Tag: Norway

  • Balance

    As for the earth, We spread it out and placed upon it firm mountains, and caused everything to grow there in perfect balance (Quran 15:19) — English by Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

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    afzal

  • When You Were Loved

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    When every dream has turned to dust, and your highest hopes no longer soar. When places you once yearned to see, grow further away on distant shores. When every night you close your eyes, and long inside for something more. Remember this and only this, if nothing else you can recall— There was a life…

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    afzal

  • En Route to Gaustatoppen

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    Gaustatoppen, considered by many to be the most beautiful mountain in Norway, towers above the town of Rjukan at an altitude of 1883 meters (6178 feet). The views from the top, as well as along the route, are stunning, and on a clear day, hikers can see one sixth of Norway from the summit! The…

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    afzal

  • Sad Things

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    Why do you write sad things? he asked. When I am here, when I love you. Because someday, in one way or another, you will be taken from me or I you. It is inevitable. But please understand; from the moment I met you, I stopped writing for the past. I no longer write for the present.…

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  • Winter’s Sunset

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    There’s something wonderfully sad about a winter’s sunset. It deadens the pain, the melancholy of regret. A fleeting moment of calm surrender. And ephemeral beauty. Captured in an instant. Forever preserved. In the vast darkness of my heart. A tiny light deserved

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    afzal

  • Your Hand in My Hands

    When your hand is in my hands, when my words are in your words, we could get lost just walking like that. When your breath is in my breath, and solitude is close to us, I put my head on your shoulder and fall asleep. I wake up in your love, and win by losing…

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    afzal

  • Days of the Past – Part 2

    I remember the moments now past. When hope was closer than despair still. A friend could be called to talk about anything and everything. Or for no reason whatsoever. Life was good even when it made me weep. All those small happy moments were mine to keep. I remember before. Way before. In the past.…

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    afzal

  • Start of Summer

    Garden flowers, Oslo, Norway Instagram @sadphaze http://ift.tt/1NC1oVF

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    afzal

  • Happy Constitution Day, Norway!

    Photo from my archives (2010). Crowd weaving their flags and cheering as the children’s parade walk by, in celebration of the Norwegian constitution day on May 17th at “slottsparken” (the Palace Park), near the Royal Palace, downtown Oslo, the capital of Norway. Instagram @Sadphaze, http://ift.tt/1XwEJMN

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    afzal

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