Sorry,
Mine are not for sale.
4/12/2020

To the world I was just a person,
But,to my son I was his world,
~Till he got married~.
16/3/2020.

Can be lived in somebody's heart or someone's prayers.
5/1/2021

Opens up his soul and emotions,
With a bevy of words.
23/7/2024

Is a window through which he reveals his inner soul with eloquent words.
8/10/2021

You,my little dolls,
Are my heart and soul.
I leave to you my minions,
My work of everlasting visions,
My Book Of Poems
Expressed with heartfelt rythems,
Each imagination,
My own colourful reflections.
Emotions shine through my poems with clarity,
I weld each word and thought with sincerity,
Giving a unique feeling of creativity.
I know my sweet beauty,
You love poetry,
Remember your granny as you read each line,
Of this book of poems of mine.

We give expensive gifts to our children on
Birthdays,
Achievements,
Marriages,
Adulthood (21 years),
and on and on.
Have we ever given them?
The Quran-Islam
The Bible-Christians
The Bhagavad Gita-Hinduism
The Tohra-Judaism
Guru Granth Sahib-Sikhism
Kojik-Shinto,
Avesta-Zeroastranism.
In today's world of chaos our children need them.
If learning is important why not between the pages of the holy books.
Let's make our holy books as important as our mobiles.

With clarity and honesty
Not with an excuse,
It diminishes its sincerity.
25/7/2024

After a huge fight,
My situation was tight.
I was at my wits end,
I had to apologize  to my best friend,
For he knew my darkest secrets,
To spill them, he would not wait,
If he became my worst enemy.

Apologise by:
Accepting your fault,
Asking for forgiveness,
Making amends.
17/9/2019.

An apple a day,
Keeps the doctor away.
For me an apple a day ,
Keeps my hunger away,
Says the beggar who lives down the street,
Big apples or small apples ,
Green apples or red apples,
All taste sweet,
When you have nothing to eat .
In that case said dad,
"So you shall be fed,
Apples on the tree big and round,
Apples on the ground,
Take your pick,
From my garden every week.
7/11/2019

Your mothers,
Even if they are loud,
Nag,
Or are not dressed well.
Understand some don't have one.
11/9/2022.

Embryo in womb,
Almighty make me a boy,
Dad can have an heir.

A walk from Najaf to Kerbala,
Where Hussein has proved,
Humanity never dies,
No classes,
No colour,
No religion,
Where all walk for Hussein,
And Iraqis give whatever they have to facilitate the pilgrims of Hussein.
LABAIK YA HUSSEIN.
14/9/2021

1400 years ago,
Hussein had no mass media,
To narrate the neither humongous tragic events of Kerbala,
Nor his horrendous massacre.
Actions speak louder than words,
And today because of his sacrifice more than millions,
Walked from Najaf to Kerbala
Lamenting Labaik Ya Hussain,
And thousands clamoured to serve food, water and accommodation in the name of Hussain.
Hussain who sacrificed his head for Islam on the scorching sands of kerbala,
Hungry and thirsty for three days.
Hussain belongs to not one religion,
But to humanity truth and justice.
5/9/2023

From the House Of Ali -Najaf to the House Of Hussain-Kerbala,
Swarms of people walk 80kilometres for threes days- united,
The largest peaceful gathering in the world with free services,
An experience like no other.
Blessed are those who walk,
More blessed are those who serve.
No discrimination,
Regardless of sect, profession or social status,
Rich or poor,
Young or old,
Men or women,
In wheel chairs, crutches or with Zimmer frames,
Prams or hand carts,
All march with respect and dignity,
With one thought in mind,
To pay allegiance to Hussain,
Who sacrificed his head for humanity.
Every eye is moist,
Every heart torn in grief,
Chanting"Labbaik Ya Hussain."
With an iron will to complete the walk.
A nation, war-torn, wounded,
Embraces the whole world in the name of Hussain,
The longest dining table,
Where every zuwar is honoured and treated like royalty,
To pay in currency, none,
Only love and kindness and an urge to serve the zuwars.
Along the roadside are set up Mowakebs (tents),
That provide every kind of facilities and amenities ,
Food,beverages medicines,toiletries,
Fresh clothes if need be, shower rooms and toilets,
A massage of your feet,
Services to charge or repair your phone's,zimmer frames or prams,
Anything for the zuwars,
All in the name of the Ahle bayt,
Mohamed,Ali,Fatema,Hassan and Hussain.
What Hussain and his followers were denied is served with outstretched arms,
The aftermath  of Kerbala was more tragic and callous,
The tears of Binte Zainab that retold the tragedy again and again,
Has born fruits,
The zuwars multiply in numbers
every year,
The rewards greater.

Let me be the archaeologist of your mind and dig up the beautiful and cunning thoughts that are hidden there,
Let me be the archaeologist of your body and dig up purity or cracks in your soul
13/11/2020

Who is a real man?
A man with a hard rock body,
Can hold his liquor without puking,
Has many ****** encounters,
Lots of money,
Wins many fights,
Muscular with ten packs.
No!
A real man  seeks knowledge for himself and his family's betterness,
He is focused,
Stays away from glitz and glamour.
He is gentle but firm,
Does not holler to get his point,
Is not a punk.
He is a family man,
Makes time for his family,
Brings up his children to be upright human beings.
Keeps his promises,
He is trustworthy,
Does not break deals,
Pays his debts,
Is upfront and honest.
Respects all women,
Doesn't leer with lust at women,
Stays faithful to his wife,
Treats women with respect.
Keeps his house in order,
He does chores around the house,
Helps with dishes,laundry and ironing,
Cooks sometimes.
Pays his bills on time
Handles his own money,
Doesn't go looking for hangouts,
Or depend on his wife or parents.
Works his tail to earn a decent income,
Budgets his money and saves,
Gives to charity and good causes.
Does not whine or complain,
Solves his own problems,
In my opinion that's a real man.

