In the Name of AllahThe Most Gracious The Most Merciful

Written by Mariam

Mababaya

Colorful My

Villa

Salaam ‘alaikum, would you like a tourOf my house, here in Saudi Arabia?Welcome to my sweet villa, come in

please,Please remember to say ‘mashaAllah!’

When you enter our house, you first see this –

On your right – our violet living room‘Tis purple themed and smells like

lavenderThe floors of our house we daily

vacuum.

On your left you’ll find our kitchen –so bright

Its yellowness may increase appetiteOur kitchen is yellow –like fresh lemons

Its bright color gives us inspirations

This is where my family and I dine,We’d rather sit on the floor than on

chairs,Our dining room is mostly white, white –

aColor that’s pure –a color that is fair

This is where my family and I read -Islamic books and books of various

kinds,Books and writings of many languages –

Books I love to read –for they strengthen minds.

This is the bedroom of my twin brothers,

Its theme is blue and walls are like the skies

At night –full of glitter twinkling bright.When it’s sleeping time –’tis an

awesome sight!

Now this is my older brother’s bedroomHe is ‘serious’, and seriously loves

blackHe is smart at school, at times laid-

back, butSteal his stuff and he might give you a

whack!

This is my bedroom, facing my brothers’,

Welcome! Of my bedroom what do you think?

This is where I sleep, write, study and pray

It smells like strawberries… the theme is pink!

This is bathroom one, right next to my room,

The theme is brown –like the trunk of a tree,

The walls are as brown as sandy mountains

My brothers and I always keep this clean

My folks’ bedroom, the biggest of all rooms,

Is as green as grass, has vine trees hanging,

Their room is like a forest; to sleep hereIs peaceful, indeed, and quite relaxing!

This bathroom is next to my parents’ room –

It always smells like citrus –sour and sweet

Its bright orange theme can make one cheery

We also wash our clothes here twice a week

This is the garage, where Dad parks our car,

Where our car gets fixed and washed every week,

Our car is silver, always shines… its shade

Is like a gray wolf’s fur that’s cool and sleek

This is my family, mashaAllah!My Dad can wrestle like a grizzly bearMy twin brothers look so much alike

andMy elder bro’s a lion when he stares

My twin brothers, though, are so different

In terms of personality. You see,One of them laughs as loud as hyenas,And the other smiles or laughs quietly.

My Mom’s hair is as black as a raven,And as wavy as the waves of the sea,

Mine, on the other hand, has pink highlights,

Some say my hair is like a blossom tree!

We are a happy Muslim family,We love each other, share much loyalty,We’re a flock of birds that fly togetherTo Allah Whom we love most eternally!