Author: Roksana Amelia

Chained: Can You Escape Fate? – A Poem

If only you would realize some day, how much have you hurt me,
If only your heart ever, craves for me or my presence…
If only you feel that love again someday for me,
If only you are affected someday by my absence…
Only you can end all my suffering and this unbearable pain,
If only you would know what you could never procure…
If only you go through the memories of past once again,
Since the day you left my heart has bled, no one has its cure…
If only you would bring that love, those showers and that rain…
If only you would come back and see what damage you create,
I’ve been waiting for your return since forever more…
If only you would see the woman that you have made,
You said we cannot sail through, how were you so sure?
If only you can feel the old things that can never fade,
You may have moved on, but a piece of my heart is still with you…
I know how I’ve come so far alone; I know how I’m able to wade,
People say that I’m insane and you won’t ever come back again…
Maybe you would have never made your separate way,
Maybe you would have stayed with me and proved everyone wrong…
If only you would know the pain of dying every day,
If only you would feel the burden of smiling and being strong…

– Mehek Bassi, Chained: Can you escape fate?

Dinner Date – A Painting

Once upon a time, there was a couple. They lived together for 55 years. They haven’t yet had their dinner date outside home. This is the first time they are going outside to have their dinner date.….

Story to
Be continued from me …. 😊

Meanwhile you may share your thought of the story of this lovely couple’s very special dinner date.

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Ramadan Mubarak – Speak Kindly

There are times when people need a little encouragement but they never get one.

Because no one showed them a ray of hope

No one gave them words of reassurance

And told them it’s not okay to think you’re a loser

You can’t let all that potential go to waste.

The Quran says

Speak kindly to people

And this includes giving them the inspiration when they need it the most.

In this Ramadan, make sure that you speak kindly to people and give them the inspiration they need in their life.

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May you have good people around you who speak kindly to you.

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Bridge Over Troubled Water – A Song

https://youtu.be/4G-YQA_bsOU

Have you heard this song? …

When I say I love you more, I don’t mean I love you more than you love me. I mean I love you more than the bad days ahead of us, I love you more than any fight we will ever have. I love you more than the distance between us, I love you more than any obstacle that could try and come between us. I love you the most.

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Sayuri – An Embroidery 🪡

Hair tied in circle …
Blue night …
Mountains are making the path …
Blossoms are coming.

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I Wish I Knew – A Poem by Donna Ashworth

I wish I knew, from the start,
that self-esteem is a home grown virtue.
And that you should never plant those precious seeds,
in someone else’s garden.

I wish I knew, at every step,
that all those seeds really require,
in order to bloom,
is approval, from yourself.

Yes I wish I knew, way back then,
that self-approval is their sunlight,
peace is their soil
and love is their rain.
And all the other things can come and go like the seasons and the wind.

I wish I knew, all along,
that those seeds can grow so tall, so strong and so fierce,
like the most beautiful sunflowers,
if the conditions are right.
Or they can wither away to weed and husk,
if neglected.

I wish I knew, that no matter how much of the world I scoured,
I would not find a better garden,
than the one I could grow myself,
if only I knew how.

And I wish for you,
to know,
this too,
so you,
can grow,
and water,
you.

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From “I Wish I Knew” by Donna Ashworth

Little Easels – Paintings

Happy Easels, Little Easels

Hello Everyone, I’m so delighted to let all of you know that I’ll be organising an in house exhibition, titled ‘Meet & Greet’ for the theme of ‘Love & Light’.

All the details are in the link:

https://fb.me/e/3jE0l7WS9?mibextid=RQdjqZ

I’m already thankful and grateful for each of the gift of purchase from JBC’s ‘Love & Light’ project (Greeting Cards & Little Easel Paintings). The gifts are going to be DOUBLED as a ‘Giveaway’ from Jian Bird Creates to any non-profit organization working for the climate change movement, empowerment and education for women and children, or sustainability locally and globally.

So, ‘Meet & Greet’ and be a part of JBC’s ‘Love & Light’ project and help make an impact in the community and beyond.

Registration is must: Fill up the form to join the event:

https://forms.gle/z8iNSbri9zsQhSsc6

If you kindly come, I’ll be super happy for your presence at my humble event.

I hope to see you there, in shaAllah

With love,
Roksana Amelia

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‘We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.”

Mother Teresa

Love is a Verb

Let’s sit
And talk

Talk about the dots those bring us here.

