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Jan 2020 · 10
Listen
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
The world is full of advisors with a list of what to do and not do,
LISTEN only to what your body, heart and mind tells you to do first.
23/1/2020
Jan 2020 · 15
Desire
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
I only desired her,
I never loved her.
22/1/2020
Jan 2020 · 4
Same
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
They say things get better with time,
With me everything remains the same.
22/1/2020
Jan 2020 · 21
Present
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
The world doesn't ask about your past or your future,
But what you are today.
21/1/2020
Jan 2020 · 52
Loving
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
Loving people is an art,
A unique talent,
You need a canvas of a loving heart,
The brush of tender a smile,
The colourful palette of feelings,
And the master stroke of I care.
21/1/2020
Jan 2020 · 28
It Doesn't Pay
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
To be very honest or straightforward,
You tend to:
Lose being a confidante,
Scar a relationship,
Or totally lose a relationship.
20/1/2020
Jan 2020 · 10
I Think Of You
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
You are always in my thought,
Day and night,
Praying you are alive.
I think of you every second, minute and hour,
I think of you standing, sleeping, eating and drinking,
I always think of you,
I really do,
Finding you means so much to me,
Cause you have run away with my wife, car and money.
18/1/2020
Jan 2020 · 39
Not For Me
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
And she lived happily ever after
is not meant for me,
I am an option to the people I love most,
I feel like a cold damp stone slowly being eroded by my tears.
17/1/2020
Jan 2020 · 35
Climate Change
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
This crazy heat at the equator,
Drives me mad.
Just realized,
I gotta change too,
Pray more, do lots of charity,
Cause I ain't  gonna want to go to HELL.
17/1/2020
Jan 2020 · 31
What Will Happen
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
If it really rained cats and dogs like the idiom?
Like in pied piper there would be cats and dogs everywhere,
Here a cat, there a cat,
Here a dog, there a dog,
Everywhere dogs and cats.
There would also be a new breed, half cat and half dog,
Girls would be called CAPPY,
Boys would be called PUTEN.
17/1/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
Aaja, aaja aaja Mera Pyaar,
Come on ,Come on,Come on my love,
Meinbhi hu Pyaar tera,
I too, am your love,
Na, Na, Na inkaar tera Na **,
No, no, no don't refuse to come
O! Aaja ah, aa aaja,ah aa aaja aa
Oh!Come on, Come on, Come on,
Ah aa aaja, ah aa aa aaja, ah aa aaja, ah aa at last there you are.
16/1/2020
Jan 2020 · 35
Idioms
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
I just adore idioms,
They are weirdos,
Like me they don't mean what they say.
Like the other day,
I took a stray dog home,
Grandma is afraid of dogs,
She ordered me to take it back,
"I can't grandma!"
It's raining cats and dogs outside,
So Bruno has to stay with us,
Grandma opted to move out,
That dad would not allow.
Last week the teacher asked me why I was absent for three days,
"Sir, my great great aunt kicked the bucket,
I was punished, to stand outside the classroom  for the rest of the day.
Then, when mum blames the neighbours for anything amiss at our place,
Dad says, "You are barking up the wrong tree,"
As if mum is a dog.
How can there be a frog in my throat,
Dad pulling mum's leg,
And mum has a heart of gold,
Would it beat and pump blood.
Don't put your idioms in one basket,
You will get confused finding what they actually mean.
16/1/2020
Jan 2020 · 22
I want
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
I want so many things,
That destiny for me could bring,
Above all I want love,
Sweet and gentle as a dove.
Someone to walk beside me,
To smile and frown and let me be.
With someone I can drown in the galaxy of his eyes,
And dance as one on the waves of our heartbeats, no guise,
Two souls as one tumbling and stumbling in space dust,
To love, cherish and trust.
15/1/2020
Jan 2020 · 45
Exist
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
I learned to move forward,
To let go,
To forgive even my worst enemies,
Now, at last I am LIVING LIFE,
Before that I used to exist in life
14/1/2020
Jan 2020 · 51
Don't Cry For Me
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
When my life here is done,
When I am gone,
Let my journey to heaven
Be a blissful one.
I will be alone no more,
Never have time to be a bore,
For now the angels will be there,
Of me to take care,
To feed and clothe me with the finest one there is,
At last I will rest in peace.
If tears come to your eyes,
It will not be for my  demise,
But your soul stricken regret,
Wish I could have been there for the dead.
12/1/2020
Jan 2020 · 15
Trees
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
Get inspired and be in awe of trees,
Tall, strong and beautiful sanctuaries,
Communities living in jungles or groves,
Or alone, mighty and solitary,
A courageous  soldier fighting to his last breath.
Trees with their highest  rustling boughs,
To their deepest infinite roots,
As they struggle through the forces of nature,
To build their own form.
