please, stand up do not let them make you down
please, raise your head see moon and stars above
to life full life have a big mind, heart, and love
have a hope for tomorrow and light in night.
Alcaics, classical Greek poetic form.
One day while out walking
His left foot started talking
Within the space of one week
It was spouting in Classical Greek
Kept him awake that long night
Trying to converse with the right
Thermal socks failed to muffle
that dread voice
Leaving him with
only one unenviable choice
To save his sanity
before it was too late
A do it yourself kit
to amputate
So great his need
He did the deed
He survived but lives in fear
That one day he will hear
Whilst out walking
His right foot starting talking
Socrates The Greatest Classical Greek Philosopher
A man who stood for truth
Who confronted liars and stood alone
A shield against injustice and fraudsters
We were captives we were blind we couldn’t see
A man who taught us how to set our heart free
A man who believed in the power of knowledge
A sweet fountain of emotion
A man full of devotion
When there was night and dark
He came as a divine spark
We have eyes but we don’t have sight
Truth is the reflection of love and light.
Abad Ur Rehman Khan Poet Of Pakistan
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