Let’s sit
And stare

Stare at each other to feel our deepest core.

Let’s sit
And see

See the skies with your blue and my yellow emotions.

Let’s sit
And listen

Listen to the heartbeats that pound at the very sight of each other.

Let’s sit
And look

Look for the memories of our smiles.

Let’s sit
And fly

Fly high to soar in the sky together.

Let’s sit
And plan

Plan our trips holding each other’s hands.

Let’s sit
And touch

Touch the little joy of our souls.

Let’s sit
And feel

Feel the inner beauty of our hearts.

Let’s sit
And pray

Pray that we never part from the other.

Let’s sit
And hold

Hold on to each other forevermore.

Let’s sit
And give

Give magical hugs, kisses and warm caresses saying, ‘I love you.’

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Tell me, ‘Do you love me?’

Two Young Mind

In the long echoing life
Two young mind
Found an element so fine
Like red wine
And sharpened their last breath
Through the long echoing death ….

The pair loved many years
Endured life what God gave them
Asked for them no second best
And celebrated life with no other but the rest
In the long long echoing life
Through the long echoing death …

Both loved the strange thoughts
Not so sober for the sober though;
Yet knew how to laugh, weep and go
And all the living mock
Drank the sweet extremity of their passion rough
In the long echoing life
Through the long long echoing death …

The woman talked to make up solitudes
Sounded almost like a pretty autumn time
Blossoming and falling into a bursting rhyme
The man knew this beautiful woman-soul
And was pleased to see her gorgeous look
And dared enough to make her whole
In their long echoing life
Through their long echoing death …

Traveled many moons
The two mesmerising soul
Through the days of their young and old
Almost shared all the neighbouring mind
Emptied the cage and let the cage bird fly being so kind
‘Fifty years’, the woman counted
‘Fifty sweet years’, the man whispered
Their love broods
Still in the long echoing life
Still through the long echoing death.

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My Happiness

I catch life and kiss it
With all the scars and mess around me;
I fill up my moments in love and care only …

My spirit is shining in holy circles,
My pulses are skipping a beat or two
I look promising though
In a house full of singing
In my heart with no bitterness…

These are my happiness …

Aren’t these called happiness?

🤔

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Dear You, Thank You

Dear you,
Thank you
For your delightful gifts.
So thoughtful of you.

Every morning
When I wake up,
There’s a letter
Lying on my side pillow
And a present beside it…
So thoughtful of you,
You know this.

I create a living kingdom
In the clouds
In the milky waves of our sky…
I’m deeply touched
To hear from you
The joy you give throughout the day, everyday.
It’s always
So thoughtful of you.

Hearing from you
Is like drinking fine wine…
You make me shine bright
With your words and praises.
Your look brings rays
And you muse within your untold stories
And with me also.

Dear You,
Thank you
My heartfelt gratitude
To you for all these and more.

Sincerely,
It’s your you.

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No Longer Waiting

I am no longer waiting for a special occasion; I burn the best candles on ordinary days.

I am no longer waiting for the house to be clean; I fill it with people who understand that even dust is Sacred.

I am no longer waiting for everyone to understand me; It’s just not their task

I am no longer waiting for the perfect children; my children have their own names that burn as brightly as any star.

I am no longer waiting for the other shoe to drop; It already did, and I survived.

I am no longer waiting for the time to be right; the time is always now.

I am no longer waiting for the mate who will complete me; I am grateful to be so warmly, tenderly held.

I am no longer waiting for a quiet moment; my heart can be stilled whenever it is called.

I am no longer waiting for the world to be at peace; I unclench my grasp and breathe peace in and out.

I am no longer waiting to do something great; being awake to carry my grain of sand is enough.

I am no longer waiting to be recognised; I know that I dance in a holy circle.

I am no longer waiting for Forgiveness. I believe, I believe.

– Mary Anne Perrone

Rest in God’s Graceful Wills

Hi! How are you feeling today?
I hope you are feeling rested in your God’s graceful wills, whatever it is ….

Whatever situation (good or bad) has happened to you for which you have no clue about how it happened in the first place and then believe,

There lies God’s infinite hidden blessings. Trust.

Because God wanted you to walk through it. HE Himself has chosen you.

Remember your heart is taken care of The Almighty Himself.

If some doors are closed, then know that
the door closing is not about your heart at all. It’s not to hurt you. It’s not to destroy you. It’s not to leave you stranded.

