Lover’s Gifts LVI: The Evening Was Lonely by Rabindranath Tagore
heart became dry, and it seemed to me that beauty was a thing fashioned by the traders in words. Tired I shut the book and snuffed the candle. In a moment the room was flooded with moonlight. Spirit of Beauty, how could you, whose radiance overbrims the sky, stand hidden behind a candle’s tiny flame? […]
Lord Of My Life by Rabindranath Tagore
art thou pleased, Lord of my Life? For I give to thee my cup filled with all the pain and delight that the crushed grapes of my heart had surrendered, I wove with rhythm of colors and song cover for thy bed, And with the molten gold of my desires I fashioned playthings for thy […]
Lamp Of Love by Rabindranath Tagore
Kindle it with the burning fire of desire! There is the lamp but never a flicker of a flame–is such thy fate, my heart? Ah, death were better by far for thee! Misery knocks at thy door, and her message is that thy lord is wakeful, and he calls thee to the love-tryst through the […]
Kinu Goala’s Alley – English Translation by Rabindranath Tagore
Named after Kinu the milkman. By its side stands A two-storey building Its ground floor room Is enclosed by iron railings. It is thoroughly damp Here and there its walls Bear ugly damp marks In places their plasters are also peeling off. On its door hangs a rag Torn from a bale of plain cloth […]
In The Dusky Path Of A Dream by Rabindranath Tagore
Her house stood at the end of a desolate street. In the evening breeze her pet peacock sat drowsing on its perch, and the pigeons were silent in their corner. She set her lamp down by the portal and stood before me. She raised her large eyes to my face and mutely asked, “Are you […]
In The Country – English Translation by Rabindranath Tagore
As close is the earth beneath my feet As are close to me The fruits, flowers and the air and water. Here I love him too As I love the songs of birds The murmur of streams The mellowness around The light of dawn and the greeneries of trees. Here I find him beautiful As […]
I Found A Few Old Letters by Rabindranath Tagore
I found a few old letters of mine carefully hidden in thy box-a few small toys for thy memory to play with. With a timorous heart thou didst try to steal these trifles from the turbulent stream of time which washes away planets and stars, and didst say, “These are only mine!” Alas, there is […]
I Cast My Net Into The Sea by Rabindranath Tagore
I dragged up from the dark abyss things of strange aspect and strange beauty — some shone like a smile, some glistened like tears, and some were flushed like the cheeks of a bride. When with the day’s burden I went home, my love was sitting in the garden idly tearing the leaves of a […]
Gift Of The Great – English Translation by Rabindranath Tagore
Those whose minds are wrought The base of whose existence becomes shaky Those who are listless Let them listen – Don’t ever forget yourselves. Let you meet every day Those who have won over death Those who have kept their torch aflame Above whatever is mean and small If you make them dwarf The sin […]
From Afar by Rabindranath Tagore
From a distance I watch him. With the dust and the water, With the fruit and the flower, With the All he is rushing forward. He is always on the surface, Tossed by the waves and dancing to the rhythm Of joy and suffering. The least loss makes him suffer, The least wound hurts him– […]
Dream Girl by Rabindranath Tagore
You are also the creation of men From the core of their heart They have endowed you with charm. With golden threads of similes Your dress the poet weaves. To immortalize your image The painter puts on your face An ever fresh glow. So many colours, scents and costumes – From the seas come pearls […]
Cruel Kindness by Rabindranath Tagore
But you have saved me denying. All through my life This your cruel kindness Has filled my being. The things you gave me without asking – This sky full of light This body, this soul and this mind Saving me ever from too much craving For these great gifts you are making me fit. The […]
Compensation by Rabindranath Tagore
Everybody is blaming me for you! They are saying, ‘In all his songs Her picture he is painting In her ears He is singing only love songs Because of his addiction He is composing Frivolous words into poesy And all over the land at the top of his voice He is raving and shouting.’ My […]
Birth Story by Rabindranath Tagore
