To A Flower Poem by Afzal Shauq

Oh Humanity...
majestic flower...

With great honor
a thorn on your stem
am I

Counting your petals
with lessons of life
I learn

To value life
for death I've seen.

To value the past
as present flees

To value light
for darkness looms

To value fairness
injustice seen

To value God
as graves are filled

So Humanity...
majestic flower...

With many thorns
devout we be
well guarded
Your beauty...
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Poem In Pashto By: Afzal Shauq
Translated in English By: Alley Boling
Book: 'TWIST OF FATES' Poem No.52/Page.85
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© Afzal Shauq