Paths <br />Winding their way <br />stop short at cave openings. <br />Words <br />Written on plaques <br />Bear witness to the unseen past <br />Crying themselves hoarse <br />In deserted towns <br />Crazy-like strike against the walls. <br />Far far away <br />Beyond the rim of lost civilizations <br />Silence suddenly rebounds <br />And reverberates. <br /> <br />(1975, Translated by Dr. Satyapal Anand)<br /><br />Naseer Ahmed Nasir<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/archaeology-3/
