Philosophical Poetry

Old And New

Thou hast made me known to friends whom I knew not.Thou hast given me seats in homes not my own.Thou…

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My Song

This song of mine will wind its music around you, my child, likethe fond arms of love.This song of mine…

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Moments Indulgence

I ask for a moment's indulgence to sit by thy side. The worksthat I have in hand I will finish…

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Lover’s Gifts XLIV: Where Is Heaven

Where is heaven? you ask me, my child,-the sages tell us it isbeyond the limits of birth and death, unswayed…

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Gitanjali

1.Thou hast made me endless, such is thy pleasure. This frail vessel thou emptiest again and again, and fillest it…

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Freedom

Freedom from fear is the freedomI claim for you my motherland!Freedom from the burden of the ages, bending your head,breaking…

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Fool

O Fool, try to carry thyself upon thy own shoulders!O beggar, to come beg at thy own door!Leave all thy…

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Fireflies

I touch God in my songas the hill touches the far-away seawith its waterfall.The butterfly counts not months but moments,and…

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Endless Time

Time is endless in thy hands, my lord.There is none to count thy minutes.Days and nights pass and ages bloom…

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Distant Time

I know not from what distant timethou art ever coming nearer to meet me.Thy sun and stars can never keep…

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