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sameh rida's avatar

jeriiiiiii, i've read this so many times in the past couple of days. allahumma barik so beautifully written. i saw the post you referenced a few months ago and wow the poem it inspired. i have no words. i love it so so so much. i think it also feels personal in a way because i am from an island and when i imagine love, i imagine it as as the romance that happens between shore and waves. it really spoke to me. i love all the water imagery and metaphor. you have real talent mashaAllah, keep sharing this beautiful work 💜💜 May Allah bless you with a love far beyond your imagination in its beauty, peace, and mercy.

p.s. i totally would sit by a fence by the shore in that exact same position hahah

sameh rida's avatar

oh also how did you do the formatting on the second part, everything i try to do something like that substack messes it up

Walyullah's avatar

she probably used the poetry editing option which keeps the formatting. it's available in the drop down menu in the tool bar at the very end under "more"

jeri lee | جيري's avatar

hehe hi yes mahmood was right! i write it using the poetry block format. however, do note that readers cannot res-tack those sections individually

jeri lee | جيري's avatar

romance is what happens between shore and waves... woah woah one second sameh. this is literally the perfect description of love in motion. thank you so much for your kind words they mean a lot truly. i always look forward to reading and learning from your comments! (there is always something to marinate from them haha) jazakAllah khair sis truly <3

Hiba Fathima's avatar

Ameen!

Loved this so much 🤍

May you find the most purest of love centered around your faith and Allah be what grounds your marriage. A love that outlives this dunya and continues in Jannah. Ameen.

jeri lee | جيري's avatar

ameen. what lovely words hiba! thank you so much and likewise for you <3. jazakAllah khair

Hiba Fathima's avatar

Ameen! Waiyyaki!

Aliza's avatar

Beautiful 🥹🫶 it's genuinely so so gorgeous.

I love this so much. May you find the love that you pray for. Ameen 🩷✨

jeri lee | جيري's avatar

ameen. thank you sis for your kind words. jazakAllah khair

Maha Nadeem's avatar

Beautiful 🥹

Marwa Essam's avatar

Jeri, I loved so much. It made me smile and decreased my sadness. Love is the gentlest feeling that humanity must preserve and respect. And I love Fairoze. ✨💖 Thank you, Habibti!

jeri lee | جيري's avatar

i read this comment once before, and i knew i was coming back to read them again when i could take a moment to respond. i want to say thank you for sharing this thought sis! it means the world to me and more that your sadness is decreased through my words. may Allah (Swt) bring all to you that will make you happy and closer to Him <3

Zoha | زوھا's avatar

Nothing to add apart from this post might just make be believe in love

jeri lee | جيري's avatar

when writing this one, i for a moment believed too sis 🥹

Khadeejah Emad | خديجة's avatar

This is one of the most wholesome and beautiful pieces I've read on the topic of love. I usually have a scale of varying feelings between detest and admiration when it comes to writing or reading about love/romance because, for me, it has to be pure and profound. That's what I consider its truest form.

Love is not shallow, or perfectly wrapped in ribbon words that melt the heart momentarily.

It's a consistent commitment to prove you'll show up, to learn, to understand, to empathise, to hold and to fill in when the voids expand because of life.

And this warmed my heart more than I expected.

Allahuma Barik! <3

Love the way you write Jeri!

jeri lee | جيري's avatar

oh wow, just sat here smiling in to my phone right now. thank you for this truly, it has made my day! jazakAllah khair

may Allah (swt) surround you with that what warms your heart and brings you closer to Him.

ahh thank you again 🥹🌸

Fareeda B's avatar

Aww this was so beautiful!!!!

The poetry was stunning!!

May Allah grant you the love that you imagine and even better!! <3 <3

jeri lee | جيري's avatar

Ameen. thank you for the kind words sis!

jazakAllah khair 🌸

Akif Aliyev's avatar

This is so powerful.

jeri lee | جيري's avatar

thank you akif! jazakAllah khair

fatima's avatar

i know i liked this post quite a few days ago but sometimes i keep coming back to it to read it again. you write about love so beautifully. may you find the love you pray for :)

jeri lee | جيري's avatar

my eyes lit up at this comment! thank you sis jazakAllah khair

Walyullah's avatar

wah wah, kya baat he.

im always surpised like u read the first part and u go dang dope peom then u somehow start another poem and ur like oh okay so this is the main poem then u have a summary poem at the end and ur like oh okay so that was just a two course appetizer to the real deal haha

your images with the paragraph caption is a jeri trademark atp. wouldnt be a post by you without it.

ameen to your duas. may you find your sunflower man.

jeri lee | جيري's avatar

haha! is my mind subconsciously working like a menu. who knows at this point? thank you so much mahmood! your support is appreciated as always. and your comments always make me smile. jazakAllah khair

Fatima Aliyu's avatar

This is so so so beautiful omg

jeri lee | جيري's avatar

hehe im smiling, thank you sis

jawhara's avatar

you capture love so beautifully <3

jeri lee | جيري's avatar

alhamdulillah. thank you for your kind words

Rimsha's avatar

The prose here is beautiful, Jeri 💕

May you find in him everything you’re looking for🤲🏽

jeri lee | جيري's avatar

ameen. thank you sis and likewise! <3 jazakAllah khair

naz's avatar

the reflections on desiring love and the hopes for a tranquil heart resonate deeply. this piece captures love not just as a feeling, but as a journey, one that’s spiritual and transformative. thank you for sharing this. truly a work of art!

Florance's avatar

Did any body new how I can open my block account