Some people don't like me,
Because of hearsay of others,
With others my aura does no click with theirs,
I don't heed them and keep my distance,
And some, as time goes by and they come to really know me,
Change their attitude for better.
21/12/2024

Forms rungs,
For you to climb the ladder of success,
Egos place you on a pedestal,
Only to have a fall.
19/12/2024

When my nieces,
And my daughter's friend give me
the status of mum.
19/12/2024

Now,
This moment,
Que sera sera,
The next moments are not to be seen.
18/12/2024

Allah is fed up with chaos in his creation,
Time is spinning,
You wake up on Monday,
And hey presto! It's Friday.
Coming soon I think
The End
18/12/2024

Live in peace,
Then Rest In Peace.
14/12/2024

if love was pure gold
would mend your broken heart with it
highlight its beauty.
14/12/2024

lazy to go loo
again and again at night
soothing comforting.
14/12/2024

The people around you,
Outsiders have no interest in you,
Or any knowledge of you.
Search for your enemy from the ones closest to you,
Who has knowledge of you in detail and has leaked information.
14/12/2024

Don't wish ill on others,
Eventually it comes back to you.
14/22/2024

Not in my destiny,
Workaholic.
12/12/2024

My son didn't like reading,
I had to stay with him and make him read his library books,
I would buy exciting adventure and mystery books for him,
He said reading was boring,
He preferred playing outdoors,
Or playing pranks.
He moved into his teens,
Still no joy in reading,
Teenagers love romance,
So I bought him a pack of "Mills and Boons" books,
That got him into reading.
12/12/2024

I am normal
My life is normal
I act normal,
Behave as nornal.
My blood sugar is normal,
My blood pressure is normal,
My blood count is normal,
But my children find me amazing,
Because for them I am a fierce lioness,
Who will protect her pride any time.
12/12/2024

You are blessed if Allah gifts you a daughter,
In all aspects of life she will stand by you till the end,
Whilst a son will be yours till he gets married.
A daughter is your truth,
A reality,
Your joy and laughter,
Your caretaker,
And yours forever.
12/12/2024

We got married,
She was messy,
Unable to cook,
Undisciplined,
Sauntered around the house in nighties,
Never did laundry.
With patience and lots of love I groomed her,
She became a better person,
O
N
L
Y
For another man.
20/12/2024

Is your master,
You are its slave,
It knows how to manipulate you.
10/12/2024

Never a perfect family,
I was not a perfect mom,
My husband was not a perfect dad,
My children were not perfect,
But we had love,
We bonded,
And we had perfect moments.
9/12/2024

Is like a blockade in your heart,
Your life rythm is distrupted,
Making it move slowly or irregularly.
9/12/2024

Half rotten tomatoes boxes,
Father coaxed,
Throw them in trash,
Ideas come in a flash,
Let's make sauces,
To cover the losses.
Cut away the rotten part,
For a start,
Boil, skin and grind the rest,
Add vinegar,paprika, food colouring, sugar and salt to give taste.
Mum came to hint,
From the garden get fresh mint,
And we came up with fresh Tomato Mint Chutney
A dip for samosas, bhajias,
mishkaki and salads.
8/12/2024

Simply goes on.
8/12/2024

Emotions,
Thoughts,
Words,
Poetry.
7/12/2024

I don't need your tears,
When I pass away,
I need your hugs and laughter,
Send me WhatsApp with love emoji,
Anecdotes of your day with friends spiced with humour.
A video call now and then.
That's what rocks my heart,
Gives it a steady rythmn,
A poultice for my soul.
6/12/2024

Was a colour.
It would be a hue of mosaic,
Tapered with a constellation of emotions.
4/12/2024

Fear is parting from her children for Hereafter.
3/12/2024

Someone is lust,
Caring and respecting is value.
2/12/2024

deluge of tears when I am happy,
When I am sad,
My eyes remain dry,
Instead I crawl inside me,
Become jittery and anxious,
I tend to forget what I am supposed to do,
Or accidentally break things.
28/11/2024