Read their history written and etched in the disk of their trunks,
The scars, the struggles and their sufferings,
The turbulence and storms endured,
Not to forget the happiness and prosperity,
With narrower the rings the hard-core the tree.
Speak and listen to the trees ,
Let them tell you the truth,
How it survives through the years,
On the strength of trust that God is with them.
From a tiny weeny seed,
How mother nature made each tree grow to its unique form,
Bearing thousands of children scattered around for our needs.
When we are stricken and bicker,
The trees admonish us,
Have Faith, believe in God,
HE is within you too,
And all your anxiety  will slip away.
11/1/2020.
Jan 2020 · 104
First Duty
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
Think about yourself.
11/1/2020
First
Jan 2020 · 36
Soulmate
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
First friends,
Then lovers,
A dance in the rain under the moonlight made them soul mates.
10/1/2020
Jan 2020 · 20
True Friend
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
always by your side
shares your sorrow and laughter
a gift of treasure.
10/1/2020.
Jan 2020 · 18
Smile
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
In your smile I found love.
9/1/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
You are the perfect chosen one,
Blessed from heaven,
To have two sets of twins,
To run your patience thin.
Four to wash and four to dry,
Two who argue and two who cry,
One having a ball on the mobile,
The other full of questions with a cheeky smile,
The younger ones,
Too, are cuddly ***** of fun.
Double,double toil and trouble,
Life may be hard and on bubble,
A pack of four to handle,
But you are smart, calm and wise,
Capable of chasing tears away from little eyes.
You asked for a flower,you got a bouquet,
Blessed and happy you are at the end of the day,
As you tuck each one in bed and they say,
Mummy we love you best please,
Eight arms to hug and four lips to kiss,
Two sets of twins crying, yelling and laughing,
Every minute growing,
Sister and sister,
Sister and brother,
Always there for each other,
United forever together
8/1/2020
Hats off to my great niece who has two sets of twin, but always smiling and never complaining.
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
Thank you, thank you from the depth of my heart,
Thank you my lovely family from  
Mombasa,Nairobi and Daressalaam,
Thank you for adding colour to my miserable grey year.
Thank you for welcoming me to your home,
For being there for me when I needed you most.
Thank you for taking me on the trip,
For walking beside me,
For holding my hands when I needed support,
It's the little things that you do that mean so much to me.
Thank you for putting up with me,
Thank you for sharing your food with me,
The delicious acharis, yummy jugu paak, mouth watering gorpapdi, exquisite puris, sakarperas and variety of biscuits,
Not to forget everybody 's favourite "popcorn",
And showering me with lovely gifts,
Thank you too, for celebrating my birthday with that awesome black forest cake.
Most of all thank you for listening to me,
And encouraging me in my low moments.
If I ever think of a good family,
You guys are always first on the list,
So many thoughtful things you did for me,
But, one thing is for sure I owe a lot to you.
I also want you to know how much I love and appreciate you.
Thanks is just a small word,
But, for me it has a deep meaning and thousands emotions.
7/1/2020
Achari: sweetened and chilly dry mango slices.
Jugupaak :sweetened groundout cakes
Gorpapdi, puris and sakarperas:Indian savoury snacks.
I went to Kenya to spend December with my family.
Jan 2020 · 73
Tears
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
Tears, tears, tears,
Her tears, my tears, your tears,
Tears of joy,
Tears of pain,
Tears of  laughter,
Tears of hurt,
Tears behind a smile,
Tears swelling in the eyes,
Tears falling down the cheeks.
Like rain must fall,  
To make everything green, fill
water bodies, clean air and add
humidity,
Tears must be shed,
To soothe self, enhance mood,
relieve pain,reduce stress and improve vision.
6/1/2020
Jan 2020 · 17
Life Is Too Short
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
Live it to the full,
Enjoy it,
Risk it
Grab it,
Dare it,
Hold on to it,
Use your will power to fly higher,
Your inner courage to survive it.
5/1/2020
Jan 2020 · 26
They Are Happy
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
Most of my family have passed away,
I miss my husband, parents and siblings everyday,
I shed tears over them,
Living  with their memories, overwhelmed.
During one of my outbursts  of tears,
My son, just turned fifteen years,
Whispered in my ears,
Why do you fret and fear,
Ain't  they in heaven,
Where rivers flow beneath beautiful gardens,
Abundant with fruits and delicious drinks,
Everyone adorned in gold and silk.
Everywhere there is peace,
And eternal bliss.
They are enjoying their afterlife,
Don't live in strife,
Enjoy, have fun, be happy,
Hold on to us, your present family.
4/1/2020
Jan 2020 · 68
(8W)
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
Take a moment,
Make it perfect for you.
3/1/2020
Jan 2020 · 108
Precious Gift
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
The most precious gift you can give someone  is to remember  him/her deeply with your heart in your prayer.
