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256 · Jun 26
An empty stomach
Knows it has to be filled,
An empty brain is unaware of it.
26/6/2025
256 · Jun 2022
Inshallah
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2022
Such powerful words,
If Allah is willing
From a casual meeting to a major event Allah decides what is best for you,
See me tomorrow,
Inshallah
Hope we can finish the project
within few weeks,
Inshallah
5/6/2022
255 · Feb 2021
In Love (haiku)
Salmabanu Hatim Feb 2021
being in your love
is like licking a lolly
messy but sweet.
28/2/2021
255 · Jun 2019
Manliness
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2019
Manliness is not being macho,
It is not having twelve packs,
It is not being He-Man,
Manliness is someone who is in continuous service to others.
5/6/2019
255 · Nov 2018
More than Enough
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2018
Two minutes of your love in my life is enough for me,
A minute of your laughter
and a minute of your happiness is enough for me.
This world recognizes me or not does not matter,
But, if your eyes remember me it is enough for me.
255 · Jan 2022
Kisses
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2022
On lips is not proof of love,
But want of desire,
And expectations.
14/1/2022
254 · Oct 2018
Caterpillar
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2018
The caterpillar never imagined that his last day in the cocoon
would be the beginning of a new beautiful life with wings to be free at last.
254 · Sep 2023
Be Grateful
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2023
For what you have,
A man with no feet,
Would even be happy with bare feet.
5/9/2023
254 · Jun 2019
Awake
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2019
I am in love,
At last I am awake.
5/6/2019
254 · May 2018
Conceit Does Not Pay
Salmabanu Hatim May 2018
He was a talented artist,
Midas Touch,
A gift from God.
People appreciated his work,
Famous people sought his paintings,
He became famous and rich.
Ego and conceit became his friends,
That was his downfall.
254 · Apr 2019
Sugar
Salmabanu Hatim Apr 2019
You are sugar in my tea
and honey on my pancakes.
2/4/2019.
254 · Jun 2023
What to do
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2023
Age does not control my life,
I am still full of life,
But disability has slowed me down.
7/6/2023
253 · May 2021
Attention
Salmabanu Hatim May 2021
Never seek attention,
But always give your 100% attention to your loved ones.
1/5/2021
253 · Jun 2018
Value
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2018
For the rich TIME HAS VALUE,
Every seconds count to make millions.
For the poor TIME HAS NO VALUE,
He slogs the whole day for pittance.
253 · Oct 2019
Gone Are The Days
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2019
When girls were shy and timid,
Prim and proper,
With a stiff upper lip,
Cook like their mother's,
Nowadays they drink like their fathers.
29/10/2019
253 · Sep 2021
Laughter
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
I fell in love with him,
Cause the way he laughed,
That's what I needed in my life,
Instant therapy.
1/9/2021
252 · Feb 2019
Happy Valentine's Day
Salmabanu Hatim Feb 2019
Life is tranquil,there is beauty everywhere,in every moment,
And my heart is filled with your love and care.
Family and friends,
I sit on the patio,
Scribbling on a piece of paper,
All the exciting and joyous moments we shared,
The sun smiling in agreement.
Like a warm breeze,
All I know is the help and kindness you have shown me.
My world is full of happiness,
All of you in my life is the meaning of my existence.
I wish to write a song about us,
And your chorus would be my melody.
I wish to paint a picture on a large canvas,
And my life spent with you lovely people would be my theme.
Happy Valentine's  Day.
14/2/2019.
Happy Valentine's  Day to all on Hello Poetry too.
252 · Oct 2019
Magnet
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2019
Optimism that draws good things and people to you.
19/10/2019
252 · Dec 2023
Before you sin
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2023
Ask yourself,
After death where are you going.
14/12/2023
252 · Oct 2022
Find Time
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2022
For your family,
Enjoy the beautiful moments with them,
For the work we do can never be finished.
Your children will grow up and lead their own life,
Even your dear ones may no longer be with you.
7/10/2022
252 · Aug 2019
The Old Man And The Sea
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2019
"The Old Man And  The  Sea" by
Ernest Hemingway  is a great reflection on patience and endurance.
It lessens all my problems and makes my life easier.
12/8/2019
251 · Dec 2018
Dilemma
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2018
My mind wants me to let go of him,
He is a cheat,
But, my heart is stubborn,
It still loves him.
251 · Jan 2018
Silence is Golden
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2018
He raged,
He bellowed,
He yelled,
I kept quiet.
Once again, he ranted,
Anger he vented,
He berated,
From me not a sound,
My silence was profound,
More eloquent,
Than my response.
Sometimes it pays to be quiet
251 · May 2020
Share
Salmabanu Hatim May 2020
During communalism
the people shared equally what they produced,
During lockdown we share equally what we get.
Sharing is caring.
31/5/2020
251 · Jul 2021
Lonely crow
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2021
an old lonely crow
perching on a withered branch
deep meditation.
27/7/2021
251 · Mar 2019
Rainy Day(haiku)
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2019
humid rainy day
frogs hop and splash in the rain
their skin quench their  thirst.
26/3/2019
Frogs absorb water through their skin and do not  drink.
251 · Jul 2021
Friends
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2021
one thing certain
you will always be my friend
know all my secrets.