It grieves me to see you in pain,
With all those tubes sticking out,
The roots of my womb tears me apart,
My heart bleeds.
I can come and take care of your home and family,
I can run errands for you,
I can be your caretaker,
I can sit beside you to recite the Quran and duas,
Beseeching Allah to heal you.
The doctors can ease your pain,
You scream for the pain to go away,
But love, pain is the only thing that you yourself has to endure,
Pain cannot be shared, bought or sold.
26/11/2024

That you are gifted to be alive.
24/11/2024

To the poor and needy,
Who have accepted what you have donated.
For in fulfilling their needs,
The duas(prayers) they give from their heart,
Pleases Allah,
And you are rewarded for more than you have given.
Let there be no media when you give.
24/11/2024

Wearing specs with thick lenses,
Having a hearing aid,
And walking with a cane,
I can see through people as clear as crystal.
22/11/2024.

Part of a person is what is inside,
Build in your children character and discipline,
So that wherever they go they leave their mark.
22/11/2024

she is on my mind
not any part of my heart
a friend turned a foe.
20/11/2024

I don't  care for the opinions of others,
I dress well but in attires I feel comfortable,
I eat when I want to,
I sleep when I want to.
I still coach a few students to keep me busy,
I love the feel of water,
So take my time in the shower.
I am not into meat,
I love fruits and nuts,
I must have an ice cold glass of coconut water everyday.
I keep in touch with my children, my sister, nieces, nephews and friends,
On the phone or WhatsApp,
My son and daughter ring me everyday sharing anecdotes and news of mundane things in our life.
Living alone is an advantage,
Nobody to nag you what to do.
18/11/2024

You are alone,
You need help,
Try to bring out the strength within you,
And self manage yourself.
18/11/2024

When you grow up,
One little girl said,
I want to be a doctor,
God will send them to me when they are in pain,
I will make them well,
I will try my best,
But if God wants them back,
I will make them comfortable for their journey.
15/11/2024

Teachers who didn't teach me,
Found me sweet and quiet,
Teachers who taught me raised their eyes to Heaven and sigh.
Being tall I was dubbed Lady of the last desk,
I was very lazy except for my tongue,
That never stopped talking in whispers and joking,
Disturbing others who laughed loudly,
I pretended meekly to do my lessons,
Whilst those who laughed were punished.
I was too lazy to raise my hands to answer questions,
Found the task colossal,
My body and mind refused,
Even to go to the blackboard to solve problems.
Our school was Muslim co-ed,
Girls sat on one side,boys on the other,
Being talkative I ended up sitting with the boys,
That was okay with me and them,
Girls are mean and telltale,
Boys enjoy pranks,
Are friendly and helpful,
I never filled my pen with ink,
Every boy donated few drops till my pen was full,
Some would label my books,
Share their things and even help with homework,
Which I mostly finished in school.
Though I was lazy and naughty,
I was not mean or hurtful,
My peers enjoyed being my friends,
They said I gave life to the class atmosphere.
13/11/2024

My neighbour rang me,
I am going away for a few days,
Life is short,
Leave everthing and let's enjoy ourselves,
My treat.
We went to a hairdresser,
Had a manicure and pedicure,
That day she was different,
Full of life, bubbly and she smiled a lot,
Next she wanted to go shopping,
Not to all the branded shops she usually went,
She wanted to go to a crowded place full of hustle and bustle
So we went to the local market with the stall keepers shouting out their wares,
There were food stalls too,
Catering variety of cuisines
Serving piping hot delicious food,
We had samosas, kebabs and bhajas served with coconut chutney,
And ice cold sugar cane juice.
She loved animals,
So she coaxed me to go with her to the zoo,
She spent some moments at every cage,
Talking lovingly to the animals.
It was almost evening,
We drove to the beach side,
She saw some seniors doing chair exercises and yoga,
She joined them while I looked at them from the car parked close by.
Let's start with breathing exercise called out the instructor,
Breathe in to count of four,
Hold breath to count of seven,
Now slowly breathe out to count of eight.
I saw her slump in the chair,
Seniors gathered around her,
I quickly ran towards her,
She was no more.
11/11/2024

