If I Walk Back The Winding And Twisting Streets Poem by Mohammad Younus

If I walk back the winding and twisting streets,
And enter again many violent situations,
Or live the wild young life of my years gone by,
My new found peace will give way,
And I will regress back into meaningless life pursuits

I say to myself: the years are gone by,
And however great efforts there seem to be,
I must all go for the eternal peace and ecstasy,
A life of peace and ecstasy is my purpose of life.

When I look at the mighty chinar tree
I think: the king of all the cool and wide shade trees
It will outlive my limited age
As it outlived that of my grandfathers'.

Each day, every hour
I must follow in my thoughts and actions,
The spiritual way that will bring peace of mind to me,
The way of those upon whom God has bestowed His blessings,
Not of those who have been condemned by Him,
Nor of those who have gone astray!

MyKoul