Poetry
210. And those who died for liberty
“Bella Ciao” which translates to “Goodbye Beautiful” is an Italian folk song that was used as an ant...
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209. And no one was left to speak out for me
Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892 - 1984) is renowned for writing First They Came, a well-known poem abo...
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208. Duckling floats on Tisyna
Today, a friend shared a song that has become an anthem honoring a fallen Ukrainian hero
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207. Sans wine, sans song, and sans End!
Omar Khayyam’s one Rubaiyat is my favourite which I am sharing here.
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206. I saw that worrying had come to nothing
Long back, while presenting a copy of “Devotions,” a friend based in New York wrote in a note that M...
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205. And it was all political
Jameson Fitzpatrick is known for her poetry collection Pricks in the Tapestry
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204. It is you and I
Ruskin Bond has penned some truly memorable and heartfelt poems.
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203. Through dark eyes in a dark face
Langston Hughes was a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance.
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202. Waste not your tears on him
After reading yesterday’s post, a reader reminded me that my guru, Khushwant Singh, had written his...
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201. Epitaph on a Pessimist
My guru, Khushwant Singh, had memorized dozens of Epitaphs, which he sometimes shared.
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200. I should have kissed her
Thomas Hardy, the novelist who in fact introduced me to the love of the English language, has writte...
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199. Death is no dream
Can you imagine the impact of a song? Yes, there is a song that led many people to take their own li...
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