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191 · Sep 2019
Fear(haiku)
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2019
fear only God
it removes all phobias
and live happily
14/9/2019
191 · Oct 2019
Attracted
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2019
He was young and ugly,
He was loud and grumpy,
He had a toothless smile,
And was filthy.
But so many were attracted to him!......
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Flies and mosquitoes.
191 · Oct 2021
Positive
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2021
Be positive in life,
Except Covid 19.
5/10/2021
191 · Apr 2021
After Marriage
Salmabanu Hatim Apr 2021
She changed her potato shaped husband into fries,
Now she has problem keeping him away safe from women.
11/4/2021
191 · Jun 2021
Music
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2021
Is the beautiful melodies of emotions that seep into one's  soul.
13/6/2021
190 · Mar 2019
Deceased
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2019
my deceased father
woke me up from deep slumber
i'm with Mohammed (pbuh).
190 · May 13
I gave
The key to my happiness to him,
He was ungrateful and toxic
He took and never gave in return,
So I cut him off from my life,
It was refreshing,
Like I was standing under the clear blue sky,
The sun winking at me,
The soft breeze caressing my skin and ruffling my hair,
That's my girl.
13/5/2025
190 · May 2024
Truth
Salmabanu Hatim May 2024
Can be bitter,
But it liberates.
18/5/2024
190 · Mar 2018
Wife
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2018
You came in my life,
Dear,sweet wife,
You make me complete.
You bring tears,
You bring laughter,
You bring sunshine and rain.
You remain mirrored and stamped in my heart,
Your reflection  I behold at every angle.
Please don't leave me,my lovely Maple,
I need you my gentle swan,
Without you  I will be a broken piano,
With only the black keys, out of tune.
My uncle and aunt were best friends and she meant everything to him.He always used to pull her legs and she took it lightly.She never complained.She was beautiful at heart even with us.One day she became very sick.That was the day he really cried.As he held her hands he recited this poem to her.
190 · Apr 2022
Sacrifice
Salmabanu Hatim Apr 2022
Another name for mother is
sacrifice
In my youth and when mum was still alive everything came easy for us,
We managed to pass our exams,
Have some of our important dreams come true,
Successful in life,
A loving husband and a happy home,
Most problems solved,
Sometimes there was pain and sadness,
Without which life is not complete.
One day I sat with mum as she was reciting Quaran,
Duas and tasbeeh,
She looked angelic and calm,
and peaceful.
Out of curiosity I asked her if she did not find it boring just reciting Quaran verses the whole day,
The answer she gave me solved my question to why I and my siblings were so blessed and lucky,
"I am asking Allah to keep safe my children from calamities of life,
To forgive their sins,
So they taste success in life,
Be happy, prosperous and healthy.
I have already lived my life,
Allah has been kind to me,
And I beg him to give you a joyful,peaceful and successful life,
Strength to overcome your burdens and anxieties.
Here was my mum sacrificing her time in the name of Allah,
"Giving Him all her best,
So he would give us the rest."
Ameen.
16/4/2022
190 · May 2023
Success In Marriage
Salmabanu Hatim May 2023
After you tie the knot,
Change your I into we,
It is mine into ours,
Don't break trust,
And try to communicate.
5/3/2023
189 · May 2019
Firewall
Salmabanu Hatim May 2019
I have built a firewall around my heart so a virus like you cannot get in.
21/5/2019
189 · Mar 11
Grandson
To grandfather,
In your days you had no T.V,
WhatsApp,
Snapchat
Twitter
Facebook,
X
Instagram,
Youtube
Mobiles and
Computers,
What did you in your free time.
Grandfather answered,
We had plenty of time for each other,
We bonded,
We built relationships,
And we retired  to our rooms early,
We made big families.
11/3/2025
My grandparents had twenty one sons
189 · Jan 5
Haiku
moonlight spears my grave
as I lay to rest in peace
welcome little star.
5/1/2024
189 · Aug 2021
Goosebumps
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2021
Whenever he smiles at me I get goosebumps.
19/8/2021
189 · Nov 2019
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
189 · Sep 2021
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
189 · Dec 2022
At the Park
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2022
cheeky little girl
gives me a peck on the cheeks
candy looks yummy.
21/12/2022
189 · Sep 2021
Love
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
Love is everywhere,
But the way you love is
magic
21/8/2021
189 · Feb 2021
Dreams
Salmabanu Hatim Feb 2021
Are like someone directing a scene,
And suddenly shouts Cut.
189 · Jun 2024
Boundaries
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2024
Tell people where their limit is.
29/6/2024
189 · Aug 2023
I want to
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2023
Be remembered before I die,
Not after.
So I know what I am remembered for.
29/8/2023
189 · Nov 2018
Parents Love.
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2018
Even the neighbours can shower you with love,
But the parents teach you what is right from wrong by scolding you,  punishing you and disciplining you,
It is because they love you.
188 · Mar 2019
I believe in me
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2019
Eenie mini myni mo
I said let me go
Mum said no
Dad said I don't know.
Eenie mini myni mo
I said let me be
Mum said I was not free
Dad said he didn't understand me.
I am seventeen
Going on eighteen
I am me
What I will be, will be
I believe in my heart
It is all that matters.
19/3/2019.
188 · Jan 2021
Glad For Lockdown
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2021
My ego burst during lockdown,
My wife is a housewife,
I bring home a fat salary,
The breadwinner.
I felt my wife did little at home,
And I complained all the time demanding attention.
