@ Lost Treasure Ii Poem by Sadiqullah Khan

A Bird Falleth

A bird in air, faleth sudden,
Bringing news strange and sullen
A painter’s agony, he knew
Riches rich, the bird said
An ancient treasure was hidden
Beneath the wall. An old man
Tired of toils, found in the mud
He was digging deep for his bread.
His hands met a round object
Upon removal. He had struck on
Gold by the dweller, who had left
History had so ordained.
To leave the treasure but escape
Carnage so big, so big for his head,
Across the line, leaving his dead.
The old man, in his hurry
Opened the lid, for he was not aware
A curse to the world he has unfurled.

Sadiqullah Khan
Peshawar
March 16,2013.