The Quest (Collaboration by Salima Papillon and Lourdes Alexander)

(Salima Mansouri)    

She threw the blame on life.    
She thought she would get what she dreamed of when she counted from one to five.    
She forgot that she had to strive.    
She forgot that she had to love to taste life.    
She roamed in the world of fantasies to find the key to her happy life.    
She sought for a realm to dwell in her dreamy life.    
She forgot Life would ask her to wake up to live and love.    
Life hinted “Love is Me”    
She found the secret key to her happy life.    
She LOVED. For Love was the only way to bring her to Life.     

(Lourdes Alexander)    

She had beauty and brains too    
But her life was yet another Cinderella story    
She became mature at a tender age    
She accepted responsibility with a positive attitude.    
She never let a day sweep by without a smile    
She cherished every moment of her life   
She believed that after every dusk there was dawn    
Her wings though clipped but her spirits were strong.    
She weathered every storm that gave her a topsy-turvy ride    
Never gave up for she even defied Life    
Life had to surrender and bow down at her unfailing spirit    
Turning into reality every dream she once wished    
Her story was hopeless but she was a ray of hope    
She even got her Love for she was Love!