(20 June 1952 - / Kolkata / India)

poet Vikram Seth
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Last Night

Last night your faded memory came to me
As in the wilderness spring comes quietly,
As, slowly, in the desert moves thew breeze,
As to a sick man, without cause, comes peace

[Original: Urdu, Translated by: Faiz Ahmed Faiz]

Submitted: Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Edited: Wednesday, March 14, 2012

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  • Vipins Puthooran (6/18/2012 3:35:00 PM)

    /but memories are not habitual/....nice! ! !

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  • Tsira Gogeshvili (3/14/2012 10:11:00 AM)

    Inspiring spring mood...10..
    ts.

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