Houses Like Shrines Poem by Afzal Shauq

Since time gone by...

For heart's desire
Brides of Pashto
with henna red
their hands they dyed.

Houses of Pashtoons
like shrines
are draped in flags
of red and green.
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Poem In Pashto By: Afzal Shauq
Translated in English By: Alley Boling
Book: 'TWIST OF FATES' Poem No.12/Page.41
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© Afzal Shauq