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Oct 2021 · 179
A Poet
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2021
Is a window through which he reveals his inner soul with eloquent words.
8/10/2021
Oct 2021 · 267
Yourself
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2021
Instead of know yourself,
Better yourself
Oct 2021 · 120
Wished He Was Mine
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2021
He was a lock,
Strong, sturdy and unbreakable,
Secure and dependable,
I wanted to be his key,
But he said I would not fit in his lock
6/10/2021
Oct 2021 · 165
Stop(5W)
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2021
Letting your thoughts control you.
5/10/2021
Oct 2021 · 188
Positive
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2021
Be positive in life,
Except Covid 19.
5/10/2021
Oct 2021 · 79
Me
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2021
Me
I am me,
As happy as I can be,
I choose as I want to be.
Unique,
My own heroine,
Imperfect to be perfect,
With a few flaws.
I scatter smiles,
Share tears,
A wee mean if situation calls for it,
I have lots of love to give,
So if you love me,
Give me a place in your heart,
And if you hate me,
I will be an intruder in your thoughts often.
4/10/2021
Oct 2021 · 227
A smile
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2021
Can be fake,
Understand the person behind the smile.
1/10/2021
Oct 2021 · 2.1k
You
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2021
You
Keep yourself closer to you,
You will be happier.
1/10/2021
Sep 2021 · 132
Self (5W)
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
No self is true self
30/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 130
Forgive
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
If you forgive,
Do it without a tinge of hurt or scars left in your heart,
Smile it away,
That's the best path to happiness.
29/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 134
Props
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
Elderly?
Time to use props to dance your way through life.
A walking stick,
Not to put too much strain on your knees,
Keeps your balance
One, two cha cha cha
One, two cha cha cha.
A walker,
To assist you to walk,
The wheels on my walker goes round and round,
As you shuffle around the house.
No or less mobility,
The wheel chair is there,
Motorised or simple,
To zoom you wherever you wish to go
Don't  forget the grab bars,
For sitting and standing,
Or pole dance in the shower
Not to worry,
Let's rock and roll,
Through life.
27/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 188
Breath of Fresh Air
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
Living in a house full of old aunts and uncles,
She came into my life like rain,
Drenching me with her youth and beauty,
A breath of fresh air awakening my love buds.
26/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 69
Share
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
Till today my wife and I share eyeglasses and sometimes dentures.
25/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 301
Mona Lisa Smile(8W)
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
Just wait until I have my braces off.
25/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 260
Lovers
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
lovers gaze at moon
winds whispering a haunting tune
two souls full of dreams
24/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 646
What To Do
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
At seventy,
My family told me to be positive in life,
They gave me examples of my friends and acquaintances,
So I told myself,
I am pretty young and healthy
My mirror and my body did not agree!
23/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 86
Playful
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
on a moonlit night
dolphins played with moon's reflection
a game of football.
22/92021
Sep 2021 · 91
My Husband
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
kind and shy person
his love a gift I treasure
blessings from Allah.
22/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 71
Lighter Side
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
The choice is yours,
Don't get vaccinated,
Funeral Homes have their doors open to welcome you
21/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 153
Lesson
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
Life has taught me one thing,
To be happy with myself,
And have no expectations.
21/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 182
Love
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
Love is everywhere,
But the way you love is
magic
21/8/2021
Sep 2021 · 197
Get Away
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
end of the tunnel
police waiting for bank thieves
escapes in balloons.
29/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 174
Healer
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
was very gentle
caring for my wounded heart,
a balm for my pain.
20/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 167
Romance
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
Always be romantic,
If you want to maintain your love life.
20/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 143
Vaccines
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
Some countries announce vaccines of such and such will not be accepted by them,
It's like you have sinned,
There is no place for you in heaven.
19/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 104
I was
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
For me she was my world,
My Love,
To her I was a joke
19/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 170
Reflection
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
In her I saw myself,
And knew we were meant for each other
19/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 212
Stretch Marks
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
You look into the mirror,
Your belly is covered with stretch marks,
You wish they were not there,
Somebody else wishes she has
18/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 139
Mother
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
In life our first teacher
Mother
In life our first friend
mother
Our life itself,
Mother
For she gave us birth.
