Is self
Calm,
At peace,
With acceptance of
And no expectation.
12/3/2024

Was very talkative,
He got married recently,
He talks minimum,
Either he has become wiser,
Or he is afraid of his beautiful wife.
12/3/2024

After Juma salah,
To Allah,
Beseeching HIM to make me walk without a crutch,
Without assistance on uneven roads,
I was literally whining to  Allah to give me back the quality of my life.
Then I heard a women in a wheel chair praying to Allah,
She was blind and deaf,
Her one leg was amputated,
Her body covered in rashes,
And she was being grateful to Allah for being alive,
Praying for others still lesser than her,
Tears filled my eyes,
Ungrateful me of his blessings,
Complaining of a minor inconvenience.
Looking at the other side of the coin I was truly blessed.
10/3/2024

Had become full of conclusions
Of thoughts and ideas of my political and religious friends.
It had become a dead end
But with philosophies of compassion and kindness
I made my mind and heart into temples,
Where positivity brought about a great change.
10/3/2024

Changed after marriage,
My daughter-in-law made me the happiest person on earth.
My son learned to brush his teeth every night before bed,
Take a bath often,
Change his briefs everyday,
Sort and take out the garbage bins,
Mow the lawn,
Also learned to help his wife around the house,
Made morning tea.
Simple magic,
HE WAS IN LOVE,
And love is blind.
8/3/2024

Fifty years before,
People and doctors too had more patience.
When I was pregnant with my first child,
Everytime I went to the clinic,
Everything was fine,
The child was doing well.
But I was long overdue,
But patience has its rewards.
I would have fake pains,
And now and again I would urge mum to take me to the hospital immediately.
Being a mother of five,
She would ask if the pains were at an interval of two minutes,
No!
Then one time being exasperated and orthodox,
She said, "Everything unfolds at its own pace,
When Allah wishes your womb will open and you will give birth.
You may nurture the plant endlessly,
But the fruit is only borne in its season.
She was right,
Although I had a painful labour,
I gave birth to a healthy baby girl.
7/3/2024

Gives one an identity and status,
It identifies you from other people
Unlike the English like grandparent, uncles and aunt,
Asians have particular names for each kin.
Such as in the Gujratis,
Father's parents are Dada and dadi,
Mother's parents are nana and nani.
Father's brother is kaka(chacha) and kaki(chachi
Mother's brother is mama and mami
Father's sister is faiji and husband fuaji
Mother's sister is masi and masaji.
Even the niece and nephew are identified differently.
It is also said that a Mother's sister is almost your mother.
I don't like when my kins call me aunty.
I may be uncle or aunty for others but I want to maintain my particular status with you,
So others can know how closely related I am to you.
6/3/2024

In the vase,
On the window sill,
Whispered to me.
I'm for love,
Smell me deeply,
And exhale the fragrance of my love,
To your loved ones,
With a beautiful smile.
5/3/2024

No pain,
Sorrow,
Or illness,
How will you remember Allah?
5/3/2024

You use has an impact on your speech,
The gentler the better.
4/3/2024

double up laughing
not at the jokes aunty cracks
her chimpanzee laugh.
2/3/2024

Our laziest mother
when the maid doesn't come to work
tires giving us chores.

wants we make her tea
as she lazes on the bed
selective worker.
1/3/2024

Is relative,
It is not how you use it,
But how you value and invest it.
1/3/2024

Are we all 100% happy?
Happy with who we are,
Happy with what we want,
Happy with what we have.
No one is there who hasn't sinned,
No one is there who hasn't a tear to shed,
No one is there who is without pain,
No one can say he has no anxiety.
In this chaotic world we need the blessings of Allah,
Heartfelt peace and purity.
27/2/2024

Never!!
I adore my body,
Like one's Ferrari,
Not a dent should come on it.
27/2/2024

my gaze on rose trees
as the buds burst with colours
scissors hesitate.
26/2/2024

About people leads to gossip,
Curiosity about ideas will light the path to creativity,
And progress.
25/2/2024

After you find,
All the negavities you have built within you.
22/2/2024

Is my Guru,
I listen to it.
21/2/2024

red eyes swollen face
muffled sobs drenches pillow
learning experience.

it has no corners
what you give is what you get
flows through infinite.
20/2/2024

A misconception you love them more than your own,
Yours are yours,
Your grandchildren are a part of you and them,
In them you relive your children's childhood,
Their mannerisms and their fond memories.
And you have more time to indulge with your grandchildren.
Moreover your grandchildren are like candies,
You cannot be with them as many times as you wish,
That all depends on your children and their spouses.
19/2/2024

sitting on sand dunes
amidst whole of nothingness
hued rays of sunrise.
18/2/2024

One breath,
It's there,
Next second it's gone.
Adios.
17/2/2024

sits in the garden chair
watching a robin sitting
on my white gaze dress.
17/2/2024

stand at water's edge
gentle wave comes towards me
wets my new sandals.
17/2/2024

