring above, with a honk of the beak,

Assured me the job would be done in a week.

And what, you may ask, is the task of the bird?

The answer, dear friend, is to carry my word.

Now whither, you’ll ask, is the high-flyer bent?

Toward which patch of land will he steer his descent?

The answer, my dear, is he’ll fly to your door;

It’s you, after all, whom my message is for.

Of what, you’ll inquire, does the message consist?

I can’t divulge all, but I’ll give you the gist:

The message the wawa is tasked to convey

Is that I remain, down to this very day,

The wisher of all that is best for your life.

May God bless your days, and preserve you from strife;

And as all geese fly in a unified V

So may be the oneness ‘twixt you, dear, and me.

For nothing on earth e’er could give me such cheer

As flying in flock with you all through the year.

Such being the message my envoy will quack,

Of course, at your leisure, I hope to hear back.

Dearest Bawa,

Happy New Year! What a joyful poem!

Forever part of this flock, here and beyond…

Everlasting Love,

Naima

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Dearest Beloved Bawa,

What a beautiful New Year Wish! Your poetry is so uplifting and brings great cheer to heart and soul.
We are richly blessed to be part of the flock headed by you. It is my prayer that we continue to fly behind you and enjoy this invaluable companionship into the beyond and the hereafter.

With heartfelt gratitude for all your tender care that you shower upon us,

Amat-un-Nur

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Thank you so much dearest Bawa - I am happy and feel blessed to be part of the V!
Halim

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:orange_heart:Thank you for your blessings and heartwarming message dear Sarafil Bawa

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What a lovely poem. Thank you, and blessings, joy and light to you and your Family in this New Year.
Love, Muizah

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O ! that was your messenger–
s/he gathered a bunch of friends
and they came by at noon in NE Germany,
crisscrossing the sky with the cranes who gave the morning concert.

Gratefully in flight with you, Q

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Dearest Bawa,
This morning I heard the swoosh of goose wings
And opened my heart to the love that she brings!

I’m sending her on with the deepest regard For all fellow travelers, no one is barred.
I gave her a song, to you just to sing,
Thanking you for this beautiful thing,
With wishes for beauty, peace and joy,
As the new year unfolds God’s endless store.

Happy New Year to all!

With much love,
Atayna

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Wonderful/wonderful/wonderful. Thank you, dear. Deep blessings to you
and our flock!

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Honking in Happy Harmony!
(And a tiny tear from a heart tenderly touched :heart:)
Love,
Ruya

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My dearest Pir Zia I’d like to respond
and confirm in my rhyming our most special bond.
I awoke to a honking sound filling the sky
and beheld a small flock form a V flying by,
and out of formation came one handsome goose,
he made a bee-line twixt the oak and the spruce
to alight right before me his feathers bright white,
not a sign of fast breathing despite the long flight.
He delivered your message through dark seeing eyes,
your love was conveyed through this New Year’s surprise.
I send it right back to you and all others
who share in the secrets revealed to lovers.

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Dear Bawa:

The sight of you brings joy to my heart and tears to my eyes. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you bring to us. Love, blessings and many hugs. Your loving friend…Jelaluddin

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Dear Bawa and all,

May we support each other in a positively expanding New Year, as the Geese support one another, the leader helping carry those behind, who then the geese rotate in turn to the front to take their share of the work of forging ahead.

With much love,
Muqit

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Bawa,
Thank you for being the Hoopoe to our motley Conference of Birds, your guidance is unerring, filled with hope and vision, mirroring us to ourselves, all while on the wing.
Avalon

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Dear Beloved Bawa,

Your Message arrived in the beak of a goose.

I was so happy my glee I let loose.

The goose picked it up and headed your way.

Sure to deliver you my love this very day.

What a flock to fly with and especially this past year. I’m stretching my wings, folding them over my heart in deep gratitude to you and to our whole flock. May we spread our love and light far and wide.

Zebunissa Paméla

Austin, Texas

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Dear Bawa,

Thank you for your delightful poem and its wonderful message. It reminded me of a poem I wrote when I was a freshman in college, when I first was beginning my spiritual journey, having realized the model of western science at Cal Tech could never be a way of understanding the deeper mysteries of existence.

As the wild birds fly away from you
hold not to the
sound of their wings.

Let them go in their freedom.
Just be in the peace they leave behind.

Will you count the autumn leaves
as they fall
or watch them paint the heavens
with their silent song?

I remember rains from before
and dwelling by mountain streams.
The air was cold, the sky blue, and
the night as still as death.

Lift the veil of your memories.
See me now with you
playing music in the forest
singing and dancing with you
early in the morning

being one in love with you
eternally.

Love,
Azar Baksh

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Dear Zia,

This deeply touched my heart. Thank you.
HAUOLI MAKAHIKI HOU
Happy New Year from Kauai,

Your friend,
ReginaCoeli Marilyn Browning

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Thank you, dear Bawa, for this blessing, and all the others you have given us, especially in this dark year. More than anything specific you said to us, I felt like you radiated the serenity and love of the man who had climbed the Wall of Smiles - somehow that silent testimony promised that outside this troubled veil, all is/was well, and not far from us.
Rashid

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My sweet friends, many thanks for your thoughts and your words

You are ever so kind and oh ever so dear

It’s a privilege to fly with such fine-feathered birds

Now let’s take to the sky and soar high without fear

Dear Bawa,
A very happy and blessed New Year to you and your family! You have inspired so much in me, through the years, including yesterday’s playful poetry:

Well, I’ve got to tell you
That it isn’t every day
That you get an invitation
From the Pir to come and play.

You might also think it unusual,
Might think it quite odd
That a bird came to see me
From na-koja-abad.

This crane was exquisite,
Her heart open and free.
She’d just come from a visit
With Shahabuddin Suhrawardi.

She told me stories of angels
Reflecting angels, in realms divine.
I was so intoxicated
Without a drop of wine.

She sat right on my shoulder,
Looked me straight in the eye,
Said, “It’s not tho the ethers
That we need you to fly…”

“You’re sent her for a reason,
A bit hard to discover.
God made each soul precisely
To be His/Her own lover…”

“But to dwell in a place
Sometimes confusing and tight,
That needs your heart’s magic
To become shining and bright.

“How to do this, you say?”
And she sang me a story
That inspired and awoke me
To a vision of glory.

And I flew with her
For days and nights
Then alit on my doorstep
In the morning light.

Like her very own egg,
The bird hatched open my heart.
It’s burst wide with light-gifts…
And that’s not the best part.

I’ve seen our best blessing
And we’ve all got it, every one.
Our uniqueness changes the world…
All together toward the One!

Sincerely,
Ravani Rah