Amen.
3/1/2020
Dec 2019 · 81
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2019
"I love you",
Say those words the whole year,
And let them ring true.
Take a leap of Faith,
Leave your regrets behind,
Even your expectations.
Say "sorry" if you mean it,
Otherwise it is only a word against thousand actions.
Let the strength of your love overcome every darkness,
So that you can make beautiful beginnings for all.
Above all reach for your dreams,
With a promise of fulfilment,
And let the light shine forever on the path which leads to beautiful tomorrows.
The best night of the year has come,
Family and friends,
Let's be together and make it fantastic,
Fill it with laughter,
The only sound to hear now and after.
31/12/2019
Dec 2019 · 169
Revenge(5)
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2019
The best revenge is forgiveness.
22/12/2019
Dec 2019 · 214
Best Friend
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2019
A good friend is colour white,
Mix any colour with white to get another colour,
But mix all other colours but you cannot get white.
22/12/2019
Dec 2019 · 247
Fall
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2019
Please don't fall off
a boat,
a tree,
a ladder,
to sleep,
If you want to fall then,
Fall in LOVE with me.
21/12/2019.
Dec 2019 · 144
The W's
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2019
Why,
Where from,
When,
Which or what way,
I don't know,
I simply love you, only you,
Even my mind and my heart agree.
19/12/2019
Dec 2019 · 71
Sign of Nobility(5W)
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2019
Ensuring justice for the weak
19/12/2019
Nov 2019 · 697
Envy
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
Do not envy envy,
If you envy envy, envy will erode you.
Envy is to man what rust is to iron.
20/11/2019
Nov 2019 · 164
Memories
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
Your memories are data's collected in your special memory box,
Any small event can trigger your memory back to look back and enjoy or regret.
19/11/2019
Nov 2019 · 151
I AM TIRED(haiku)
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
cannot remember
life is a jungle for me
dementia my muse.
19/11/2019
Nov 2019 · 220
Past
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
Don't delve too much into the past,
It's a library only for reference and learning.
19/11/2019
Nov 2019 · 174
Amazing Me
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
After four children mum said I the last child was amazing,
I cried all night,
Broke into a sweetest smile,
Held their fingers and fell asleep.
I pooped and peed the most,
My nose was always running.
I was the most annoying and irritating  child,
Everybody refused to baby sit for me.
At seven months I started walking,
At eight months I had front teeth.
I could draw,sing and write at two,
But,I could never decide what I wanted to do.
19/11/2019
Nov 2019 · 3.8k
The Joy Of Cycling
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
Nothing matters,
Faster, Faster,
I pedal away,
To a bright new day.
Gives me wings to fly,
Every terrain I want to try,
Also chase the blue sky.
With the fresh open air,
As it messes with my hair,
I cycle everywhere,
In the woods, on a street or cycle track,
Here, there and back,
Up the hill I huff and puff,
Going up is tough.
Oh,what freedom!
Like the joy of stardom,
My mind crystal  clear,
Lots I discover as my bike I steer.
Round and round the wheels go,
In the sun, rain or snow,
Every moment I relish,
Never to end I wish.
18/11/2019.
Nov 2019 · 160
Height Of Negativity
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
When you get bugged by a small fly on a most beautiful  painting with vivid colours instead of admiring it.
Nov 2019 · 74
Choice
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
With most things in life you have a choice except death.
Nov 2019 · 160
Women (quinzaine)
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
I am careful of women.
Are you scared of them?
Are you shy?
17/11/2019
Quinzaine :fifteen syllables unrhymed verse (7/5/3).The first line makes a statement.The next two lines ask questions on the statement.
Nov 2019 · 86
Peace and Contentment
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
Let your body and your heart be your shrine,
Let good thoughts and kindness be your philosophy .
17/11/2019
Nov 2019 · 142
I Wish
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
I wish , how I wish,
Oh!I wish, wish , wish,
Please, please I wish,
I truly wish,
I wish,
I wish,
Fingers crossed,
I wish,
I wish................

My wish comes true.
17/11/2019
Nov 2019 · 186
Sweet kind Words
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
Are like honey
Good for the heart
Heals wounds
Boosts immunity (feelings).
17/11/2019
Nov 2019 · 85
Who Are You(8W)
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
Rich or poor you are worth your own.
Nov 2019 · 405
Soulmate(8W)
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
He had the key to unlock my heart.
17/11/2019
Nov 2019 · 142
Fear
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
Is a worst tenant,
Don't let it rent a space in your head.
15/11/2019.
Nov 2019 · 119
You Are The One
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
I am difficult to please,
But, when our eyes met,
My heart urged, "Go grab him and don't let him go!"
15/11/2019
Nov 2019 · 123
For Me
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
Love is simply you.
15/11/2019
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