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Yahya El Hosafy
{K:8369} 9/17/2005
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this time i was over looking all kind of portraits of UF members and this 1 is stunning.
i guess people here left nothing to be said.
i added u to my associates if u dont mind to follow up ur great work.
hope u have time to take a look at my humble work.
keep it up.
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Paolo Grusovin
{K:3344} 6/7/2005
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great crop!
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gianna piano
{K:15530} 5/23/2005
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Very, very nice!
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/22/2005
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thank you frank for passing by! 
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Frank Sollecito
{K:-73} 5/22/2005
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Yet another wonderful image in you portfolio. Very interesting perspective.
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Giuliano Guarnieri
{K:36622} 5/12/2005
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It's funny to see how we usually look for eyes when we take a portrait and we forgot that mouth is good enought to transmit happyness... this is an excellent example!
Bye
GG
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Kimmy Magino
{K:2457} 4/29/2005
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u make me sweet, your images and your energy.
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/29/2005
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ur so sweet kimmy! thanx :)
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Kimmy Magino
{K:2457} 4/29/2005
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Maybe I'm good but...you're JUST great!
Love your portfolio.]
Regards, Kimmy
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Kimmy Magino
{K:2457} 4/29/2005
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Maybe I'm good but...you're JUST great!
Love your portfolio.]
Regards, Kimmy
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/27/2005
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Thank you elisa
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Ash Kayavil
{K:210} 4/27/2005
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Even we can't see you eyes,,,
we all like the picture,,,
to see your happiness
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NN
{K:26787} 4/25/2005
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A smile is all you need :) Love this original approach to a self portrait. Just GREAT :)))
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/25/2005
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roby thank you for you support :)
im glad you like my new light & vignette frenzy ;)
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/24/2005
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thank you peter :)
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Peter De Rycke
{K:41212} 4/24/2005
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Wonderful out-of-the-ordinary shot !
Peter
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 4/24/2005
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finess art and so your big smile!
..have a great new look-style in your photo!
congrats, roby
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/23/2005
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Thanx Sergio!!!
When you say expressive do you mean like ?do you talk a lot? cuz I do!
LOL
im like a non stop blabbing machine!
Thank you for passing by my portfolio :)
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Sergio Gomez
{K:722} 4/23/2005
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Very expresive portrait. I wonder if you are like the portrait express. Congrats and thanks for you comment about my lonely flower photo.
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/22/2005
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Thanx for the comment todd! :)
I showed your image of that house 3 4 5 hope I got the numbers right ;)
To my sisters they all loved it!
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/22/2005
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thank you so much!!! bouth murat & drica ;)
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Todd Miller
{K:16464} 4/21/2005
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beautiful capture of this beautiful smile. i love the composition very much!
cheers,
todd
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{K:5777} 4/21/2005
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Arwa this is excellent, great shot, and a half self:))
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M. Zafar Rabbani
{K:1451} 4/21/2005
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Glad that you liked the idea. I just presented a different composition. The image was too small and heavily compressed for web upload. Editing in RGB color space has slightly changed the tones.
Saw your other photos too. You are a truly talented photographer.
Kind regards.
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/21/2005
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thank you tim! :)
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/21/2005
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The composition is refreshingly different this way zafar
But im not so sure about the tones of the editing but I have to give you credit you were working with an edited small image and not the original!
Thank you for constrictive comment
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 4/21/2005
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Awww...thanks Arwa. You are very kind.
Judi
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/21/2005
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Theres no need to thank me judi!!!
Looking at your images is a true pleaser and I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your work :)
thanx for your comment ;)
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 4/21/2005
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Fantastic...stunning tones and angle. Thankyou so much for your comments on my image.
Judi
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M. Zafar Rabbani
{K:1451} 4/21/2005
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Thanks Arwa. This is the alternative composition I was talking about framing the face in left frame and giving more breathing space infront. I had to photoshop part of your cheek to do so. I hope it resembles you originally. lol.
Kind regards.
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Fadel J
{K:13974} 4/21/2005
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Wonderful portrait and tones Arwa, and Saeed and M. Zafar make very good points, very beautiful work!
