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Alumni Reflections
Petals of a
Memory
by Noor Merza, Class of 2002
The
sun shines high on a sweet summer day.
The wind blows by,
making the faded green grass sway.
A smiling face strolls
through the fields of long grass.
It spies a sunflower,
of simplicity and class.
Green eyes sparkle at
the sight.
For with the flower
come memories, clear and bright.
The picture of a child
enters the mind of the face,
Happy and content, in a
peaceful place.
In the sweet comforts
of New Horizon School,
She is taught to do
good and not play the fool.
She runs and laughs
with her friends,
And the ladder of
learning she ascends.
The years go by, and
the girl grows,
With her love of Islam
greatly shows.
And her happiness
sometimes seems to end,
When differences arise
with a careless friend.
But she opens her eyes
so she could see,
That her love for her
sanctuary was true and free.
For New Horizon School
was like her mother,
And the people in it
like her sister or brother.
A smile and a tear are
seen on the face,
As the memories return
to a cherished place.
A drop of water hits
the petals of gold,
As the young white
clouds turn gray and old.
The face looks up at
the sky,
And is startled at how
time flew by.
But time goes on and
face the world she must,
To use her knowledge
to make the world more just.
The flower and New
Horizon are one you see,
For both gave her
faith, beauty, and harmony.
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