Congratulations

By: Rosanna Baini

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Congratulations to you
On your literature award,
You are so full of pride and joy
You've achieved this on your own accord.
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We are so very proud of you
For the standards you have reached,
It is so great to know someone
Who's whole wide world has preached.
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Charbel Baini you are a man
Who will never give away
The treasures you invent
And the things you have to say.
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You are not just a poet
But an artist on this earth,
A gentleman of virtue
Since the very day of your birth.
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You bring a tear to mankind eyes
As you speak so loud and clear,
Your voice has reached the highest skies
And form no one do you fear.
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You stand very tall and proud
For the country that you have loved,
Your home Lebanon, which has been blessed
By God's own spiritual white dove.
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Sing out loud to everyone
Let it echo through the land,
Love and fate has helped you to
Hold the whole wide world in your hand.
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May God always guide your ways
And meet your every need,
You've helped in many peoples' lives
You are a very good man indeed.
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