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Nicola Love
{K:192} 4/21/2005
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Thanks so much for the advice and reply Arwa, i really appreciate it!
Love always Nicola.
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Enas Moussa
{K:7470} 4/21/2005
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mmmmmmmmmmm
love is in the air!!
masha2allah 3leekom..
lovely shot Arwa.
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Timothy Schirmer
{K:7201} 4/20/2005
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You are sooooo talanted. Tim
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/20/2005
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Ahaaaaaaa! Ok saeed:)
Thanx a lot :)
now it makes sense
and your both right i don?t know how i missed the white strap :)
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Saeed Al Shamsi
{K:47735} 4/20/2005
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Salam SIS Arwa
I think me and M.Zafar were commenting in the same moment. What I meant first is first that the face comes first in the subject and the back white thing comes second and disturbing, so by eliminating it you leave the smiling face as your main clear subject consequently a dominant element. Thanks. Saeed
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/20/2005
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thanx marvellina!!
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cerebral marv
{K:217} 4/20/2005
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beautiful smile and love the classic tone!
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Riccardo Corsini
{K:17796} 4/20/2005
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: Compliments, are the cuts that love more!
Ric.
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/20/2005
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welcome to usefilm nicola!!!
You said something in your portfolio about wanting to learn?I?ve been here about a year and I did learn a lot by trying to critique others images! Also critiquing your own work
Try going by projects and read the description, view the projects favorites and its even ok to try and imitate some ideas!
Just shoot as much as you can :)
oh and read some good photography books ;)
Thanx for the comment nicola
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Claude Tenot
{K:9960} 4/20/2005
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La joie, l'émotion et la tendresse submergent tes photos....j'aime énormément....bravo
Claude
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Sara M
{K:12411} 4/20/2005
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Beautiful words.. :) Beautiful picture..
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/20/2005
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Salam saeed!
Should I clone out the white on the shoulders? What comes first?
Sorry im a bit slow today :">
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/20/2005
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thank you john!!!!!!! :)
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cessy karina
{K:14205} 4/20/2005
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love the laugh, very nice shot, Arwa
and excellent tones too
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/20/2005
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hehehehehee
thilo!
I was about to post another sunset image when I saw your Holga portrait I was a bit jealous :P tried to create the same effect but it didn?t come out as I intended it to, but I still posted it :)
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Thilo Bayer
{K:50358} 4/20/2005
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Hi Arwa,
hey, great to see ya! although just half of you =)
but your smile really makes the viewer shine. perfect picture.
thilo
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/20/2005
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thank you for your kind words!
im glad you liked it this much but im sure there are better self portraits out there maybe your weren?t looking ;)
check out this link
http://www.usefilm.com/image/594146.html
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/20/2005
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Salam latif! Thank you for your continues support!
Even wen I don?t leave much comments back im sorry if you felt left out :">
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/20/2005
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Thank you for your honest feedback! M.zafar
About the sharpness of the image, the original is sharp, focused and well lit, its just hat last year I decided to cover my hair?wear hijab?if you need an explanation please feel free to ask...so I cropped the original turned it to black and white added grain high contrast diffuse glow, soft spot filter smart blue filters sharpening LOL a lot of manipulation to lose the skin and hair details
So actually your comment proved that I got it right this time :P
Your right about the crop!
Maybe I should just exclude the shoulder out something like this?
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orwa juve
{K:6059} 4/20/2005
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nice snap.. brava
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Chris Nichols
{K:7068} 4/20/2005
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Really neat shot! I love the tone and the crop is nice!
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Nicola Love
{K:192} 4/20/2005
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I really love this! I Love how you can tell she is happy just by her smile if that makes sence! Well done matey!
Love always Nicola.
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Roberto Okamura
{K:22851} 4/20/2005
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Beautiful composition and smile Arwa!!
The sepia tones was a excellent choice!
Best regards!
Roberto.
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Stefano Bramato
{K:601} 4/20/2005
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how lovely is this msile!!
Compliments for the picture.
Stefano
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B:)liana
{K:30945} 4/20/2005
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What a lovely mysterious smile dear Arwa. Love it!
