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158 · Mar 2021
Feelings
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2021
Fragile as a flower,
Delicate as a China plate.
A cupful of emotions,
Don't hurt or crush them,
Respect others feelings,
Tomorrow it can be you.
11/3/2021
158 · Oct 2024
You may
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2024
Hurt,
But take it as a lesson,
And experience will make you wiser and stronger.
4/10/2024
158 · Jan 2021
Distance
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2021
Distance makes the heart grow fonder,
But in any relationship don't stretch the distance so that like a rope it breaks.
21/1/2021
158 · May 2018
Kindness
Salmabanu Hatim May 2018
I don't try to be kind,
Kindness is my lifestyle.
158 · Aug 2021
Wise Sayings
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2021
Three things which ruin a man when together,
Youth,
Idleness and
Wealth.
14/8/2021
158 · Jul 2019
My Granmother
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2019
My grandmother is whimsical,
Sometimes she laughs so hard,
That tears run down her legs,
And as she rushes to the loo,
We can hear assorted sound effects.
We too, end up in splits,
Only mum frowns.
25/7/2019
158 · Nov 2018
Godess
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2018
I want to be your Godess
in the temple of your heart.
158 · Apr 28
Me to more
I was one,
Alone and no fun,
Then I met him,
Man of my dream.
Soon in the Church we said "I do",
And became two,.
Married life was a blessing,
But something was missing,
So we became three,
Ñow it was not him and me,,
But we wanted more,
So we became four,
Then five, six,
I told him no more heroics,
Enough us two and four kids,
Let's put on the lid.
29/4/2025
158 · Jan 2021
Accessories
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2021
At two boutiques my husband holds my arm tightly,
Distracts and steers me away,
Handbags and shoes.
22/1/2021
158 · Sep 2018
My Soul
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2018
My soul resides in my body as a guest in a hotel,
When it checks out permanently,
I am dead.
158 · Feb 2020
Accept It
Salmabanu Hatim Feb 2020
People don't change,
It's either they have lost interest in you,
Or they have found somebody else.
11/2/2020
157 · Dec 2022
Not Loved
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2022
I was not the missing puzzle in his heart,
So I took a step back,
Because without love my existence had no meaning.
29/12/2022
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2019
Be satisfied with what you have,
Do not envy others with what they have and feel bitter,
What you perceive  can be something else.
13/3/2019.
157 · May 2021
Negativity
Salmabanu Hatim May 2021
Love
Happiness,
Peace,
Contentment,
Gratitude
Are not enough for a complete satisfied life,
You need a bit of negative feelings too to motivate you.
Anger,
Jealousy,
Envy,
Sadness,
Negative feelings in small amounts tend to be useful.
It can protect you from harm,
Boost you to be successful,
Argue persuasively for what is yours,
And push you to come out of your comfort zone.
24/5/2021
157 · Mar 2019
If Spouse Dies(Haiku)
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2019
a profound silence
deep grief imprints on your soul
lonely a mild word.
18/3/2019
157 · Jul 2019
Storm
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2019
He was the storm,
I was the calm,
I learned to embrace him and grow.
26/7/2019
157 · Jun 2024
Small Dog
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2024
made a dog of clay
with its paw up in the air
favourite mascot.
27/6/2024
157 · Mar 2024
Kin Relationship
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 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
157 · Jan 2019
Problems
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2019
If you look at your problems,
You will never climb the ladder of success.
Look for solutions to your problems,
Life becomes easy,
Success is yours.
28/1/2019.
157 · May 2020
Mornings(10W)
Salmabanu Hatim May 2020
Coffee gets me started,
Faith in God keeps me going.
157 · Jun 7
My newly
Married neighbour of just eight months,
Divorced her husband,
We asked "WHY?
She said before marriage for everything
he said,"Yes, at once darling",
After marriage for everthing he said,
"LATER sweetheart"
Which never came.
7/6/2025
157 · Feb 2019
You and Me
Salmabanu Hatim Feb 2019
You and me and the silence,
Underneath the stars presence,
Beneath the oak tree,
At last free,
From the sordid heartache,
That had left you a wreck.
My lungs were still,
With your will,
I tenderly held you close,
You smiled without remorse.
My hear beat was racing,
Slowly your heart was healing.
You and me,
Hope would share early morning coffee,
As one,as soulmates,
Pray that is my fate.
9/2/2019.
157 · Jun 2019
Blame
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2019
Angel Of Death:Dear Lord, my job of taking people's  lives is thankless. I will always be blamed for their death.
God: Never my son, there will always be a reason for their death.
Amen.
22/6/2019
156 · Aug 2021
Beauty
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2021
flashes of colours
as butterflies and flowers
romance together.
17/2021
156 · Jan 2021
Power of Love
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2021
He was sure he would change me after marriage,
After thirty years he is more myself than I am.😉
22/1/2020
156 · Feb 2021
He Came
Salmabanu Hatim Feb 2021
After years of being apart,
Frequent pleas to see him,
Begging to hear his voice,
My son came at last!
When they were lowering my   coffin to the ground.
