Who'd be good to help make a reason to rise breakfast
because I'm thinking of waffles being cooked
She who stood in our home's kitchen on an early am Sunday
frying MorningStar sausages in a pan
My Mom told her
You cook like how your Mom cooks so perfectly
Any food lover would be a fan
Fatima Z said at the end of an evening program at I.E.C.
I'm going to help a friend now who's deaf
It's an hours drive to get there
As you can see
she's much bigger than a chef
She who on the 1st day of Eid
tricked us saying she wanted to stop at the mall to buy herself clothing
instead came out with Eid gifts for her friends
illustrating Ramadan's lesson of no greed
Fatima Z upon entering the Akhgar crib
cleaned and organized their entire kitchen
No thanks in return did she want
Who does that as a guest
Far from looking like one
she moved around comfortably
working hard with no desire of ditchin
She holding the hand of an elderly lady
speaking Farsi to her as best she could
as she guided her walk carefully to the end of the path
all her focus on a charity
Fatima Z after giving a short speech
on Fati's wedding day
was described by my Father as wise
Her good spirit and happiness filled the air
like can be felt in the month of May
She organized Fati's second bridal shower
Planned with me on the phone late at night Fati's Bday party
Commuted from one distant city to another
to help Fati through labor and delivery
Extremely hospitable
Fatima Z on an incredibly tragic day
offered us something to drink
in our own house
said T
Not only her way
but what it is her beautiful eyes and smile blink
All these thoughts or memories of her came to mind this morning
She I remember
and blown away that immediately afterwards
I reflect that today's the 9th of September
Fatima Z, a lady is she
It's your birthday
from Najwa
She'll likely humbly chuckle
hee, hee
By: Najwa
Sep 21, 2023
Sep 21, 2023 at 8:52 PM UTC
Who'd be good to help make a reason to rise breakfast
because I'm thinking of waffles being cooked
She who stood in our home's kitchen on an early am Sunday
frying MorningStar sausages in a pan
My Mom told her
You cook like how your Mom cooks so perfectly
Any food lover would be a fan
Fatima Z said at the end of an evening program at I.E.C.
I'm going to help a friend now who's deaf
It's an hours drive to get there
As you can see
she's much bigger than a chef
She who on the 1st day of Eid
tricked us saying she wanted to stop at the mall to buy herself clothing
instead came out with Eid gifts for her friends
illustrating Ramadan's lesson of no greed
Fatima Z upon entering the Akhgar crib
cleaned and organized their entire kitchen
No thanks in return did she want
Who does that as a guest
Far from looking like one
she moved around comfortably
working hard with no desire of ditchin
She holding the hand of an elderly lady
speaking Farsi to her as best she could
as she guided her walk carefully to the end of the path
all her focus on a charity
Fatima Z after giving a short speech
on Fati's wedding day
was described by my Father as wise
Her good spirit and happiness filled the air
like can be felt in the month of May
She organized Fati's second bridal shower
Planned with me on the phone late at night Fati's Bday party
Commuted from one distant city to another
to help Fati through labor and delivery
Extremely hospitable
Fatima Z on an incredibly tragic day
offered us something to drink
in our own house
said T
Not only her way
but what it is her beautiful eyes and smile blink
All these thoughts or memories of her came to mind this morning
She I remember
and blown away that immediately afterwards
I reflect that today's the 9th of September
Fatima Z, a lady is she
It's your birthday
from Najwa
She'll likely humbly chuckle
hee, hee
By: Najwa
*Flashback to September 9, 2023. Flashback to happy thoughts and memories of Fatima Z.
*Beginning with her frying sausages so perfectly popping in my head as an answer to my own question, Allah hu Akbar..."All these thoughts or memories of her came to mind this morning" and inspired me to write this poem about you, Fatima Z and to offer it to you for your special day. Happy Birthday, lady Fatima! You were my morning star today :)
*In reply to the receival and reading of this poem about/for her, Fatima expressed, Thank you. “I did laugh and then cry.”
*I don't normally or typically publish poems that are personal - ones that I write for friends and family. I do publish them, however, if they have a message that others (readers) can benefit from and if the content brings forth important reminders and assistance, information that is religious, moral, ethical, social, political, humanitarian, etc. in nature. I decided to publish this poem about Fatima in honor and in celebration of her; also in recognition of her being a member of a family who sustained and experienced an overwhelmingly tragic loss this year.