It is to protect your soul.

So no matter how bad or depressed or upset you are now,
Always trust the process of your journey … and have complete faith in God’s Wills.

“We don’t know much about the soul. We can look at our bodies, feel with our hearts, comprehend with our minds. We can decipher how each is feeling, we can see their inclinations, weaknesses, movements.

But the soul is something else. We have not been given much knowledge about it. It is deeply connected to a world beyond this one.

And so only our Lord knows how best to protect it from straying.

Accept God’s protection when it comes. Accept that the closed door was Him telling you: your soul needs to go another way.

I get it. You’re exhausted from knocking on every door you come across, and never being let in.

But there is another door. Keep walking. Your soul is seeking it out.

You will be let in. You will be welcomed. You will be held.

And I promise you, you will finally rest.” – Ruquiya’s Bookshelf

I hope you are rested in your God’s graceful wills. Ameen

Dear Minimalist – A Painting

Creating art brings in me a state of calmness that I never experience in anything else

Dear Minimalist is one of my favourite painting to express more while using few colors.

Painting, art, writing, contemplating- all seem same to me – taking a moment to mindfully reflect, dream, focus, turn towards inside, or just to slow down ——

What do all these do to you?

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Warm Yellow Love – A Painting

Every shade of yellow is inspirational in its own way….

And it’s more inspirational for me when these warm yellow shades of artwork of mine brighten someone’s time and space with a lot warmer aesthetic of joy, happiness, and energy.

I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love.” – Conor Oberst

Wishing you happy stay forever there ♥️

At one of my favourite couple’s homeSWEEThome ….

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OMG Why do I love my artworks so so much. ☺️

And what about you?

Do you like my artworks too?

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Dreamy Abode – Painting as Greeting Card

Dear All,
I hope you are fine.
I wish lots of positive energy, love and light in your life.

Let me start with a wonderful statement. “Grit is not just simple elbow-grease term for rugged persistence. It is an often invisible display of endurance that lets you stay in an uncomfortable place, work hard to improve upon a given interest, and do it again and again.” — Sarah Lewis

So tell me what you think about it.

This simple ‘Dreamy Abode’ greeting cards printed on ambush paper, a set of ten pieces are ready to dispatch to the kind buyer of my ‘Love & Light’ project, that means the total amount will be used to buy some child-friendly crayons and pastel colors and drawing copies and those will be donated as charity to well-deserved organisations who work unconditionally for the less fortunate one.

This time the ‘Love & Light’ things are going to Golden Kids Welfare Foundation (GKWF), Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It’s an independent and non- profit organization committed to being a center of excellence in the treatment and education of children with autism.

You can be an honourable contributor as well.

Buy 10 pieces of this card for the price of only BDT 2000/- or $16, then you can be a part of this humanitarian project called ‘Love & Light’.

You can visit Golden Kids Welfare Foundation’s website
http://www.goldenkidsbd.org

Note: You can buy as many sets of this print or any other print of my original painting as you care for.

Thank you.
DM for details.

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A video for all of you ….

Hope you will like it as well ….

The Murmuring Sound – A Painting

It’s leaving my home for a sweetheart friend’s home ….

Nadia asked me why it’s titled as ‘The Murmuring Sound’ …..

I m consciously aware of the flourishing things at this moment of my life rather than many other distractions of day to day life…. The murmuring sound from a faraway land keeps whispering to me that there are some blessings getting my way now …

O God, when I listen to the voices of animals, the sounds of trees, the murmurings of water, the singing of birds, the whistling of the wind, or the boom of thunder, I see in them evidence of Your unity; I feel that You are supreme power, omniscience, supreme knowledge, and supreme justice. I recognize You, O God, in the trials I am going through. May Your pleasure be my pleasure, too. May I be Your joy, the joy that a Father feels for a son. And may I think of You calmly and with determination, even when I find it hard to say I love You.

Paulo Coelho

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Know Your Worth – Paintings for Exhibition

Know your worth

I play every role in my Jian Bird Creates paintings and projects, and that’s what makes it so important for me. I literally put my heart and soul in it.

It’s not just hey I make it.

I work hours and days on a project/ artworks to ensure it’s perfect. I also go for other gallery visits for art experience, to get review from other art-critics…
I make my hands and cloths messy with Colors (love it though)

So It’s not just hey I make it.
It’s also about me painting it, making it, cleaning it, planning it, organizing it, packing it, edit it, reaching out, networking it ….

