Best Salam Poems
Salam wrote a letter, O my beloved motherland
Rafik wrote his letter to you,
And Barkat did that too
We could not mourn in oblivion, for all, they
Still, they will never be forgotten, they sacrificed
Never to be left alone, in oblivion.
Remembrance
leading us to the tragedies of lives along the way, blood on a pitch black hue
Made the petals the strongest red, flowers , on a fateful tale
And chrysanthemum knew those pages with alphabets, soaked and dripped
The alphabets of Bangla,, a fathomless tear , an oceanic droplet
impeccable, unpairable
and the legacy ponders along
Name engraved on a bloody fateful day
A drop of red on a churned up green
And the world, a wanderer of the last cause of a value, a journey , a saga
an epic started on a gothic day with a bloodshed , stubbornly fateful.
you and I and they, wanderers of ages in legacies of time
Will remember along,
In a page, that lingers through the stories of time
To be born again, in eternal time.
acknowledgement:
A patriotic song of Bangladesh
the forest where birds are singing
the river where fishes are swimming
the sea where every creatures are living
in the air where birds are flying
every living and that of non-living
all are created by Him
including the freedom of people
the freedom to independence
and own governance and country
let not the men dictate Allah
surely they never know
what Allah knows
salam sahur
on the third day
i love you Allah
layag sug!
I meet a Muslim brother in San Fernando
I tell him As-salam alaykum
It was time to break his fasting
So he invites me for dinner to his home
There was very a big gathering
It had about 45 people
He introduce me to his family
And then show me a seat on the table
His wife tells me to help my self
As she put a plate in front of me
So I started to take some food
Thanking her for the hospitality
There were so many different dishes
So I take a little bit of all
The lady next to me phone rings
She said excuse and got up to take the call
I really like how they stew chicken
Cook the goat and mango talkari
I didn’t notice some fall on my shirt
And mess it up with curry
Two guys start talking about fishing
One of them saying how he has a boat
A young girl sharing cake and ice cream
It was time to make room for desert
Then a baby started crying
So the mother feed him a bottle
A bunch of little children playing
Eating all colors popsicles
My friend call me on the sofa
To meet his mother and father
Then his wife come and gives me
A cold bottle of springs water
Then I see my best friend Derek
Who is a here Krishna
He comes with his wife shanty
A Hindu girl from in Barataria
He said “salaam, salaam
We all said “As-salam alaykum
His wife said “Namaste
My friend said welcome to our home
It was a wonderful evening
A mixture of race and religions
Everyone talking and laughing
Having friendly conversations
Well, it was getting late
Time for me to go home
I thank them for having me over
And I “said “As-salam alaykum
Now I coming down the front steps
Thinking this is a night I won’t forget
While walking to get a taxi
I stop to buy a pack of cigarette
Salam peace is most in Islam,one who perfect in creations with no error and complete no one to compete!
Poet's Note
Dr. Abdus Salam (1926-1996) was born in Jhang, Pakistan. He became the *first Pakistani and first Muslim to win the Nobel Prize in Science* in 1979. With hope and resilience, he showed the world that greatness can rise from humble beginnings.
Bite Size Contest no 151
Theme*: Hope & Resilience
Chalkboard Dream
Abdus Salam dreamed on a chalkboard
Dust and cracked shoes reached the sky
Storms of doubt, no hand to guide
Still he earned Nobel pride
For Pakistan, for Muslim light
Hope and resilience never die
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