Sunday, August 31, 2008

Afro- Asian Poem

How long can one man's lifetime last?
In the end we return to formlessness.
I think of you waiting to die
A thousand things can cause me distress

Your kind old mother's still alive
Your only daughter's only ten.
In the vast chilly wilderness
I hear the sounds of weeping men.

Clouds float into a great expanse
Birds fly but do not sing in flight
how lonely are the travelers
even the sun shines cold and white

Alas, when you still lived, and asked
to study non- rebirth with me,
My exhortation were delayed
And so the end came, fruitlessly

All your old friend have brought you gifts
but for your life these too are late
I've failed you in more ways than one.
Weeping, i walk back to my gate.


BY: VIKRAM SETH

26 comments:

Anonymous said...

touching poem...what is the title of this poem?

Anonymous said...

what is the title of this poem?

Anonymous said...

what is the title of this poem

Anonymous said...

what is the title of the poem

Anonymous said...

What's the title??

Anonymous said...

TITLE?

Anonymous said...

uhm... I'm not being rude but, WHY DID YOU EVER POSTED A POEM WITHOUT A TITLE!?

Anonymous said...

.hey,wat's the title of this poem? i need an afro-asiAN poems with title...

Anonymous said...

supot si aldous giles talosig
panot si rogelio dela cruz jr

Anonymous said...

irish kitu
emil mangi

Anonymous said...

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!
It's nice but..............
what is the title??????????????//

Anonymous said...

the poem was so nice.,, good author an nice idea.,

Anonymous said...

i think the title is LAMENT FOR YIN YAO ..

Anonymous said...

NEED TITLE!!!

Anonymous said...

theres no title i need it for my assignment T_T wheres the title??

Anonymous said...

i need the title ? i needed it because it is useful for our ass. ?

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Unknown said...

GUYS THE TITLE IS " LAMENT FOR YIN YAO"....... i ensure you.....



from RYAMRT DELROSARIO A.C

Anonymous said...

100 sure that tiltle of this poem is MANET FOR YIN YAO
hmm need a afro-asian poem with title

Anonymous said...

hey!!! What`s the title of this poem . I need title

Anonymous said...

., tnx so much for the poem!!!!

Anonymous said...

lament for yin yao nice afro asian poem

SOMEONE said...

..what a great poem..but...WHAT'S THE TITLE OF THIS POEM?!?

Anonymous said...

it was entitled as jeans

Unknown said...

It's jean. Do you even have an eye?

Unknown said...

Jk that's not the title