20/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 566
Stay Positive(haiku)
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
another new day
brings forth hope and miracles
believe in yourself
19/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 298
Listen Lovey-dovey
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
My heart wants you and only you,
So let's be soulmates,
And our hearts beat together forever and forever.
16/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 127
Relationships
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
Keeping relationships is an art,
Where honesty and trust are important ingredients,
Especially if you have a big family.
When you marry,
You marry into his family and accept them too,
Some are perfect,
Some have flaws,
Some are kind,
Some are mean,
Some are weird,
Some have bad habits.
Appreciate your similarities,
Respect your differences.
Juggle your relationships,
Don't hold too tightly,
Don't hold loosely,
Only hold with care.
Maintaining relationships with your in-laws gains you respect,
Sometimes giving in and losing,
Is another way of winning.
15/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 103
Arbaeen
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
A walk from Najaf to Kerbala,
Where Hussein has proved,
Humanity never dies,
No classes,
No colour,
No religion,
Where all walk for Hussein,
And Iraqis give whatever they have to facilitate the pilgrims of Hussein.
LABAIK YA HUSSEIN.
14/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 64
Secrets
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
I told my secret to my best friend,
Who in turn told to her other best friend
Who  told to her bestest friend,
Who turned out to be my worst enemy,
And I was doomed.
14/9/2021
Moral keep your secrets to yourself.
Sep 2021 · 139
Party
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
one early morning
robins gather together
let's celebrate spring.
13/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 151
At Present
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
nothing but silence
in this world of grief and pain
hope sustains the spirit.
13/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 86
Pluviophile
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
truly love the rain,
the notes of the silver drops
tune in with my soul.
12/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 119
Us(haiku)
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
she was my music
and I was her song writer
blissful rhapsody.
11/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 225
My neighbours
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
The wife talks,
The poor fellow meekly listens,
But, when he talks,
She runs.
11/9/2021.
Sep 2021 · 226
FAIL
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
Don't be discouraged,
Thinking has changed
FAIL now is
First attempt in Learning
11/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 97
First Invention
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
By Allah,
A loudspeaker from a hip bone.
9/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 119
Saviour
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
In my darkness,
He came as a lamp and showed me light,
Then when I was drowning in sorrow,
He was my lifeboat,
And when I began to heal,
He became my ladder to success.
10/9/2021.
Sep 2021 · 891
Jilted
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
His broken heart was a kaleidoscope,
Through which he still saw his love as colourful with possibilities.
8/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 195
Cheating
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
I found my boyfriend was cheating on me,
I changed the names of the girls on his phone,
And mixed their numbers,
And then calmly waited for the drama to unfold.
8/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 129
Angel
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
If your beau calls you Angel
You will be genderless,
So run 🏃‍♀️
8/9/2021
Angels are made of light and they do not reproduce.
Sep 2021 · 272
Nurse
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
Through all traumas,
Keeps a poker face.
Nurses you back to health,
Stronger than her emotions,
To care for others and tolerate anything,
Gentle enough to understand her patients.
But, don't mess with her,
She is armed with sharp objects.
7/9/2022
Sep 2021 · 176
Friendship
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
You fall,
I laugh,
Same time give you my hand,
To help you up,
And hug you.
6/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 202
Constipation
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
Doctor, I hear a lot of ringtones,
But I am unable to download anything since the last two days.

6/9/2021
Sep 2021 · 72
My Children
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
I gave them food,shelter clothes and education,
I filled them with love,
Never touched their thoughts,
Left them to do their own thinking,  
Only advised them if they asked,
Most importantly I set their souls free,
Now,like the birds they fly to my nest often on their own free will.
4//9/2021
Sep 2021 · 92
Laugh Without A Reason
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
Sad, sad, sad,
She cried,
I cried ,
She howled,
She screamed,
I stared at her wiping my tears,
Suddenly she smiled,
I smiled,
She giggled,
I giggled,
She laughed,laughed, laughed,
Roared with laughter,
Pinched me
Slapped me,
Jumped up and down howling with laughter,
With no reason,
Took her to a doctor.
4/9/2021
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