Kisses and Love
B:)liana
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Antonia BauerleinSehnert
{K:30599} 4/20/2005
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Terrific self-portrait. You are so imaginative in your approach to photography Arwa. The mystery is engaging and your smile is too. Hugs. Antonia
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/20/2005
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Hi Arwa, As if taken from a film noir. Excellent composition, and the contrast between the dark and moody tones and the loving warm smile is superb.
Cheers,
hugo
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Khaled Mursi Hammoud
{K:54005} 4/20/2005
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Nice photo and very romantic words (ya bakhtak ya Anas) lol... :0)
Great work Arwa,
Khaled.
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Chris Spracklen
{K:32552} 4/20/2005
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Classic minimalist composition with a winning smile, Arwa!!
I'm sure Anas loves it!
Best regards, Chris
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Saeed Al Shamsi
{K:47735} 4/20/2005
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This image has something to attract, the softness and the modern way of not showing completely as leaving the theme for imagination, I would?ve eliminate the left white elements at the back to give the smile semi hiding face a stronger look and first is first. Saeed
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M. Zafar Rabbani
{K:1451} 4/20/2005
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Very thoughtful composition leaving somethings for imagination. Composing lower half of the face with beautiful smile really working well here. IMHO the image is too soft and pixellated. A soft focus effect is slightly different where you achive the same effect yet the details of skin texture are not obsecured. Here the skin texture is completely lost which takes away much of the warmth of the portrait. The other thing which is slightly distracting is that the complete left half of the frame has no interest. The moment the viewer looks at the image, eyes are drawn to the right extreme frame where the subject's eyes must be looking. Framing the face in the upper left frame would have added more breathing space in the frame where the eyes are looking. Anyway this small bit does not decrease the overall impact of the photo. A lovely capture indeed.
Kind regards.
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Kshitiz Anand
{K:4848} 4/20/2005
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Soft and nice..!!
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none none
{K:2302} 4/20/2005
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beautiful crop photo
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John Strazza
{K:11535} 4/20/2005
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wonderful ..
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PLEASE DELETE THIS ACCOUNT
{K:463} 4/20/2005
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This is a great self portrait. One of the best I've seen on Usefilm...
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John Loreaux
{K:86210} 4/20/2005
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Nice work Arwa!Beautiful tones and excellent composition! What a smile! Very warm! Take care! My best................John
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Latif alobaida
{K:5005} 4/19/2005
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a photo full of joy, a words conveying love
all the happiness and joy to you and your fiance...
This is how photography should be about
Regards and good life to you all
Latif
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luca gandolfi
{K:1386} 4/19/2005
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bellissimo ritratto ottima la luce complimenti ciao da luca
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Omar Rifaat
{K:10141} 4/19/2005
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so happy!
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/19/2005
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Have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you there's no one else above you?
Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.
For the morning sun in all it's glory,
Meets the day with hope and comfort too,
You fill my life with laughter, somehow you make it better,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.
There's a love less defined,
And its yours and its mine,
Like the sun.
And at the end of the day,
We should give thanks and pray,
To the one, to the one.
Have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you there's no one else above you?
Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.
There's a love less defined,
And its yours and its mine,
Like the sun.
And at the end of the day,
We should give thanks and pray,
To the one, to the one.
Have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you there's no one else above you?
Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.
Take away all my sadness, fill my life with gladness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.
Take away all my sadness, fill my life with gladness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 4/19/2005
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Have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you there's no one else above you?
Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.
For the morning sun in all it's glory,
Meets the day with hope and comfort too,
You fill my life with laughter, somehow you make it better,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.
There's a love less defined,
And its yours and its mine,
Like the sun.
And at the end of the day,
We should give thanks and pray,
To the one, to the one.
Have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you there's no one else above you?
Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.
There's a love less defined,
And its yours and its mine,
Like the sun.
And at the end of the day,
We should give thanks and pray,
To the one, to the one.
Have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you there's no one else above you?
Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.
Take away all my sadness, fill my life with gladness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.
Take away all my sadness, fill my life with gladness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.
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