‘From where did I come, Me where did you find?’ Holding him tight in an embrace In tears and laughter The mum replies, ‘You were in my mind As my deepest wish. You were with me When I was a child And played with my dolls. When worshiping Shiva in the morning I made and […]
At The Last Watch by Rabindranath Tagore
That pettiest of gifts, Is but a sugar-coating over neglect. Any passerby can make a gift of it To a street beggar, Only to forget the moment the first corner is turned. I had not hoped for anything more that day. You left during the last watch of night. I had hoped you would say […]
At The End Of The Day by Rabindranath Tagore
At the end of the day Wanly smiling The dying sun will look at my face Bidding me its last farewell. The flute will play by the side of the way The cattle will graze on the banks of the river In the courtyard the children will play And the birds will sing – Still […]
And In Wonder And Amazement I Sing by Rabindranath Tagore
The universe is full of life Among all these I have found a place And in wonder and amazement I sing. The world is swayed By eternity’s rushing tide Rising and falling I have felt its tug in my blood Racing through my veins And in wonder and amazement I sing. While walking in the […]
Along The Way by Rabindranath Tagore
I receive your touch Now and then But I don’t know how and when. Is it in the scent of an unknown flower Or in the joy I feel in the song of a travelling singer? Do I receive your touch all on a sudden When there is great sorrow And my world is shaken […]
All These I Loved by Rabindranath Tagore
This dancing of the light on the leaves This playing of the wild winds Among the sal groves They have all maddened my mind Along this red-earth road That man going to the village market The little girl sitting on the dust Playing alone with her tray of toys Whatever I see before me They […]
A Hundred Years Hence by Rabindranath Tagore
Who it is With such curiosity Reads my poems A hundred years hence! Shall I be able to send you An iota of joy of this fresh spring morning The flower that blooms today The songs that the birds sing The glow of today’s setting sun Filled with my feelings of love? Yet for a […]
A Dream (English Translation) by Rabindranath Tagore
On the banks of the river Shipra Far far away in that land of dreams To seek the first love of my former life. She had lodhra* powder on her face A lotus she playfully held in her hand She stuck buds of kunda in her ears And kurubak flower in her hair Her slim […]
Night Launch by Sonya Ki Tomlinson
Night Launch by Sonya Ki Tomlinson Muscles of the bold black sky rippled stars The warrior Perseus, his bow strung aimed flaming arrows towards the brilliant constellations roaming nocturnal plateaus Perfect backdrop for a night launch Myself, David, and my twin brothers Chris and Pat had front row seats on the brick pathway directly in […]
Long For This World by Sophie Hannah
Long For This World by Sophie Hannah I settle for less than snow, try to go gracefully like seasons go which will regain their ground – ditch, hill and field; when a new year comes round. Now I know everything: how winter leaves without resenting spring, lives in a safe time frame, gives up so […]
LIGHT ECHOES by Sonya Ki Tomlinson
LIGHT ECHOES by Sonya Ki Tomlinson tip of the flame is lucid blue it’s nucleus a golden spiral of undiminished rapture look at all your bright faces there is an incredible sovereign joy that dances independent of earthly suffering, sorrow and pain Copyright ©: 2013 ————— The End And that’s the End of the Poem […]
Life Brings Me to this Journey. by Stephen Sweitzer
Life Brings Me to this Journey. by Stephen Sweitzer I fear of my soulless fears,Hardly known of my ignorant peers, I constantly consume this pain,Leading me to this dark, evil lane, I lean on man’s understanding,Giving me Satan’s branding, I, instead, need to trust my Alpha, Calling out for my Almighty Abba, However, my sinful chains […]
Leaving and Leaving You by Sophie Hannah
Leaving and Leaving You by Sophie Hannah When I leave you postcode and your commuting station, When I left undone all the things we planned to do You may feel you have been left by association But there is leaving and leaving you. When I leave your town and the club that you belong to, […]
If It Were Beginning by Sriparna Bandyopadhyay
If it were a beginning I couldn’t imagine anything more beautiful; But it came to be my illusion, And no one was more ashamed than me. The approach was delicate with steps silent. But the withdrawal happened to be so delicate – That left me perplexed, whether ‘it’ was Really an approach! And to my […]
Hypatia by Stanley Wilkin
