Tag Archives: Courage

GOODBYE MY LOVE

It is with sadness I wave you goodbye, For you have taught me well loves joy. Never will I weep, for with you I grew.

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MY ASPIRATIONS – मेरी साध

Covered eyelid dreams Helps sleepy skies pain, In silently pouring drops Is pain from a heart’s rain; On our harps of anguish A void sings a mute tune, A blend of sighing strings From the stars and moon; These celestial … Continue reading

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PASSAGE TO INDIA

1 Singing my days, Singing the great achievements of the present, Singing the strong, light works of engineers, Our modern wonders, (the antique ponderous Seven outvied,) In the Old World, the east, the Suez canal, The New by its mighty … Continue reading

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THE VOICE WITHIN

It is the voice within that speaks But to hear her true tenor Requires a desire to listen. Beyond the self is the space, A place of belonging amongst; Those who will not listen, Those who want to despise, Those … Continue reading

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CHE FECE …. IL GRAN RIFIUTO

In some people there comes a day When each should a big Yes or No Shout. It is clear that all those who fly Are ready with a Yes, naming the end

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