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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
All you who sleep tonight
One of my favourite poems by Vikram Seth runs thus:
(Link via email from Manish.)
All you who sleep tonightThis is from Seth's collection of poems, All You Who Sleep Tonight. Had he read this newspiece, though, he might well have written it thus:
Far from the ones you love,
No hand to left or right
And emptiness above -
Know that you aren't alone
The whole world shares your tears,
Some for two nights or one,
And some for all their years.
All you who sleep tonightEr, Vikram, if you're reading this, sorry! Screwed up your poem, but at least I'll sleep well.
Far from the ones you love,
No hand to left or right
And emptiness above -
Please stay on your own
Even if it breaks your heart
Because if you sleep alone
You'll wake up smart.
(Link via email from Manish.)