They attacked her in mid exploration Cutting away her golden thoughts As they cut away her flesh, destroying A mind that they couldn’t destroy in Debate, a sparkling old woman Whose thoughts were spun from steel. The screaming mob desecrated her tiny form Dragging it into the dust, through the rubbish And shit. Tearing off […]
Homosexuality by Spencer Reece
After my mother and father fight, my father takes my hand and we walk down to the Mississippi where he smokes Camel cigarettes. He flicks his ashes away from me. He rarely says my name. All day on TV, I watch monks in Saigon douse themselves in gasoline and light their saffron robes on fire. […]
Highway to Happiness by Stacey Chillemi
Highway to Happiness Dogs bring happiness into your home, Nothing on this planet can replace the special moments you create with your dog. They bring memories to cherish, These memories may be a part of the past However, in my head they’ll always last, I can share these memories with the world And let the […]
High school crush……lonesome awaits by Stephen Allen
Trap in dawn, Night honking its horn. Walking on the north street I stare at my high school crush, I wonder if she knows how much She makes me blush. Coldness creeping underneath my sleeve, If she should say hi my heart would leap. My glances touching her skin like the coldness of the night, […]
God’s Abdication by Snowdon King
God’s Abdication by Snowdon King a whole bureaucracy up to your skies, God… …the waiting lines are long we are obediently waiting for our turn birth, marriage, death certificates the every night prayer the sign of the cross before every meal, the Sunday mass the confession, may our terrible sins be forgiven there were times […]
Family by Stacey Chillemi
FAMILY BOND: Beauty – Obligation – Necessary – Devoted I am so fond when I see people bond Family bonding time is time the family spends, Meaningfully time spent People, Dogs, Cats, Birds And all Special times that create strong ties And loads of love That lies deep within our hearts And remains forever in […]
Everything He Did, He Did In Jest by stanley wilkin
In this contorted frame, badger-like scurrying, Scrabbling for prey, in the midst of fratricidal disputes- The dead lingering like ruptured sores- The dead dripping like candy from Christmas trees, Our lives meandering, our thoughts remain. In this dry season drunken men walk like dragons Scales roaring with white flame: Fangs like industrial weapons Formed into […]
Entropy by Sriparna Bandyopadhyay
A nature full of savageness, A gambling world in force The Creation is a chaos- Mare Cacophonous discourse. I value myself the most; Not that, I’m proud. But there are so many ‘I’s Amorphous in the Crowd. Your pain is yours Only you are there to feel Your cry for life Hardly makes a deal. […]
Disconnect by Snowdon King
Disconnect by Snowdon King and if the server crashed would I still be a poet? and if the Internet crashed suddenly in the whole wide world who’s going to ever hear of me? I would like a law to forbid poetry in public to have to go in specially designed places with a pencil and […]
Crazy Insane by Stephen Sweitzer
Crazy Insane by Stephen Sweitzer Every hour, I go insane,Diving into the greatest pain, Only they can understand,Giving me their helping hands, Normal people use their brooms,Sweeping us into lonely rooms, Not until they lick our blood, Will they see our filthy mud, Which runs through our rotten brains, Forever and ever, we are insane. ————— […]
By the Dusk – Ao Entardecer by Soaroir de Campos
By the Dusk – Ao Entardecer by Soaroir de Campos o universo pára ao entardecer maritacas se refugiam em qualquer lugar os cães adormecem enroscados à cauda a dormideira se prepara para a segunda-feira o universo pára ao entardecer jovens ansiando pelo novo sol velhos cabeceando seu crepúsculo padres orando por suas almas o universo […]
By Garpal Stream by Stanley Wilkin
By Garpal stream the young men came Decades before the flood On Garpal field they started the game Quenching the grass with blood. Down by the hill, near the copse, they lie, The first to score was the first to die. Every year the young men came Where the roses and dandelions bud Eager to […]
Buddha’s Laugh by Sonya Ki Tomlinson
Buddha’s Laugh by Sonya Ki Tomlinson Pearl on the tip of my nose drops into the Ocean of Milk flooding my heart I laugh to myself as if awakening suddenly from a lucid dream for so long I have wrestled with an angel danced, courted and eloped with a figment of my imagination not realizing […]