poetry
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Love doesn’t always announce itself with thunder. Sometimes, it tiptoes in with a giggle, hides in a twirl, and wraps itself in melodies that only two hearts can hear. This poem is a celebration of that moment, when time forgets to tick and all that remains is music, movement, and someone worth dancing through…
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Rabindranath Tagore’s “Jagorane Jay Bibhabori” is a powerful reflection of deep human feelings, focusing on themes of longing, sleeplessness, and the sadness of missing a loved one. Written in September-October 1918, this song expresses Tagore’s personal sorrow for his daughter, Madhurilata (known as Bela), who was seriously ill with tuberculosis. She sadly passed away…
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Rabindranath Tagore’s “Charana Dharite Diyo Go” (“Allow me to touch your feet”) is a poignant prayer-song composed on May 17, 1914, at Ramgarh in the Himalayas. It is believed that Tagore wrote this piece in remembrance of his father, Maharshi Debendranath Tagore, whose 97th birth anniversary was on May 15, 1914. The song was…
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The ocean’s allure lies in its duality—calm yet tempestuous, fleeting yet eternal. Love, too, carries this enchantment, weaving hearts together with the pull of unseen tides. Beneath the vast sky, where waves kiss the shore in endless devotion, romance awakens with a fervor that defies words. This poem seeks to embody that passion, where…
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In a world of contrasting shadows and light, our souls reflect the light we carry through life’s obscurities, unveiling deep truths and emotions. This poem examines the interplay of presence and absence, love and loss, blending joy and sorrow to reflect our existence, urging contemplation of the balance between visible and hidden experiences, and…
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In the boundless realm of existence, there lies an eternal yearning; a silent pulse within every soul to transcend, to shatter the veils of the ordinary, and embrace a flight that defies reason. It is a journey of awakening, where the spirit sheds its shadows, becoming a vessel of fire, color, and infinite light.…
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There are places on this earth that maps will never chart. Not because they are distant, but because they are empty. They exist only in the heart. There is a loneliness that has nothing to do with being alone. It comes when something you loved has vanished; not buried, not broken just… gone. Adrift…
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In the vast and silent abyss of eternity, where stars are but whispers and time dissolves like mist, a lone guardian stands; unmoved, unbroken, yet bound to a fate beyond mortal grasp. His presence is woven into the cosmos, his breath entwined with the sigh of dying worlds. He is neither god nor man,…
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(Inspired by Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Tumi Robe Nirobe’) There are some songs that do not end when their music fades; they stay, quietly alive, in the heart’s deepest chambers. Rabindranath Tagore’s Tumi Robe Nirobe is one such timeless murmur of love; written not to dazzle or shout, but to linger like perfume in an empty…
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Not every absence is caused by death. Some vanishings are quieter; more treacherous. The versions of us that we were meant to become often go missing without funeral or farewell. The singer silenced by fear. The wanderer caged by duty. The lover who stayed silent too long. We confidently leave behind these versions of…
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