POEM 35
EXPECTATION
I live in hopes
this is the night
you will stay...
But like my shadow
in the light of day
you stay beside me.
But as the sun sets
and darkness falls
You always leave ...
My sweet friend...
You are the candle
of another's house.
So I can have
no expectation.
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POEM 36
MY WISH
Fate be not the blame
nor time the aggressor
which did the beating.
It was me ...
my wish
my heart
that fell in love
with the owner
of beautiful eyes
And she ...
unreachable
charming
encourages the reach
to empty the whiskey glass
in search of peace.
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POEM 37
IMPOSSIBLE THE SEPARATION
I try forgetting...
Wishing to remove
her reflection
mirrored in my eyes.
My heart's strength
breaks free the bindings
restricting me
and she comes closer
But my desire is great
I can not forget her
she is like a silk scarf
tangled in the thorns bush
impossible to remove.
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POEM 38
COURT OF PEACE
The Heart dreams...
Soaring
like birds in the sky
higher and higher...
Fluttering about
like the butterfly..
among the fragrant flowers..
The ego demands ...
There must be control
and hearts desires
stifled...
Rules must be in place
ways to prevent
unspeakable acts.
The answer ...
Court the way to peace
people impose the laws.
Living under their rule
All the while wishing
to be freed from them.
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POEM 39
CRY
Mountain children
the time has come
to end the silence
Sound out
like mountain shepherds
returning with their flock
You are not animals
that have no sense
you deserve a better life.
Yes It is time..
Sweet language of Pashto
Lay claim to respect with a cry.
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POEM 40
IN SEARCH OF SHADE
I stepped a head
on the path of life
with great hope.
It is my wish
to find sweet rest
under the tree's cool shadow.
But Cruel the times
which keeps me treading
burning under the scorching sun.
There is no tree appearing
throughout this great expanse
this desert called life.
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POEM 41
ADVERTISEMENT
True Beauty given by God
symbol of honor and respect
pride of homes and families
has been lost in eyes of lust.
Striving for more status
the need for great fame
What man has made
has become man's desire.
The covers of books
keeps her beauty
advertisement and deception
risks her dishonor.
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POEM 42
THE EARTHQUAKE OF TIME
I believe
the Lines of fate
vary from hand to hand
each a different destiny
But Why is it
The poor seems
always the great loser
with the earthquake of time
Could it be the lines of fate...?
For the hands of poor
have seen hard work
and the lines worn
till only dashes remain.
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POEM 43
GYPSY GIRLS
Heart of a gypsy
so difficult to catch
moving quickly
like a gust of air...
here then gone.
The gypsy girls
like water ripples
always in motion
driven onward.
From dawn till dusk
and beyond…
endless their search
for flowing water.
This is life.
The way of the gypsy
Their need for water
keeps them searching.
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POEM 44
SHARING THE PARTING
Sleep now
innocent heart...
Oh fortune...
Beside you I sit
internal now you sleep
Dead to this world
wasted was your life.
Cruel this act
which took you.
