Amidst the topaz seamless skies,
The lofty mountains and intricate vales
Of Afghanistan, has novelist Khalid Hosseini
Set this powerful and poignant tale.
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Your arms around me felt so strong,
They made me feel secure.
Each loving word you said to me,
Was meaningful and pure.
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The windy gale blew through the trees
Which grew around the grey brick walls
That rose up high to meet the sky
As did the tower tall.
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Silence - Speaks volumes,
Descending heavy around me,
Consuming me, devouring me,
I am the object of everyone's mirth.
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Death is not what hath brought me here,
To thy Heavenly Gate.
I may have once been very dear,
But that was just my fate.
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A shade of pastel green stretched on,
Below the azure horizon,
As I stopped to ponder,
And take a more leisurely look,
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Life is like a river, it flows on,
Halting at precious moments, it goes on.
Meandering from beginning to end,
And here and there you see a bend.
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Enveloped in darkness, I often wonder,
What is the use of this darkness yonder,
The hollow blackness of the night?
On reflecting further it comes to me,
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“Why, mother why
Do you tell me to see,
Something that is not
In front of me?
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