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118 · Nov 2020
Clumsy
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2020
My heart is clumsy,
It has two left feet,
It has a way of falling,
As waves rise and fall in the ocean.
Useless words spill from my mouth,
Scattering across the floor.
Let me kiss you,
So I can paint all my feelings for you vividly.
1/11/2020
117 · Jan 2021
Lost Shoe
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2021
Cinderella lost her shoe and married a prince,
If you lose yours at midnight you are drunk
12/1/2021
117 · May 12
In an argument
With a fool,
Just smile and remain silent.
12/5/2025
117 · Jul 2018
IF
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2018
IF
In Life there is if,
Many ifs,
Overcome them all,
You will have a beautiful melody.
117 · Nov 2023
Sunset(Tanka)
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2023
When sun touches sea
Sky paints magnificent view
Hope stirs in my soul
Gorgeous beauty like you
Come to brighten my darkness.
24/11/2023
117 · Jun 2022
Loving You
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2022
Was like decorating a Christmas tree,
With glittering  tinsel,
glass *****, lights and candy canes.
Each gift a tender kiss,
A loving smile,
A warm hug.
And a star at the top my heartbeats twinkling with joy.
30/6/2022
117 · Sep 2019
Truth
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2019
Truth is beyond thought and belief,
Make your mind change and adapt,
Flip through all pages of your mind until you get the truth.
25/9/2019
117 · Nov 2019
Before Love
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
It was I, I, I,.........
Me, me, Me.........
All the time.
Now, it is he, he , he.........
Him, him, only him.........
With every beat of the heart.
That is LOVE!
8/11/2019
117 · Feb 2021
ETC.........
Salmabanu Hatim Feb 2021
End of thinking capacity
117 · Jul 2018
Vain
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2018
Why be vain
When your origin is from a *****,
And your end a carcass.
117 · Mar 2020
Aura
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2020
Is like a weather map of your body,
All the data recorded in your soul.
20/3/2020
117 · Dec 2018
Lucky You
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2018
Life are flowers,
We are butterflies,
Nectar is money,
Some get more,some less,
Others don't.
117 · Jun 2019
Prayers
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2019
In my prayers I asked for your smile,
And as a gift I asked for your love.
21/6/2019
117 · Feb 2021
More, more.......
Salmabanu Hatim Feb 2021
He came with one rose,
I gave him a peck on the lips.
He came with two roses,
I gave him a butterfly  kiss.
He came with three roses,
I gave him lip gloss kiss.
He was excited!
He wanted more,
He came with more roses,
A box of chocolate too.
I fluttered my eyelashes,
Cajoled him to wash dishes,
Promising more, more, ...........
A French kiss perhaps,
Did I?
19/2/2021
117 · Apr 7
My dearest family
When I depart from this world,
Don't mourn me,
Don't miss me,
Learn to love the way I have you in many ways,
Learn to remember the sweet moments we had together,
And mostly Learn to hold on to family ties.
7/4/2025
117 · Apr 2020
The Last Laugh
Salmabanu Hatim Apr 2020
Many countries prepared for nuclear war,
To be the most powerful country,
Accumulating weapons,
Finding life in space,
Building robots and latest gadgets,
Health Care took a back seat,
All the time God  was observing our drama,
Against all these he sent a tiny virus,
Checkmate,
THE LAST LAUGH.
5/4/2020
117 · May 2019
Break-Up(haiku)
Salmabanu Hatim May 2019
lovely summer night
went  for a long romantic drive
nice way to break up.
16/5/2019
117 · May 2
Mum
Mum
Though many years have passed,
I  still miss you,
But I feel your presence everyday.
I have treasured a piece of your everyday wear with me,
And whenever I miss you -quite often,
I touch, feel and smell your clothes,
It gives me joy as if you have just hugged me.
You are always with me mum,
In the bangles you gave me,
In some of the same food tastes we share,
In some gestures and habits I have you,
Some say,"You look like your mum".
2/5/2025
117 · Sep 2018
Me(8W)
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2018
The real me
is the soul inside me.
116 · Aug 2020
Overdues
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2020
I cried to the Angel of Death,
"Please do not take me,
Give me a second chance."
"Sorry,I can't,"said Death,
Your taxed sins are long overdue,
You're charged with money laundering-taking forcefully money from the weak,
Bribery,
Tax evasion,
Tax fraud,
All in the name of religion.
4/8/2020
116 · Jan 2020
(8W)
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
Take a moment,
Make it perfect for you.
3/1/2020
116 · Aug 2019
Beware
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2019
When your man brings you flowers and gifts for no reason,
Beware!
He is having an affair.
16/8/2019
116 · Dec 2018
Listen
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2018
With your mouth zipped,
Your heart and mind open.
116 · Sep 2024
Life's like that
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2024
I saw a man standing under a tall building,
In the hot sun,
His hands outstretched and cupped,
Anxiety showing on his face.
I asked him what he was doing,
He said,"My watch fell from the 10th floor,
I am waiting to catch it.'
I looked at him weirdly,
"But, it must have already fallen and broken,"
"No," he said,
It reads fifteen minutes late.
25/9/2024
116 · Dec 2018
My Sunflower
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2018
He is towering tall,
Stunning, golden, enthralls,
The only one that faces the sunlight of my soul
116 · Oct 2019
Stand Tall
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2019
I am a tree,
My leaves fall every year,
My fruits are eaten,
My roots of determination hold me,
I stand tall,
And I wait for better days to come.
