I know that there are quite a few fans of Vikram Seth around here. I read this one a while back; had to post it here.
ALL YOU WHO SLEEP TONIGHT
All you who sleep tonight
Far from the ones you love,
No hand to left or right
And emptiness above –
Know that you aren’t alone
The whole world shares your tears,
Some for two nights or one,
And some for all their years.
— Vikram Seth
Beautiful.
enkaybee says:
came across yours while blog-hopping…am a fan of seth after reading equal music.
very nice….from where -may i ask?
May 6, 2004 — 3:26 pm
Lakshmi says:
Check here…
http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/
May 7, 2004 — 4:50 am
rileen says:
Beautiful indeed – i sleep like that, at least in the literal sense, but hopefully not for all my years 🙂 !!
May 7, 2004 — 5:01 am
Lakshmi says:
I hope so too…
May 7, 2004 — 5:10 am
deelight says:
Ya that is so beautiful..I used to happily quote this and still do actually…
May 7, 2004 — 6:17 am
lalunadiosa says:
thanx
makes the loneliness slightly more palatable!!!!
🙁
May 7, 2004 — 6:51 am
savyasachi says:
Thanks so much for sharing this. It really meant a lot.
May 7, 2004 — 5:45 pm
dileepkumar says:
Sleeping alone
The doctor gave him a thorough examination, found absolutely nothing physically wrong with the man, and then told him, “Listen, if you ever expect to cure your insomnia, you just have to stop taking your troubles to bed with you.”
“I know,” said the man, “but I can’t. My wife refuses to sleep alone.”
May 8, 2004 — 4:18 am