9/7/2021
251 · Dec 2018
Beardsome
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2018
I had two mums,
My mum and my dad without a beard,
Then, he gifted himself a beard,
Now he looks beardsome awesome.
250 · Oct 2023
Life
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2023
Birth
In between enjoy or complain
Death.
5/10/2023
250 · Nov 2019
Be Yourself
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
Fall,
Break,
Fail,
That's not the end.
Rise,
Mend,
Heal,
Be yourself and move on
7/11/2019
Salmabanu Hatim May 2019
Once a wise sage told me,
" Pen down your experiences,
feelings, emotions and encounters on paper.
That would be the greatest gift you can gift your generation."
That was a push for me to write poetry
8/5/2019
250 · Mar 2023
Break
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2023
The shackles of what others think about you.
22/3/2023
250 · Jan 2021
An Entrepreneur's mindset
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2021
Stop working for money,
Work on creating what will make you money.
31/1/2021
249 · Oct 2018
Worries(5W)
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2018
Worries grow faster than grass.
249 · Jun 2021
Proposal
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2021
He proposed first with two roses,
He gave first rose with a note,
I Love you and will do so for the rest of my life,
He gave a second rose,
To my best friend.
Then he knelt down with a diamond ring,
*Will you marry me
249 · Nov 2019
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
248 · Apr 4
The Lamp
Of your body are your eyes,
They shine bright and dim
As you go through different emotions and feelings.
4/4/2025
248 · Nov 2018
Pain
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2018
Her smile for my best friend
was my pain.
248 · Jun 2019
3:00 AM
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2019
I wanted coffee,
He wanted ***.
We compromised,
He made coffee,
We had coffee and ***.
2/6/2019
248 · Aug 2019
3D
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2019
3D
After you fall in love,
Your life is in 3D.
10/8/2019.
248 · Oct 2017
Fish
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2017
Eat fish,
Fish makes brain,
Brain makes money,
Money buys fish.
That's what my dad used to say.
247 · Feb 2021
Write
Salmabanu Hatim Feb 2021
Write anything,
A word,
A phrase,
A clause,
May be a sentence.
Write a song,
A story,
A poem.
Write about your inner thoughts,
Your emotions,
Your feelings.
But best would be if you will write your WILL in my name.
21/2/2021
247 · May 2019
Be Me
Salmabanu Hatim May 2019
Be what you want to be,
Not what others want you to be,
But, that was not going to be the case,
The truth I had to face.
I was a normal child,
With mild temperament, not wild,
Good in sports,loved to dance and sing,
Above average results I brought,
The teachers were happy with me being a high honour student,
My parents should be proud, who wouldn't,
But not they,
Only complaints everyday,
For them the grass on the other side was greener,
My cousin's and neighbour's children were much better.
It even extended to my way of living,
That hurt most of my being
My existence,
Was I an object d'art or a puppet  in their presence,
Somebody they yearned me to be,
Somebody they could not be.
To be somebody extraordinary
I cannot be their mould ,
My creator has created me perfect,
The way I want  to be
I am content to be me.
I hope they realise their mistake,
Better for our sake,
I am not their heirloom or property,
I am me and I have come with my own destiny.
17/5/2019
247 · Jan 2018
Gave In
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2018
My friend was stubborn,
There was a major misunderstanding.
Everybody knew I was right,
She would not budge,
So I gave in,
I turned left.
But I said,"If I am wrong
Forgive me,
If you feel you are wrong,
Ask Allah to forgive you."
It does not pay to be stubborn.Allah sees all.
247 · Dec 2021
In Life
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2021
I want to give out lots of love,
So that when I am dead,
I will still live in the heart of  those I have touched.
612/2021
247 · Jul 2019
Buried
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2019
When I fell in love again,
I dug a small grave in my heart,
I buried all his flaws,
I will just go wherever my love takes me.
25/7/2019
246 · Sep 2022
Mathematics
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2022
Teaches us to hope,
That every problem has a  solution.
15/9/2022
246 · Mar 2021
Handle With Care
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2021
A promise,
Friendship,
And relationship,
Cause once broken,
There is only silence
11/3/2021
246 · Aug 2018
Extra Baggage
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2018
In our time we lived together,
An extended family with love forever,
Grandparents,uncles,aunts and cousins, me and you,
We learned to bond,respect the elders too.
Not the parents but the whole family cared for your upbringing,
No hassles,  everyone intermingled lovingly.
Then families separated,one son remained in the main house with parents,
The parents were highly respected and looked up to,
They were counsellors and advisors too.
But, in these modern times of high tech and working wives the whole scenario  has changed,
Wife is busy earning money,
extra baggage (parents) she cannot manage,
Send them off  to old people's homes,
Who cares for the old bums.
Our parents together our children were our priority,
Our children have forgotten their responsibility.
Wives run the home, have the last say,
Everybody grows old, soon it will be their day,
Extra baggage,
Learn to manage.
Children find it tough to care for their parents. Grandchildren learn respect,humility love from them.They learn to have relationship.whilst parents work,somebody is at home with them.
246 · Mar 2022
Problems
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2022
Treat problems as an art of life,
Life will be easier.
9/3/2021
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