The beach was quiet and deserted as he cleaned debris from the beach,
He saw a priest, a bishop,a cardinal and The Pope strolling towards him, engrossed in their talk,
As they neared to his side he bowed to each one of them and kissed their hands,
The Pope: Your Holiness,
The Cardinal: Your Eminence,
The Bishop:Your Grace,
The Priest:Father,
It was his lucky day.He was blessed.
Then out of the blue he saw an ethereal  beauty come out of the sea in a bikini 36-24-36,
He cried out,"Oh My God!.

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

Before I went to sleep,
I counted my blessings,
For having you,a beautiful family and trusted friends,
Their care and love,
A roof over my head,
All my needs met,
And many of my  wants too.
Then,you had an accident and departed,
So sudden,no hugs no goodbyes.
Grief gripped my soul,
Agony wounded my heart
Nothing made sense.
Night after night tears drenched
my pillow,
Muffled sobs, my eyes swollen.
Remembering  moments with you,
My heart would break anew.
Until one day my priest made me realize,
You were a blessing too,
HIS trust (amanat) he had given me.

I must have done something good in my life,
When in strife,
I try to drown,
Me, the sea disowns,
And the waves throw me back to the shore,
You are needed in the world more.

Love is a blessing,
And blessings you only get if Allah wishes.
19/1/2022

Love is blind,
They are not your eyes that are blind,
It is your heart.

It is not the eyes that is blind,
But, the stubborn heart,
Lack of insight which makes one blind.
9/9/2020

When I am writing poetry,
And lose track of time.
26/4/2022

Gardening,
And listening to soft music on your mobile.
Washing few dishes,
And listening to the splash of water,
The laughter of your child playing in his playpen.
Cutting grass,
The wrrrr wrrrr of your lawn mower like a lullaby in your ears,
While the pigeon coos in the tree
with its nestling.
Are as eternal,
As beautiful,
As writing poetry.
20/2/2021

Block the mind,
Now feel,
Feel all the emotions,
Love,
Hatred,
Joy,
Sorrow,
Be a poet,
Paint your canvas with beautiful words.

When Hello Poetry was blocked,
My mind and heart  too locked.
My mobile rested,
My family feasted,
On the delicious dishes I had time to cook.
I tried other sites,
But  HELLO POETRY for me is right.
4/10$2019

When she bloomed,
I found my voice,
Such was the power of her beauty,
Her smile restored my soul.
1/8/2020

My heart thrives on your love,
Please water it with your love,
Manure it with the nutrients of your tender care,
**** out unwanted jealousy,
It will bloom for you,
Only you my precious.
2/3/2020

Whatever the conditions,
Bloom with Grace.

flowers bloom even,
in the grief of pandemic,
farewell wreath on grave.
5/8/2020

lovely moonlit night
**** crept inside lover's sheets
her mum screamed help thief!
4/2/2020

He always flaunted there was nothing in love,
Mocked people who were in love,
Today, a Juliet  has changed him into  a Romeo.
19/3/2019

The day our first child was born,
Our bohemian and crazy  life style was gone,
We became architects of our own characters,
Which is what matters,
For children are our reflections,
And they learn from our actions.
27/1/2019.

my fat tabby cat
loves to sit on grandma's lap
she snores and it purrs.
14/7/2019

old age is bonus
live life as if you are young
who knows tomorrow.
4/4/2019

He came and filled the space between my fingers,
and glued his heart to mine.
We became one.

I am truly most interested in one book,
A cheque book.
30/10/2020

Closed books wilt and ruffle,
They go to sleep,
Take them in your hands and open them,
See how an engrossing one holds you spellbound,
They urge you to read them on,
They entice you with beautiful pictures,
Interesting stories,
Deep knowledge,
Poetries,myths and legends.
Some get you so immersed in them,
That you refuse to close that particular book till you come to its end,
Every book has its own value and content.
28/5/2020

Don't wish ill on others,
Eventually it comes back to you.
14/22/2024

God created Adam,
Soon HE got bored,
HE decided to spice things up,
So HE created Eve,
Till today he has no rest.

When I am bored,
I write poems.
Bored with nothing to do,
Angry,
Action poems,
Bored with nobody to talk to,
Sad,
Dramatic poems.
Bored with no one to listen to,
Miss my love,
Nostalgic poems.
Simply bored and lazy,
In a good mood,
Funny poems.
Bored in a crowd,
Interesting quotes and sayings.

The first thing I loved about her was she was never boring,
And she dressed cute,
Cupid did the rest.
3/8/2019.