Can be done in secret,
It is seen by God,
Nowadays even on CCTV cameras,
And cam cameras in cars.
20/11/2024

A young well to do man decided to get married,
He had everything in life,
Money, his own business, cars and a beautiful house,
Even his parents and an unmarried sister lived with him.
He decided to get married,
So he proposed to his girlfriend,
She replied,"Yes, yes I will marry you,
But only if the extra baggage you carry comes as optional in our life.
8/11/2024

My daughter screamed,"I hate you,
You are not my mum,
Sorry dear I am your mum,
From the day I conceived you,
A gift from Allah,
Stamped and certified by Him as your mum.
I am not your magazine to browse through,
Not your mobile that you charge and use me as you wish,
Or change as and when you want to,
Nor am I your footwear,
That you can have as many pairs as you want,
Neither am I your cook,
Nor your driver or your ATM card,
That you can cash whenever you want.
Whether you like it or not,
I am your MUM,
A relationship  that can never be erased or deleted.
Catering and caring for you is not an obligation but my love for you-my daughter.
8/11/2024

For opinions,
Just be you,
Every individual sees you differently.
5/11/2024

I was in the kitchen making dinner,
I was a mess,
My hair dishevelled,
An apron tied around me,
There was no make up on me.
As I stepped into the living room humming off tune,
All eyes were on me.
Oh no! What should I do?
Go back into the kitchen,
I didn't want to embarrass my daughter,
She had come with some important clients for a meeting,
All eyes were on me,
Looking at me quizzically.
Just then she came to my side,
Put her arms around me with a smile,
Meet my mum, the sweetest and most important person in my life.
Tears filled my eyes.
3/11/2024

My friend,
Came to school upset,
His father was an  English teacher,
His mother was a judge.
If he didn't do as he was told,
Spoke out of context,
Or did not complete his homework  but watched T.V,
They sentenced him,
He gave him fifty sentences to write,
She sentenced him to no pocket money,
Or no mobile,  laptop or T.V for a week.
2/11/2025

Was my neighbour's daughter,
She was blossoming into a beauty day by day,
Her fragrance played havoc with my senses,
So I became her butterfly,
Hovering around her night and day.
29/10/2024

I felt me,
Sad, anxious with a heavy heart,
Then I looked at me in the mirror,
Not bad, pretty,
It smiled, quirky,
With a bit of mischief.
Hmm,
I looked back again,
It had confidence,
Gone was the sorrow,
It burst into laughter,
I felt better.
29/10/2024

And no play makes Jack a dull boy,
A lazy day a week lessens your stress,
So relax on Sunday,
To start Monday with a burst of energy.
2710/2024

She has to change with the times,
She tells me she has seen many seasons come and go,
Than I,
And now in my time with climate change I change too,
Not to teach an old dog new tricks.
26/10/2024

He hurt my heart,
My thoughts are still with him,
Though he came back and apologised,
My heart is stubborn as a mule,
Refuses to learn to love him again,
Even refuses to to anything with him.
For once I listened to my heart rather than my thoughts,
And cut all ties with him.
26/10/2024

When parents come to visit you,
Be loving and caring,
And grandchildren don't be glued to your mobiles.
Be a companion and not a superior,
Make time for them from your busy life,
Sit with them
Talk to them,
You will find leaning into love.
Let their eyes sparkle and lips curve into smiles,
Not shed tears in their pillows,
Only if I had not come.
Remember they have given you so much,
Their love time and care,
Made possible the life you enjoy,
In return they want to spend some time with you and their grandchildren.
Value them now ,
Not when you see their empty chair.

And a little misunderstanding,
I cut ties with my parents.
They were my roots,
Without them I have lost my existence and even myself.
23/10/2024