(Tripura. India)

poet Palas kumar Ray

Poverty-II

Satiated, desiring but not having enough food to offer some, is also poverty,

Sheltered, wishing, but failing to accommodate a guest, is also poverty,
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  • Reetesh Sabr (9/29/2008 9:44:00 AM)

    great thoughts and as ever simply put
    dada u r rocking!

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  • Mamta Agarwal (8/28/2008 9:36:00 PM)

    joy of giving, sharing-i find poor still are large hearted. not being able to share is the biggest poverty.10++.

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  • Moushumi moushumi (8/14/2008 11:01:00 AM)

    The line before last reignites my mind.10+

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  • Kesav Easwaran (8/11/2008 6:55:00 AM)

    '....Sheltered, wishing, but failing to accommodate a guest....'
    the best line in this good poem... it accomodates a lot of wishful thinking in its shelter...10/10

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  • Sandra Fowler (8/6/2008 1:54:00 PM)

    Poverty of mind and spirit is the worst poverty of all. Excellent write.

    Warm regards,

    Sandra

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