Category: English Compositions
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Bridge (#WordPrompt)
Halfway across the bridge he stood And began to scratch his head Wondering, whether in wisdom …
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Changeless Change
cloudless, bright blue, summer sky had loomed on Monday, this no lie. The selfsame sky in spotless blue …
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Mirth from Perth
Monsignor Mirth – a resident of Perth,Grinned as he said – he came to this earth,To dine on frankfurters,With pickled olive starters,And pineapple tarts – to add to his girth. Monsignor Mirth – says he’s found no dearth,Of his chosen foods – in markets of Perth,In sleeveless undershirts,He dances as he squirtsRed wine in a…
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On Your Lap
For happiness alone why should I aspire? Pray keep me instead seated on your lap …
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The Ostrich – Based on Sudhindra Nath Dutta’s “Utpakhi”
[What follows is an English translation/transcreation of the much quoted classic Bengali poem “utpakhi” (উটপাখী, meaning ostrich), written by Sudhindranath Dutta. He published it in his collection called “krandasi” (ক্রন্দসী, meaning the Sky and the Earth) in the Bengali year 1344, which could have been 1937 approximately, according to the Western calendar.I am putting this…
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যবে হবে তুমি পলিত প্রবীণা — Based on “When You Are Old” by W.B. Yeats
যবে হবে তুমি পলিত প্রবীণা, ডাকবে তন্দ্রা গভীর …
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Dr. Sudhir Kumar Das Gupta – An Obsequy
The river of life, like any other river, flows forwards. And by the time it reaches its estuary, it is often difficult to figure out where it originated. This is not true of mighty rivers, such as the Mississippi or the Nile or our own Ganges. But there were endlessly many smaller rivers that had…
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The Born Loser
‘I wonder why nobody don’t like me, Or is it a fact that I’m ugly?’ This immortal Belafonte calypso … Click on title to read the article.
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