Fairy Of Lorelai Rock Poem by Afzal Shauq

Someone said...
I don’t wish to die
I need more time

Some are afraid
of the angel of death
will someday come

Some wish to escape
your sweet songs...
covering their ears

You are known to them
Legendary is your fame
singing in river Rien

Its said your song
calls them to their death
in the water of the river.

I alone in the launch
hear your sweet songs
I was unafraid

The song drew me out
I did not sink and drown
nor was I eaten by the fish

Reaching the other side
I realized myself small
like a dry leaf

And one day soon
the winds of autumn
would blow me away.
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Poem In Pashto By: Afzal Shauq
Translated in English By: Alley Boling
Book: 'TWIST OF FATES' Poem No.206/Page.272
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