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POEMS FROM SITI RUQAIYAH HASHIM
April 15, 2020
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• • Rokiah Hashim from Malaysia writes using the name of Siti Ruqaiyah Hashim. She graduated from University of Science in Malaysia in Theatre and Drama, then continued her studies in University of Sydney and obtained Post Graduate Diploma in Translation from Institute of Translations and Books in Malaysia. Starting from 1987 her poems and short stories were published by mainstream literature magazines and newspapers. She is also prolific in film and theatre critics and wrote since 2007 in her column in a major national daily in Malaysia and published a film critic book in 2015 and some 250 articles. A bi-lingual anthology of her poems titled Catharsis/Katarsis in English and Bahasa Melayu was published in 2015 and Spanish in 2016. Her bi-lingual anthology together with 12 other world peace poets titled News From Strasbourg was published in 2017. All translation into Bahasa Melayu was done by SitiRuqaiyah herself. Her second bi-lingual World Peace Poem anthology titled Peace Be Upon You Davos was published in June 2019 in Zagreb. Her collection of poems were translated and published in Albanian recently by Ditet E Naimit 2019 titled Rerat E Sri Lavender. Her latest bi-lingual book is translations of Shaip Emerllahu poems In Bahasa Melayu and English titled Epal Tetovo/Apples of Tetovo also published in late 2019 . Her works also appeared in numerous other anthologies together with other world poets and in foreign magazines and newspaper. .She attended numerous local poem festivals in Malaysia and all over the world. She is currently living in Europe and an associate author with International magazine Diogen Pro Culture for World Peace (USA), Poetrybay(USA),Greenwatch Bangladesh, Campus 247.Wordpress (Ghana), Atunis Galaktike Poetry (Brussels) IWABOGDANI (Brussels) and many others. Her poem won Best Poem in Split, Croatia in May 2019. Recently She was awarded by IWABOGDANI Brussels and Yalta 10th Chekov Festival in 2019. International Forum of Creativity and Humanity (IFCH) based in Morocco recently awarded her Excellence in Recognition of Humanitarian and Cultural Fields and on International Women’s Day 2020 she was awarded Ideal Arab Leadership Woman. She was also appointed Ambassador of Humanity from Malaysia by IFCH.
THIS DIFFICULT TIMES
In this difficult times
we heard stories
bodies could not be buried
in hometowns
but taken to uninhibated deserts
children could not sit down to hold hands of parents
still warm
died few minutes ago
could not bade farewell
and will live with nightmares whole lifetime.
In this difficult times
grandmas and grandpas
died in their bed in old folks homes
bodies kept in tennis stadiums
by the roadsides
in municipal halls
in countries always talking
about progress cleanliness
health and happiness index
. In this difficult times
television stations relayed stories
hospitals not admitting seniors
and taking only younger patients
and an old lady of 90
refused ventilator
and gave it to a younger patient
because she had lived long enough she said.
In this difficult times
many doctors and hospital staffs were infected
by the virus
and I sent messages to all my friends
all over the world to look after themselves
and never forget to say prayers
before going to sleep.
In this difficult times
I And Edin could still have a laugh
because he said
in his country the death rate was low
because he said they are not rich
and his people doesn’t fly here and there.
Ah! Actually its not so bad not being rich.
Then I told him
In my homeland its also like that
because old parents live with their children
and always being taken care off
when they have a slight fever and cough
and our death rate
is not thousands
like in countries
where they talked about
high happiness index.
Kings, presidents and prime ministers
who are gods all these while are also infected
Ah! this is not for those 99% only!
This unseen virus wants to remind us to be human I think.
Few days ago Antonio Gutterres send his email to me
to keep writing about peace, no war and don’t ignore this virus threat to the refugees camps.
Yes Sir!
Ms Christian Laggard, found already answers to solve problems of seniors who lived long because the health index of countries with high happiness level is very high?
Divine intervention I think!
Berlin
WINTER 2020
WHEN SNOW FALLS
On this balcony of life
Everytime snow falls
I remembered
About you Lukman Hakim
Who screamed happily
In my tight hug
In our red toboggan
Fast going down
To the foot of the hill
In Glenshee
My son
Maybe you don’t remember
You were once
In your mum’s embracement
Ah! Life……..
Pristina
WINTER 2020
I AM MY DAD’S DAUGHTER
(tribute to my late dad and mum)
My dad taught me
not to run away when facing difficulty
since small
he took me hiking and jungle trekking
and taught me the law of the jungles
because we are human beings
My dad was a liberated man
who allowed his wife to work
and understood the needs of modern life
Mum was a teacher
and dad learnt a lot from her
once his mother, my grandmother
asked him to marry another wife
because dad was moving around
and mum didn’t want to leave her job
But dad said no
he loved mum too much
admired her
and understood the need to make sacrifices
for better life
You want to say
I am a tough
uncompromising woman?
I am my dad’s daughter
he taught me to fight
to hold on to principles
to stand up with integrity
and never to quit!
I am my dad’s daughter
he is the man
who taught me to be a woman of dignity
Alfatihah*
for dad and mum
Ipoh
September 2016
Note: * verses from Quran recited for the dead.
