Tag Archives: Courage

MY ASPIRATIONS – मेरी साध

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Mahadevi Varma

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

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Walt Whitman

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

Posted on January 30, 2018 by David Scanlon

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 … Continue reading →

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CHE FECE …. IL GRAN RIFIUTO

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Constantine Cavafy

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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SILENCING INNOCENCE

Posted on October 23, 2017 by David Scanlon

Innocence destroyed her honour restored. Through the harm perpetrated by that man Groomed words capture a moment frozen.

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