Under the moon spirits were enlivened <br />The great gathering of the elders turned <br />This time not counting pebbles on ground <br />The issues were mightier than might be <br />The first of the herd they said is thrown <br />In rough waters for the rest to follow <br />On agenda was burning a tree all along <br />In the night for warmth and slaughtered <br />Lambs when percussion for the blood <br /> <br />White daggers were more a valor <br />Signs of pride the eloquent speech <br />Raw count of men or number of sheep <br />Possession of lands as eye could see <br />On horse back the powerful travelled <br />To draw lines on territories new <br />The freedom of mind meant living <br />Under the blue sky or stars at night <br />Roaring talk some stories and songs <br />From the past as the beloved in youth <br />Shared burdens of life in wilderness <br /> <br />Grazing pasture this eveniing on Indus <br />Not the herd but herd of men to watch <br />Freedom meant the spark is coming <br />Enlightenment coupled consciousness <br />The self is now drawing boundaries <br />Not on the horse back but in ideas <br />From the past the wish of the now elder <br />From across the continent bearing fruit <br />The times are worse but the times good <br />The musician played in raptures the song <br />“Where the night for your bosom <br />Open for whom and for whom the kiss” <br />13/4/2009 <br /> <br />(On occasion of the function of Wana Welfare Association on 11/4/2009)<br /><br />Sadiqullah Khan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/tribal-ways-enlightenment-begins/