She gave the last push,
I slid out swoosh,
I didn't want to come,
To this world,cumbersome.
I refused to cry,
The doc would not let me die,
I gave out a wail,
He beamed,"See, I never fail.
The nurse gave me to mum,
Tired, dishevelled,utterly happy
she stretched out her arms,"Come, come,
My handsome chum."
Yes,lady, life is going to be fun,
You and me, your little one,
Where's my old man that brought me here,
There he was near mummy dear,
Oh my Lord! You have sent me to softies,
Not like the last,pretending to be believers in deities,
Forced me to live in fear and abuse,
These ones of cruelty I cannot accuse.
Lord! This time you have changed the stage,
A couple, of middle age,
Pining  for a child,
I smiled,
Held mum's thumb,
Tried to ****,dumb,
Gave the old man a grin,
Such happiness I had never seen,
I promised to be terrible two from now,
The Lord guffawed.
6/6/2019

grandpa's  new dentures
grandma sneakily borrowed...
eat mum's hamburger.
10/5/2019.

My mum was afraid of heights,
My dad was afraid of depths,
Being their by product I am afraid of both.
10/7/2019

If you want
        love
              and
                   war

Get married.

I am a Romeo or a lucky one,
I have both,
A wife and a girlfriend.
My wife is my T.V.,
Stable, always there,homely,
No extra cost,
Only pay for maintenance.
Enjoy it when home,
With popcorn,hot coffee or tubs of icecream.
Even has a remote for you to control it,
But no talking,
Keep quiet and listen.
My girlfriend is my mobile,
Lovely, slim and ****.
Turns people's heads when you go out with it,
It's portable,
Take her everywhere with you,
Talk and listen,
Play with it without getting tired.
No remote to control it,
Expensive to maintain,
Pay or get disconnected.
Can be hacked or stolen easily,
Have to be careful of viruses,
Easily replaceable.

Tell people where their limit is.
29/6/2024

I went to my bank,
It was far,
The manager was sweet and helpful.
He said they had several branches in my area,
I need not walk far,
They would help.
If the Bank had branches,
Did they have leaves on them?
Money does not grow on trees and the Bank  had branches.......?

Love,don't look at my status,
Go after my heart,
It is branded.

I was barely even,
From Northern India,my mum's little one,
A child bride,
My husband's family rules I had to abide.
Godnas (tattoos) were mandatory for married women,
So several days after the wedding
done,
An elderly lady came to brand me alone,
Her tool, a needle,she would heat with fire,
Burn my skin and fill with colour pigment on and on she would not tire,
No anaesthetic  to numb the pain,
No cream to heal the skin.
I had several tattoos,
Subjugated  without any ados.
Now, my daughter is a different version,
She is a rebellion,
Refused to have the tattoos done,
I supported her and she won.

The shackles of what others think about you.
22/3/2023

lovely summer night
went  for a long romantic drive
nice way to break up.
16/5/2019

Healthy provides immunity against diseases,
Inexpensive,
Easily available,
Bond's child to mother,
Most of all, found in containers
which the cats can't  get.

inhale and exhale
every breath is a rebirth
His kindest blessings.
1/4/2019

Each breath takes me to what I had been,
To what I am meant to be,
And the mistakes I make along the way,
Are lessons to reinvent myself.
15/12/2021

"What do you do for a living?"
Me:"I  work hard day and night,
         non-stop.
"What!"
Me"Breathe in and out."
10/2/2019

Inhale in the air that gives you life,
Exhale out the waste that burdens you,
In and out,
Take it slowly.
1/4/2021

Living in a house full of old aunts and uncles,
She came into my life like rain,
Drenching me with her youth and beauty,
A breath of fresh air awakening my love buds.
26/9/2021

Breathe and love as long as you live,
And you will have built a bridge over everything.
22/5/2020

mum called us for lunch
again broccoli on plate
dog scampered away.
4/4/2019.

what have I done mate
stalker roll on from my plate
you make my tongue sad.
5/2/2021

Both the clouds and my heart
                   BROKE
To shed silver drops of tears.
One dried in the creek,
The other dried on the cheek.

I was there when he broke your heart,
Like a savage,tore it into tiny parts,
A bit here, a bit there,
Scattered into shards everywhere.
I saw you  bleeding with sorrow,
As if there was no tomorrow.
I am sorry I could not help you heal your wounds,
For I  had not come around,
I  too, was bleeding,
In pain writhing,
He had left me too,
In pieces I am still unable to sew.

My favourite teacup
shattered to tiny pieces
tears could not mend it.
30/3/2021