Winning an argument does not mean you are correct.
4/8/2019

If your wife starts to argue with you start cleaning the house.

I was optimistic  my heart was unbreakable,
Armoured with your love,
I never realized  my armour was full of holes.
25/2/2019.

On this Valentine's  Day,
I give you a Rose with a thorn,
To say,"Accept me with my flaws,
I am what I am,
But I love you as you are."

A path through which two beautiful souls unite,
Where there are no expectations,
Where you come to know each other as days go by.
The journey may be rough but exciting,
Everyday a new discovery,
Adjustments,
Falls and pits.
From strangers, lovers and friends,
Growing on each other,
Sprouting deep love,
Finally two souls bond forever.
An arranged marriage in time changes into a love marriage and ends with sharing of one denture and reading glasses with a toothless smile.
22/12/2020

He saw me in a coffee shop,
He liked what he saw in one go,
He found about me some more,
He started me to adore.
He told his mum about his feelings,
Asian women! With joy she started singing,
Two days later he came to see me,
He was smart,educated and handsome,
More, he did'nt  want any dowry,
awesome,
My parents asked my view.
I had liked him on the spot
I said,"Yes, why not."
I admired him a lot,
The strings of our heart played the same tune,
Love would follow soon.
It did,
As soon as we were married,
Our love blossomed from a tiny bud into an beautiful flower.
With children a flower became a cluster.
But, the exotic fragrance is still there.
That is arranged marriage,
Each passing year our love strengthened  with age.

A diseased ego that needs immediate surgery

And creativity gives life to your soul.
17/9/2024

Aches in joints
Rheumatoid
Temperature results  in fever
Heat warmth in joints
Redness in joints
Inflammation
Tiredness
Iron defiency anaemia
Stiffness in joints.

Acrostic Poem

Able to survive in favourable and unfavourable situations.

Rice once cooked cannot become raw,
Words once spoken cannot be taken back.

Food is to stomach,
Fasting is to soul.
2611/2021

Heavy clouds is to rain,
A heavy heart is to tears.
17/12/2022

Hate is to poison,
Love is to antidote.
31/8/2023

Prayer is to talk to God as
meditation is to listen to God.
27/3/2021

As eraser is to correct mistakes,
Rubber is to prevent mistakes.
26/1/2022

As river is to sea,
Life is to death.
24/5/2020

Spoken is not a secret anymore,
It should be covered in silence.
3/6/2024

The day Imam Hussein sacrificed his head to uphold Islam.
It is a story understood by all lovers of Hussein,
Till today Hussein (IS) and always (WILL BE)
29/7/2022

Looking at the sky,
From my wide window,
The still fleecy clouds,
With a tinge of grey,
The sun smiling from behind them,
A gentle wind stirring the curtains,
I felt grateful
For the gift of life.
Bouquet of beautiful memories,
Showered with tears of joy,
Flash by,
Of loving family,
And dear, loyal friends,
Who have helped me to grow and live happily.
29/9/2024

I fell in love with a plastic surgeon,
He saw my lemons,
Have to make them melons,
I like them melons,
A small operation will do the trick.
And next we went on a date male eyes ogled at my figure.
5/6/2020

Can be fake,
Understand the person behind the smile.
1/10/2021

The Ocean is vast,
But, you can take as much water as your hands can scoop,
Likewise, God's Blessings are timeless,
But, you can achieve as much as your Faith and Beliefs can muster.
1/5/2020

Mind, body and soul,
The path to awareness,
The yoga asnas.

What a surprise!
A single bud on a rose tree,
Blushing to open,
As glistening dew bathe it.
I moved down the orchard,
Ah! The Rose Family (Rosaceae),
Apples (malus),
Raspberries (rubus),
Strawberries (fragaria).
Having a morning chat,
In awe to see the blooming of their cousin,the rose,
Their leaves trembling with joy.
Roses are red my love,
So are their cousins Prunus,
Plums and cherries,
Red as fresh blood,
Nodding in the gleaming sun.
What a get-together!

My friend and I still love watching cartoons,
Our favourite is Tom and Jerry,
They relate to us,
She is Jerry and I am Tom.
We fight,
We tease each other,
We try to be one up on each other,
We irriate each other,
But we cannot do without one another.
8/12/2022

With arthritis,
And tendency to fall down,
My motto is
"Slow and steady wins the race."
22/8/2024

crowded waiting room
flipped through some old magazines
a page of haiku.
13/5/2019

The bride and groom are eager to go to their room,
The guests cannot wait to reach the food table.
21/12/2020

You stop breathing and moving
But life continues as your soul transcends to the Hereafter.
29/3/2024

the sun slips and trips
permeates blaze of colours
orange purple peach.
9/2/2020

One tear says all,
99% a spectrum of emotions.