The sunlight adorned
her soft tiny frame
the warm breeze chanted
her royal name
Ka-mee-ee-lah
the beautiful one
beloved child of the sun
The way she moved
was so full of grace
as her radiant smile
illuminated her face
Ka-mee-ee-lah
the adorned one
Love child of the sun
She captures my heart
with her enchanting glance
it speeds up it's tempo
in a pulsating dance
for......
Ka-mee-ee-lah
the precious one
true child of the sun
Her sparkling eyes
set my heart aglow
my eyes stared in total wonder
as I watched her grow
in a true African Queen of
beauty in each and every way
and as I continued to look
in fascination I could hear
the sun say
this is my
Ka-mee-ee-lah
the perfect one
God's given gift
Kamilah
a name spoken in love
Kamilah
a name spoken with love
Kamilah
a name spoken for love
Note: This poem was written by my dad, Baba Jamibu Saidi before I was born, back before heavy use of ultrasounds. Baba Jamibu knew I was going to be a girl and my name would be Kamilah. He named me Kamilah Munirah Bolling, putting exactly 7 letters in each of my names. Later, when I became Muslim I took his name Kamilah Munirah Saidi, but latter changing the spelling of Saidi to Sayyidi to keep with the 7 letters. Baba Jamibu was interested in the study of numerology. What's even more interesting is he passed away on November 7, 1999, exactly one year after I got married on November 7, 1998. This 7 marked the final date of his last breath.
her soft tiny frame
the warm breeze chanted
her royal name
Ka-mee-ee-lah
the beautiful one
beloved child of the sun
The way she moved
was so full of grace
as her radiant smile
illuminated her face
Ka-mee-ee-lah
the adorned one
Love child of the sun
She captures my heart
with her enchanting glance
it speeds up it's tempo
in a pulsating dance
for......
Ka-mee-ee-lah
the precious one
true child of the sun
Her sparkling eyes
set my heart aglow
my eyes stared in total wonder
as I watched her grow
in a true African Queen of
beauty in each and every way
and as I continued to look
in fascination I could hear
the sun say
this is my
Ka-mee-ee-lah
the perfect one
God's given gift
Kamilah
a name spoken in love
Kamilah
a name spoken with love
Kamilah
a name spoken for love
Note: This poem was written by my dad, Baba Jamibu Saidi before I was born, back before heavy use of ultrasounds. Baba Jamibu knew I was going to be a girl and my name would be Kamilah. He named me Kamilah Munirah Bolling, putting exactly 7 letters in each of my names. Later, when I became Muslim I took his name Kamilah Munirah Saidi, but latter changing the spelling of Saidi to Sayyidi to keep with the 7 letters. Baba Jamibu was interested in the study of numerology. What's even more interesting is he passed away on November 7, 1999, exactly one year after I got married on November 7, 1998. This 7 marked the final date of his last breath.
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