All these men... <br />Claimed <br />Answers for the world's ills <br />A way to peace <br />Each different in behavior <br />Saint Frances <br />Mussolini <br />Churchill <br />Hitler <br />Their idealism often reborn <br />in others... <br />Upon their forehead <br />I viewed a sign for peace <br />A strange peace... <br />Appearing, <br />In the creases of <br />the Europeans forehead <br />but <br />based on commercial smiles. <br />_____ <br />Poem In Pashto By: Afzal Shauq <br />Translated in English By: Alley Boling <br />Book: 'TWIST OF FATES' Poem No.245/Page.318 <br />Web Link: http: //khyberwatch.com/nandara/index.php? <br /> option=com_content&task=view&id=378&Itemid=1 <br />PDF files: http: //khyber.org/books/ashauq/index.shtml <br />Poet's weblog: www.tolafghan.com/members/afzalshauq <br />© Afzal Shauq<br /><br />Afzal Shauq<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-strange-peace/
