I aspire to see in a thousand eyes
Raging flames of the blazing sun
To overcome the horrifying ordeal
Waiting at the hazardous crossroads of time

I aspire to hear on a thousand lips
Words sharp as steel
To signal the close of winter
And to herald the coming of spring

Syed Ahmed Shah

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