All You Who Sleep Tonight Poem by Vikram Seth

All you who sleep tonight As lovers on bed entwined Remember time can such unwind And love can no longer be a bind And vows go flying out of doors As pans and kettles with rattling sounds And neighbors enjoy the bout and song Both of you make in your marital discord

Short, sweet and powerful. Perfectly crafted. Shows why Vikram Seth is among the pre-eminent Indian English poets.

All you who sleep tonight has been one of my favourite poems for years. So easy to memorize and so touching to recite. It is emotion in a small but poweful dose

It was a very beautiful poem with so much of depth of emotions. such a beautiful line- The whole world shares your tears. lovely.

such a beautiful poem.............

Death- the everlasting sleep which has no night and day; a journey of concious sleeping;

Today I also read his 2012 poem Night Watch and left stars and a comment. It's another SHORT one; I recommend it to you. bri : )

Vikram Seth has a LONG bio on PH, including this: 'Seth self-identifies as bisexual. In 2006, he became a leader of the campaign against India's Section 377, a law against homosexuality.' In 2021 I left a comment, but I don't recall a previous visit.

I CAN SENSE IT IN MYSELF. : ( BRI

Enjoyed very much. Congrats being the Modern Poem Of The Day. A very pleasant read. %Thank you for sharing