Handling almost everything myself in my small art and painting journey is not easy.

Overall with my painting you Observe a whole wide beautiful experience …

Support & respect

About ‘Know your Worth, what’s your opinion?

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Fall, Fluttering, & Fallen_

Blossom
I shall smile while
Fluttering around an autumn tree ..

Sometimes I seek so far
Watching the river flow and a
Rendezvous in you …

For a moment
The beautiful changes
Touch me to free my soul …

I sit down
Deep into the woods
Under the autumn trees …

I don’t know how to tell it more
But as you blossom
I shall smile
Till then an ache in secret
Remembering beautiful memories
In cherry blossoming …
My darling!

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Chaos – A Painting

Darlin’, don’t quit your daydream
It’s your life that you’re making
It ain’t big enough if it doesn’t scare the hell out of you
If it makes you nervous
It’s probably worth it
Why save it for sleep when you could be living your daydream?”

Daydream
Song by Lily Meola

I did this painting late at night around 2 am in the morning and this song is so true … When certain words move people, they show how much power they have to make changes …

Be afraid, but do it anyway …..

I have given this painting this title, CHAOS. As a child I was forever daydreaming. As I grow older, I find chaos in fulfilling my daydreaming. Some days I win, and some days, I fail. However, I never lose hope and continue to daydreams. I don’t know whether it’s good or bad, but it does make me feel good and helps me mentally settled with all my daydreams and I keep moving as time and space drive me to eternity. I m sure to leave behind a legacy of grit and perseverance.

“My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart.”

– Maya Angelou

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Have you ever felt chaos in chasing your daydreams? I think that’s what it is always for most people …. What do you think?

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I hope you will love the video as well.

Could Never Go Back

Fantasy

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Without spectacles I can not see you …
Without spectacles I wish to see you …

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Jaduu Ki Jhappi – A Magical Hug

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Did you give Jaduu Ki Jhappi to her today?

Jaduu Ki Jhappi means Magical Hug.

This hug is so powerful that it’s given so tightly, yet so tenderly with all the care and affection that one feels for another, that it itself makes a whole lot difference without saying much words and you both deserve this Jaduu Ki Jhappi always.

Never miss to give it when your beloved needs it; Never hesitate to ask for it when you need it from her, your lover, your best friend …

Your Jaduu Ki Jhappi means the world to her, remember that.

Love your beloved like you never take her for granted, scold her if she is not taking care of her, pamper her like a little girl, protect her as you are her only bodyguard, hold her like you will never let her go❤️ –

“Jaduu Ki Jhappi” says all of these and more to the lovers …

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So tell me ​
Have you given Jaduu Ki Jhappi to your beloved today?

Solitary Dream – A Painting-

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Come and let me embrace you
With the colorful memories,
Rooted in our hearts
That we owe to ourselves ….

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Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

– Kahlil Gibran

What do you think?

Happiness Tasted –

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A cup of coffee with a friend,
Is like happiness tasted and time well-spent.

And then a toast to us,
May we find many reasons to smile together.

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How do you experience ‘Happiness Tasted’?
That may very well be a good thing, but I am curious, you know.

Unresolved

She asked him a stupid question …
He kept himself quiet saying nothing …

In the nothingness of this silence she felt embarrassed …
But never ever embarrassment felt so good to her.

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What was the question by the way? ☺️

Unfinished – A Painting

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Each flower reflects God’s perfect glory,
Quietly drifting along the wondrous things around;
Though unfinished it seems,
There is magic
In its vibrant colours!

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How vibrant are you in reflecting your magic around?

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Dear Art – A Letter

Dear Art,

How are you?
I have something to tell you.

I have visited places to see you, feel you, articulate you in my own way. The more I see you, the more I fall in love with you. Some make it complicated and some make you so simple. You are instilled with so many stories of different people. And different people see you with their different perspectives, with their own stories. It fascinates me. It doesn’t matter to you if you are old or young. You know only to encompass yourself to infinity. You do not hide. You are open for all. Some feel you like home. Some treat you like strangers.

Dear Art,
You are not stranger to me. You are like home to me. I do not like to describe you much. You come to me as a beautiful surprise each day. You bring rainbow colours to explore my universe. I rest in you silently nurturing a world full of wonders. I feel pure.

Dear Art,
Do you know you make me shimmery, trembling, softly, from within?

Love,
Me

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Do you have any letter for art and me?