**the Common Soul Poem by Sadiqullah Khan

When the silence of years was broken
Solitude has its blessings in vigils
Away from the dialectics of living
Fear encircled man or civilization
One straight thought and nothing else

How a neighbor that would not
In synthesis ensemble the ideas
In religion and philosophy and politics
In fashion and living and language
Shall not the solitary be doomed

Sharpen the wits when in conversation
Violin and guitar shall then assemble
Choreographer’s harmony of composition
Life in community who knows the worth
Together shall celebrate and together mourn

From the static be the feather on the wind
Bouncy as like seagull in hope shall
Long distance but love in heart nourished
In communion with common existence
God liketh to be praised in the collective
Ehanceth the devotion and hightens spirit

Why not followeth what the common soul
Ordain to be the destiny in happy living
What tomorrow bringeth for today
Shall be yesterday in memories remembered
Bitter or sweet what we sow shall we reap
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