I Have Seen A Learned Man Die Of Hunger Poem by Lalleshwari

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Pandrethan, Srinagar, Kashmir / India

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I Have Seen A Learned Man Die Of Hunger

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I have seen a learned man die of hunger,
A sere leaf dropp in winter wind;
I have seen an utter fool beat his cook
(who could not make a toothsome dish).
Since then I, Lalla, anxiously await
The day when the lure of the world will fall away.

Lalleshwari

Friday, July 13, 2012

Topic(s) of this poem: wind,winter

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