All that changed when I stayed at home during lockdown,
I realised being a homemaker is a multitask,
A 24/7 job with no leave or bonuses,
Why my children are so close to their mother than me,
Her gifts their hugs and laughter and sometimes praise from me,
I respect my wife's  career and am glad for lockdown.
19/1/2021
188 · Jul 2021
Deathbed
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2021

"Any last words", asked the priest,
Requested for today's paper,
"Read for me the obituaries page"
My name was not there.
There was hope.
21/7/2021
188 · Sep 2018
Transaction
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2018
If you love me,
love me as I am,
With my goodness and vices.
If you desire to change me,
then love a new me,
Then that is not love,
It is a transaction,
In love there is no deal.
188 · Mar 2019
Janitor
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2019
He swept her off her feet.
21/3/2019
188 · Dec 2021
Feelings
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2021
Are like gems,
Learn where to hide them,
Or where to show them.
17/12/2021
188 · Apr 2019
Naughty
Salmabanu Hatim Apr 2019
Slowly, first he took down the skirt,
Then tenderly came the blouse,
He grasped the bra and pulled it out,
Finally, it was the underpants.
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Don't be naughty,
He took them from the clothesline.
28/4/2019
188 · Sep 2019
Love
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2019
If you
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                  l
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                        in love
It is one side....You are in love
But if you
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in love
You are loved too.
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188 · Sep 2023
I get
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2023
More hungry when I watch T.V
23/9/2033
188 · May 2022
Haiku
Salmabanu Hatim May 2022
be always grateful
of kindness shown by others
learn gentleness too.
30/5/2022
187 · Aug 2023
New Day
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2023
My alarm rings,
Thankfully, again I descend to the bustop of a new dawn.
My eyes wide open,
To see the magic of another morning,
My mind at ease,
Ready to accept the challenges of a new day,
Eager to face the surges of possibilities,
Breaking on the horizon of dawn.
The beauty of the sunrise,
Hued with the colours of my goals,
Awaits my hunger,
The new dawn will bring.
17/8/2023
187 · Oct 2022
Every Leaf( Haiku)
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2022
has a story to tell
when it falls a new leaf blooms
that's new beginning.
8/10/2022
187 · Sep 2022
My Way
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2022
I am getting old,
But still my family and friends  say I should enjoy life,
Travel the world,
Socialise,
Do voluntary work,
Join a club,
But I have done all that,
Now, I want to live my life my
way,
I want to relax and take it easy,
Doze in a rocking chair as and when I wish,
Sit in my comfortable sofa in front of the T.V. ,
And watch all my favourite series,
With jars of mix nuts, chocolates and sweets on a side table,
Sit idly reminiscing sweet memories,
Chat for hours with my friends on WhatsApp  and mobile ,
Enjoy and bond with my grandchildren.
I want time for myself,
Which I never had bringing up my children, running the house and working and travelling.
187 · Mar 2019
The Cowherd (Haiku)
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2019
A young cowherd played
a soulful tune on his flute
grass was wet with tears.
3/3/2019.
187 · Feb 2021
Doubt(haiku)
Salmabanu Hatim Feb 2021
you are filled with doubt
about my true love for you
your soul says don't err.
28/2/2021
187 · Feb 2021
Blessed Friday
Salmabanu Hatim Feb 2021
For a Muslim
Beauty lies in eyes of a
Believer
Jannat on prayer rug,
Proximity to Allah in Sujood
Peace and happiness after
Salah
5/2/2021
Sujood-prostate
Salah: prayers
Jannat :heaven
187 · Nov 2018
Retake
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2018
Your kiss unlocked my sealed lips. Wowooooo..........
I await eagerly for a retake.
187 · Dec 2022
If
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2022
If
You give to charity,
Or help the poor
Keep away from the media
20/12/2022
186 · May 2019
Strong Marriage
Salmabanu Hatim May 2019
Abide by your marriage vows
                  "I DO"
Marriage is 100%-100%.Give all you have got.
186 · Oct 2018
Beach
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2018
As I stepped on the beach,the sand as warm as can be
The ocean beckoned me,
It's blue water shimmering,
The seagulls overhead screaming,
A fisherman's boat buoyed up and down, alone,
Come sail in me son.
Tempting, I went into the ocean,
At first with caution,
The wind in my face,
A wave knocks me down in a haze.
I swim underneath it and onto the boat ,
It is hot,
I dive , swim , and play,
I taste the sea's salty spray,
Run back to the golden sand,
Dig holes, build sand castles with my hands,
I am free, free as a bird,
Without a care in the world.
186 · Jan 2023
We
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2023
We
A little weird me
A little wierdyou
Makes a little perfect weird we
With thousands fights and misunderstanding but still partners forever.
4/1/2023
186 · Mar 2020
Love Your Smile(8W)
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2020
Let me be the reason for it please.
2/3/2020
186 · Apr 2023
Lost
Salmabanu Hatim Apr 2023
my cute grumpy aunt
under the sweltering sun
helped me find my dog.
8/4/2023
186 · Jul 2023
Exercises
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2023
Makes the bones and muscles strong,
Difficulties and problems make the mind strong,
By trying to find solutions.
17/7/2023
186 · Feb 2019
Paradise
Salmabanu Hatim Feb 2019
Paradise is when you are in peace with your self and satisfied with your needs.
2/2/2019
185 · Jan 2022
Rain
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2022
rain rain in the spring
brings new beginning to life
nature's beauty blooms.
8/1/2022
185 · Jun 2018
Don't Blame Me
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2018
I am responsible for each and every word I utter.
How you comprehend  and understand what I said is up to you.
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