I am still a part of you.
If you love me,
I hold a special place in your heart.
If you hate me,
I am prominent in your mind,
Then you recruit people to hate me,
Till hate becomes a burden for you.
Let go of hate,
Become indifferent,
Or hold me in your heart.
15/2/2024

Medicine,
If you are laughing for no reason.
12/2/2024

Allah created the universe,
He created heaven and earth,
Exotic, beautiful Shangri-la,
It was not enough,
So he created Adam,
He roamed the garden of Eden,
Obedient  dutiful and boring.
Allah thought and thought,
He wanted someone to bring life to his creation,
To stir up excitement,
Bring about laughter, pain, sorrow and joy.
So with patience and love,
He created Eve,
Gave her extra tears and beguiling ways,
Made her the ***** of recreation.
What did she do?
She made Adam eat the forbidden apple,
Off to earth they were sent to repent,
Allah's creation has made life exhilarating on earth,
But till today men give in to tears,
And can't have their ways with women.
11/2/2024

The possibility of a miracle happening,
To achieve success,
Fulfill your dream,
Makes life intriguing  and exciting.
9/2/2024

Have the right to equality,
But they are not equal to men,
Not in their anatomy,
Not in their ways.
Allah has created them with love and time,
Given them the extra sixth sense of intuition.
Men can be men,
But it is the woman who gives birth to them.
7/2/2024

A garbage disposal bin for your children's
Build up emotions,
Grievous feelings,
And frustrations.
A storage box,
To hold their secrets.
A chauffeur to drive them to their various activities,
And their never ending demands.
What you get in return is something very special,
A kiss,
A tight hug,
A smile,
And those musical words,
"We LOVE YOU MUM.
4/2/2024.

My heart does not have legs and hands,
To come running to you,
To hold you tight.
It's every beat cries out for you,
Reflects only your images at every angle,
And if you shatter it to million pieces,
Only your visage will be seen,
On every piece.
4/2/2024

Big shot,
Well! Your opinions matter no more,
Yeah!
I'm gonna do what I feel is right,
I'm gonna eat and dress what I like,
You oughta go your way,
I gonna go my way.
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
You are you,
I'm me,
Me loves me,
Me matters most.
3/2/2024

Lovers become best poets,
Shattered dreams,
Grief,
Painful tears that fall from the heart,
And seep into the soul,
They let it pour onto paper,
As poetry.
31/1/2024

Was enough for the two of us.
30/1/2024

Is sea,
With its depth, storms and tides,
Also it's treasures of pearls of love, kindness and compassion,
Constant joy and vitality.
30/1/2024

After nagging us,
Making us clean our messy rooms,
Grounding us with no T.V and mobile for that day,
Mum sat with a cup of tea at the kitchen table,
Sunlight streaming on her tired face.
My brother took a candid shot of her with his instant camera
Seeing her photo,
We realised the true worth of our mum.
There was regret on her face,
Her eyes blurry with tears,
Here was a woman with unconditional love for us,
Who hated being harsh on us.
29/1/2024

My owner is a good man,
He loves to take me for long walks.
Although he keeps me on a leash for my safety,
He lets me be free,
To snoop around bushes and flower beds,
For two things I have learned,
Not to be curious,
And stay clear of people who are afraid or not like dogs.
I let a loving hand scratch my ears and ruff,
Especially young pretty ladies,
So my owner can make friends with them,
I love to lick their faces and hands to show my appreciation.
At the beach I love to run along the golden sand,
Chase seagulls to the water's edge,
Or up to the sky.
Some children throw sticks,
And I play fetch with them,
Outrunning the wind.
I understand my owner's feelings,
When his affairs don't go well,
Instead of pestering him to take me for a walk,
I look up at him and sympathise,
I cuddle up to him,
Rest my head on his lap to say,
"Don't worry I'm here for you.'
27/1/2024.

The moment,
You are able to stay in silence,
Your mind empty of thoughts.
26/1/2024

Don't change,
They remain the same.
26/1/2024

A tornado,
Unpredictable,
You never know what she is going to do next.
Beautiful and deadly.
23/1/2024.

Doctors are to bodies,
As authors are to souls.
23/1/2024

Supplement in life
Is patience.
23/1/2024

You look twenty percent better,
In the eyes of others,
Than your reflection in the mirror,
So I think I am around average.
21/1/2024

Of letting go,
Find the reason why you can't,
Then derive at a solution.
20/1/2024

Of letting go,
Find the reason,
And derive at a solution.
20/1/2024

It was only you,
My love at first sight.
My heart became a canvas,
Where I splashed colours of endurance,
And when at last you accepted me,
With your soft lips on mine,
Waiting for you was worth every single moment.
16/1/2024

Is like a rose flower,
From bud to full bloom,
Life too opens to happiness and beauty,
And without the thorns,
Life would be complacent and without reason.
15/1/2024

In love,
Friendship,
Or relationship,
Is the strangulation of the heart and mind,
Hidden behind a false smile,
Or words like,'I'm fine.'
13/1/2024