Reviews

Love Letters in the Sand: The Love Poems of Khalil Gibran by Kahlil Gibran

lsparrow's review

4.0

loved the caligraphy with the poems

pinjalil's review

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.0

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katrinia17's review

5.0

I really believed that Khalil Gibran's, Love Letters in the Sand, would be a much shorter read. It wasn't a long read but, I found myself slowing down, taking in, and really feeling each piece presented. The writing has a nice flow, the font is easy on the eyes, and each piece leaves you reflecting on what you just read. There is no preaching or any of that "deep" poetry that leaves you confused. Yet, I did find myself thinking and not in that whole college level thinking about the world around me but, thinking about me and envisioning myself at peace in the world.

And I liked that.

I'll be reading this book many times over; maybe while wearing a long flowing skirt and a thick sweater while drinking hot tea on a cold misty morning or, maybe while sitting under a cloudless blue sky while the sun's warmth dances across my shoulders. It is that type of book that provokes this type of thinking.

helloiloveyellow's review

4.0

picked this up and really read it for the first time since it was gifted to me by an ex years ago. the beauty of the language is only outmatched by the drawings that incorporate Arabic characters. loved the simplicity and candor of the poetry in contrast with the intricacy and mystery of the visual components. ultimately both evoke such deep feeling, it was easy to drift off ruminating on the greater questions of life, love, and beauty.

bits that stood out on this read:
"Love is quivering happiness"

"Hearts united in pain and sorrow / will not be separated by joy and happiness. / Bonds that are woven in sadness / are stronger than the ties of joy and pleasure. / Love that is washed by tears / will remain eternally pure and beautiful."

"Sorrow is just a wall between two gardens"