He was crying profusely and pleading for forgiveness,
I saw it all as my soul hovered over my grave,
I forgave,
For him it was too late to hear.
6/2/2021
156 · Jul 2018
Be prepared
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2018
Be prepared!
It will overtake you even if you run away,
Catch you even if you hide,
Remember you even if you forget.
Your DEATH.
156 · Jul 2024
When my mind
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2024
Becomes a bagful of thoughts,
I go to a quiet and serene place,
Like a beach,
Or a cliff with the waves crashing against the rocks,
And declutter them.
19/7/2024
156 · Jun 2019
XY and XX
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2019
His X ***** fused with her X ova,
She gave birth to a baby girl,
He didn't like the outcome,
He wanted a boy to carry on his name,
On her he put the blame,
Stirred quite a fuss.
She lost her patience,
Refused to accept the consequence.
Gave him a piece of her mind,
As his orthodox  mother glared from behind,
My ***** produce only ** ova,
You have XY *****,
Your Y ***** were not quick and manly enough to fuse my X ova,
So be satisfied and keep what you have got,
Better luck next time,
If I give you second chance.
4/6/2019
Asian countries still prefer boys to girls to carry on family name but times are changing now.
155 · Jul 2023
How are you
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2023
Still breathing.
31/7/2023
155 · Nov 2018
Soft Heart
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2018
After two sons
the birth of my daughter made me complete,
She softened my heart.
155 · Dec 2021
Winter
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2021
whilst it was snowing
as in romantic movie
he borrowed a kiss.
18/12/2021
155 · Jun 2019
Grave(haiku)
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2019
the grave was ready,
the angels smiled lovingly
just you and your deeds.
22/6/2019
155 · May 2024
If you are
Salmabanu Hatim May 2024
Blessed with wealth,
Convert it to good deeds,
Only that you can take to afterlife.
3/5/2024
155 · Jul 2019
Remember
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2019
Every action that has no positive out come is a pointless pastime
And every statement  that has no real meaning is a lie.
26/7/2019
154 · Feb 25
I erred
I loved him so much,
He was my everthing,
A beautiful song in my heart,
My cherry blossom,
I glowed when I was with him,
My eyes sparkled,
My perfect hero,
Foolish me,
I realised it was a one sided love,
A broken tune I still hear in my heart,
My mistake.
25/2/2025
154 · Nov 2019
Trash
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
taking out the trash
is a tedious job except
for beauty next door.
2/11/2019
The beautiful girl next door also comes to bring out the trash.
154 · Jun 2024
Why I left him
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2024
I wanted him to love me,
As I was,
And not what he wanted me to be.
18/6/2024
154 · Oct 2018
Raindrop
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2018
He was a raindrop on a summer's day,
He filled my life with light,warmth and colours of a rainbow.
He plunged deep into the roots of my soul,
Sweeping me into the storm of his love,
Leaving me senseless,
Embracing  me tightly into his strong arms,
Afraid his angel would vanish into thin air.
154 · Nov 2018
Sunset (Cinquain)
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2018
Sunset
Golden, breathtaking
Setting,inspiring,fleeting
Marks end of day
Dusk.
Cinquain 5 lines
1)noun 2) 2adjectives 3) 3 verbs
4) 4 words what it is about 5)synonym of noun.
154 · May 7
Death
Lurks everywhere,
Waiting for your time to go,
It does not look at age.
7/5/2025
154 · Aug 2021
Generosity (5W)
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2021
Is giving before being asked.
21/8/2021
154 · Apr 2019
Truth (haiku)
Salmabanu Hatim Apr 2019
tell nothing but the truth
don't bend or water it down
it wins in the end
29/4/2018
154 · Oct 2018
How Much
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2018
How much do I love you?
I live for you,
I die for you,
In between I only think about you.
154 · Oct 2019
Your Love
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2019
Like violets are not always blue,
I doubt if your love for me is true.
Just as roses come in different shade,
So are your feelings for me I dread.
Before your feelings falter,
Or you leave me at the altar,
It is better to say adieu,
Though I love you.
8/10/2019
154 · Sep 2019
Day (haiku)
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2019
day on Earth begins
at midnight;Greenwich England
Prime Meridian is.
28/9/2019.
154 · Oct 2018
Limerick (Barber)
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2018
With five hair on his head,old Mr.Porter,
Went to the shop of a young, cheeky barber,
Cheeky barber asked, "Cut or count,
Or much better pull out?"
"Colour it," smiled the old man in a whisper.
154 · Nov 2018
Smile
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2018
When she smiled,
It was as if the fragrance of Spring had come,
with the first morning yawn.
153 · Apr 2020
Acrostic
Salmabanu Hatim Apr 2020
C cough,sneeze,cough,cough
O over and over
R  respiratory syndrome severe
O  older people and those with
      medical problems
N  need to be isolated
A   at all cost

V  vaccine not available so try
I  isolation
R  respiratory etiquette
U  use masks
S  stop social gatherings and keep  
     distance.

Last and not least have faith and pray
22/4/2020
153 · Sep 2021
Self (5W)
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2021
No self is true self
30/9/2021
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