20/10/2019
116 · Jul 2019
Germination
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2019
In the seed they were to be ,
Nurtured with food from the cotyledon,
And quenched their thirst with water seeping through the micropyle.
A baby plant at last,
Time to go our ways friend,
Adieu.
I am the shoot,
I will weave through the soil,
And out into the sunlight,
Ah!The beauty  of nature and fresh air,
I will be the stem and have branches, leaves,flowers and fruits.
You my friend,the root will stay down,
But, you hold us tightly with the soil,
Without you we are nothing,
You send us water and minerals,
You make nitrates for our healthy growth,
Though we are apart, friends we shall be,
I will send you food too,
Some you can store in your roots,
After all we are born from the same seed.
23/7/2019.
116 · May 2019
No Matter What
Salmabanu Hatim May 2019
Win or lose I will always be there for I love you.
6/5/2019
116 · Jan 2023
Keep Your Smile
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2023
Ready wherever you go,
And whoever you meet,
Mete out kindness,
Though some may hurt you,
You will still be remembered as a fond memory.
9/1/2023
116 · Sep 2018
Spill (8W)
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2018
I am not clumsy,
My floor was thirsty.
116 · Apr 2019
Kangaroos
Salmabanu Hatim Apr 2019
grow up in a pouch
move by hopping on both feet
found Australia.
1/4/2019
116 · Jan 2023
Rude
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2023
When people are rude to you
Be silent
Don't reply back,
Your silence will show who they are and increase your worth.
12/1/2023
116 · Jan 28
I appreciate that
Some mistakes I made in life,
Humbled me,
And taught me important lessons.
28/1/2025
116 · Mar 24
Lazy
popcorn and t.v
and tubs of yummy icecream
a potato couch.
24/3/2025
116 · Mar 2019
Desert
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2019
My heart was a desert,
Dry and sandy with no life.
You made it into an oasis,
It transformed into a well of lovely emotions,
Let's drink the elixir of  love from it.

21/3/2019
116 · Apr 2019
Misty Eyes (Haiku)
Salmabanu Hatim Apr 2019
as I think of him
misty eyes fill with tears
quietly flow on cheeks
5/4/2019
115 · Jun 2018
Life Partner
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2018
Your life partner from birth
Till death,
Will never leave you,
Will follow you to the grave,
YOUR BODY.
Love it,
Cherish it.
Take care of it.
115 · Nov 2018
Lottery
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2018
I won a lottery of million dollars,
My friends became my best friends,
For my relatives I became their most beloved and kindest kin,
All my neighbours know me closely now,
Everybody knew my address.
115 · Mar 2019
I promise
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2019
One day I will make my sister and the onions cry.
I work in her hotel,
She is the boss.
115 · Jul 2018
Open book
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2018
Life should not be an open book,
It would be relegated to a shelf,
Covered with dust,
No one interested to turn a page to read till the end.
Life should have ups and downs,
Spiced with sorrow, happiness,
Tears and laughter.
Life  should be like a movie,
Full of drama and action,
With fear full of suspense,
A little bit of horror,
Never forget to sprinkle it with comedy.
115 · Sep 2020
Not Allowed
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2020
I almost died in a car accident,
I saw the Angel of Death take my
husband with him,
I desired to leave the world too
with my beloved .
The conductor refused me to board the bus,
Saying my name was not on the list for almost twenty years to come.
So here I am writing poetry on HP.
23/9/2020
115 · Jul 2018
Praise
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2018
I sought praise,
I found it in being generous.
115 · May 2021
Care
Salmabanu Hatim May 2021
sowing seeds of love
putting smiles on sad faces
caring gardeners.
21/5/2021
115 · May 2019
That 1%
Salmabanu Hatim May 2019
They say 99% is hard work and 1% is only luck.
That 1% makes all the difference in your life.
That 1% decides the fate of your  99% hard work.
Ultimately HE decides to give you that 1% or not.
Behind every successful  person is that 1% hand of God.
115 · Jun 2019
Poem
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2019
Collect thoughts,
Feel,
Tears,
Soaring smiles,
Joy and laughter,
Sense,
Delight,
Beckon tomorrow's  dreams,
Transform into today's  reality,
Ink it on paper.
1/6/2019
115 · Nov 2018
Nice way to say NO
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2018
Wife: Honey do you love me?

   Y  Y            S                 Y E  S    
   E    E          E              E          E
   S      S         Y             S            Y
   Y      Y         S             Y          S
   E       E         E           E          E
   S        S         Y           S        Y
   Y         Y       S              YE S
   E          E      E              
   S            S    Y
115 · Aug 2019
Sweet
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2019
Like sugar sweet people can dissolve in any heart even if it is full.
15/8/2019
115 · Apr 2022
Bliss
Salmabanu Hatim Apr 2022
When I am writing poetry,
And lose track of time.
26/4/2022
115 · Nov 2019
True Charity
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
Give in such a way  that what you give with your right hand your left hand is unaware about it.
Plus when you give thank the person for taking it from you,
For that person is doing you a favour for accumulating your points in God's  presence.
5/11/2019
115 · Jul 2019
Certainty
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2019
Certainty  has no place for doubts.
23/7/2019
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