REPUBLISHED FROM IWABGDANI.ORG
POEMS FROM SITI RUQAIYAH HASHIM
April 15, 2020
0 825
• • Rokiah Hashim from Malaysia writes using the name of Siti Ruqaiyah Hashim. She graduated from University of Science in Malaysia in Theatre and Drama, then continued her studies in University of Sydney and obtained Post Graduate Diploma in Translation from Institute of Translations and Books in Malaysia. Starting from 1987 her poems and short stories were published by mainstream literature magazines and newspapers. She is also prolific in film and theatre critics and wrote since 2007 in her column in a major national daily in Malaysia and published a film critic book in 2015 and some 250 articles. A bi-lingual anthology of her poems titled Catharsis/Katarsis in English and Bahasa Melayu was published in 2015 and Spanish in 2016. Her bi-lingual anthology together with 12 other world peace poets titled News From Strasbourg was published in 2017. All translation into Bahasa Melayu was done by SitiRuqaiyah herself. Her second bi-lingual World Peace Poem anthology titled Peace Be Upon You Davos was published in June 2019 in Zagreb. Her collection of poems were translated and published in Albanian recently by Ditet E Naimit 2019 titled Rerat E Sri Lavender. Her latest bi-lingual book is translations of Shaip Emerllahu poems In Bahasa Melayu and English titled Epal Tetovo/Apples of Tetovo also published in late 2019 . Her works also appeared in numerous other anthologies together with other world poets and in foreign magazines and newspaper. .She attended numerous local poem festivals in Malaysia and all over the world. She is currently living in Europe and an associate author with International magazine Diogen Pro Culture for World Peace (USA), Poetrybay(USA),Greenwatch Bangladesh, Campus 247.Wordpress (Ghana), Atunis Galaktike Poetry (Brussels) IWABOGDANI (Brussels) and many others. Her poem won Best Poem in Split, Croatia in May 2019. Recently She was awarded by IWABOGDANI Brussels and Yalta 10th Chekov Festival in 2019. International Forum of Creativity and Humanity (IFCH) based in Morocco recently awarded her Excellence in Recognition of Humanitarian and Cultural Fields and on International Women’s Day 2020 she was awarded Ideal Arab Leadership Woman. She was also appointed Ambassador of Humanity from Malaysia by IFCH.
THIS DIFFICULT TIMES
In this difficult times
we heard stories
bodies could not be buried
in hometowns
but taken to uninhibated deserts
children could not sit down to hold hands of parents
still warm
died few minutes ago
could not bade farewell
and will live with nightmares whole lifetime.
In this difficult times
grandmas and grandpas
died in their bed in old folks homes
bodies kept in tennis stadiums
by the roadsides
in municipal halls
in countries always talking
about progress cleanliness
health and happiness index
. In this difficult times
television stations relayed stories
hospitals not admitting seniors
and taking only younger patients
and an old lady of 90
refused ventilator
and gave it to a younger patient
because she had lived long enough she said.
In this difficult times
many doctors and hospital staffs were infected
by the virus
and I sent messages to all my friends
all over the world to look after themselves
and never forget to say prayers
before going to sleep.
In this difficult times
I And Edin could still have a laugh
because he said
in his country the death rate was low
because he said they are not rich
and his people doesn’t fly here and there.
Ah! Actually its not so bad not being rich.
Then I told him
In my homeland its also like that
because old parents live with their children
and always being taken care off
when they have a slight fever and cough
and our death rate
is not thousands
like in countries
where they talked about
high happiness index.
Kings, presidents and prime ministers
who are gods all these while are also infected
Ah! this is not for those 99% only!
This unseen virus wants to remind us to be human I think.
Few days ago Antonio Gutterres send his email to me
to keep writing about peace, no war and don’t ignore this virus threat to the refugees camps.
Yes Sir!
Ms Christian Laggard, found already answers to solve problems of seniors who lived long because the health index of countries with high happiness level is very high?
Divine intervention I think!
Berlin
WINTER 2020
WHEN SNOW FALLS
On this balcony of life
Everytime snow falls
I remembered
About you Lukman Hakim
Who screamed happily
In my tight hug
In our red toboggan
Fast going down
To the foot of the hill
In Glenshee
My son
Maybe you don’t remember
You were once
In your mum’s embracement
Ah! Life……..
Pristina
WINTER 2020
I AM MY DAD’S DAUGHTER
(tribute to my late dad and mum)
My dad taught me
not to run away when facing difficulty
since small
he took me hiking and jungle trekking
and taught me the law of the jungles
because we are human beings
My dad was a liberated man
who allowed his wife to work
and understood the needs of modern life
Mum was a teacher
and dad learnt a lot from her
once his mother, my grandmother
asked him to marry another wife
because dad was moving around
and mum didn’t want to leave her job
But dad said no
he loved mum too much
admired her
and understood the need to make sacrifices
for better life
You want to say
I am a tough
uncompromising woman?
I am my dad’s daughter
he taught me to fight
to hold on to principles
to stand up with integrity
and never to quit!
I am my dad’s daughter
he is the man
who taught me to be a woman of dignity
Alfatihah*
for dad and mum
Ipoh
September 2016
Note: * verses from Quran recited for the dead.
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