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  What is human kind?
What is its value?
What is its purpose?

The answers...
Often considered weak
Human kind
in acts of kindness
reveals God's greatness
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Poem In Pashto By: Afzal Shauq
Translated in English By: Alley Boling
Book: 'TWIST OF FATES' Poem No.220/Page.289
Web Link: http: //khyberwatch.com/nandara/index.php?
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Poet's weblog: www.tolafghan.com/members/afzalshauq
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Afzal Shauq

Submitted Date Friday, May 08, 2009



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Gina Layog (11/7/2010 2:08:00 AM)
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humankind, God's greatest wonder,
We are blessed, yet cursed,
Created in God's Design,
To choose to do evil, or do right,
Values we strive, the dream we fight....
God's gift to us, the gift of Life....
Courtney Steele (11/7/2010 1:19:00 AM)
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I love this short but full of purpose.
Gita Ashok (7/30/2010 9:05:00 AM)
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A short and sweet write carrying such a simple but strong message.
Ezna Stephna (5/25/2010 2:57:00 PM)
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True....what is human kind........amazing this short poem got lot of sensitive meaning
very good and excellent in the manage you wrote my dear poet 10++++++++++
Denise Bekker ~* The Sound *~ (5/24/2010 9:48:00 AM)
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This is so true. A little kindness goes a long way. Very good!
Kare Bear (4/10/2010 11:13:00 PM)
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Amazing. From poet to poet, this poem is great and very 'down to earth'. I love it.
Annabel Sheila (1/14/2010 6:10:00 PM)
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Profoundly beautifully written! You have said so very much in so few words. I really enjoyed your poem.

Anna
Sahar Sahar (12/2/2009 11:40:00 PM)
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It beautiful short poem, flickering on your lips while feeling alone and frail in this huge universe...but God is great to create.......his best creature the man
Kassiah Gervaise (11/28/2009 11:35:00 AM)
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beautiful to some but it has little power to me because i don't believe in god but never the less a good poem.
Ewa Espling (9/27/2009 6:44:00 PM)
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so few words.....such beautiful strength!
You using the term 'the power of the word' in its true meaning!

from heart thank u..
 

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