Welcome Habibi
Welcome, Beloved, whoever you are
“Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. It doesn’t matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even if you have broken your vows a thousand times. Come, yet again, come, come.” - Rumi
A deep bow of gratitude from my heart to yours for reading Habibi Means Beloved, a poetry publication exploring themes of belonging and liberation through a contemplative framework of compassion, forgiveness, and awe. Central to my work is the question of what it means to be alive together in an impermanent world, and so gratitude, and the necessity of beauty.
I post poems, prose, and occasional reflections here on Substack. I send out about four to five poems a week. I sustain a daily writing practice, which means I have a lot to share, and poems sitting alone in a document often get lonely and long to be witnessed. By all means, reading every poem is not required, though I appreciate your subscription and witness however you show up.
My hope is that this work stands as an invitation to remember your unquestionable belonging, that you feel touched in that place in you that resides in wonder, and to then look at all of life through this lens of gratitude and tenderness. Perhaps our hearts may awaken against the backdrop of industrialization, profit, and war, which desecrate the dignity of each other, the land, and all beings. We have been gifted a brief and mysterious life in the wide unknowable universe. So why not honor our place in it, and begin already with the business of grief alongside its joy, seeing each other as the miracles we already are.
Learn more about me and my forthcoming books at www.moudisbeity.com
Read the title poem of this Substack, Habibi Means Beloved, here -
One last note. I believe in equal access to poetry and art. All my posts are free. I could not write about justice and liberation and then collude with the systemic structures that privilege some over others. With that said, if you enjoy and benefit from my work, and feel called and have the resources to support me, then I will gratefully accept your generous vote of encouragement. You can support me by being a paid subscriber on Substack or through Buy Me A Coffee.
With Love,
Moudi
May all beings be at peace and at ease
May all beings find their true belonging
May all beings know that they are loved just as they are
May awareness dawn in the hearts of all beings