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Nissim Ezekiel's Poems

Nissim Ezekiel

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A collection of Nissim Ezekiel's poems 

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Night Of The Scorpion

12 December 2023
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I remember the night my mother was stung by a scorpion. Ten hours of steady rain had driven him to crawl beneath a sack of rice. Parting with his poison - flash of diabolic tail in the dark roo

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Minority Poem

12 December 2023
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In my room, I talk to my invisible guests: they do not argue, but wait Till I am exhausted, then they slip away with inscrutable faces. I lack the means to change their amiable ways, altho

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The Patriot

12 December 2023
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I am standing for peace and non-violence. Why world is fighting fighting Why all people of world Are not following Mahatma Gandhi, I am simply not understanding. Ancient Indian Wisdom is 100% cor

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Island

12 December 2023
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Unsuitable for song as well as sense the island flowers into slums and skyscrapers, reflecting precisely the growth of my mind. I am here to find my way in it. Sometimes I cry for help But mostl

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Philosophy

12 December 2023
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There is a place to which I often go, Not by planning to, but by a flow Away from all existence, to a cold Lucidity, whose will is uncontrolled. Here, the mills of God are never slow. The lands

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The Hill

12 December 2023
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This normative hill like all others is transparently accessible, out there and in the mind, not to be missed except in peril of one's life. Do not muse on it from a distance: it's not remot

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Poet, Lover, Birdwatcher

12 December 2023
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To force the pace and never to be still Is not the way of those who study birds Or women. The best poets wait for words. The hunt is not an exercise of will But patient love relaxing on a hill To

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The Professor

12 December 2023
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Remember me? I am Professor Sheth. Once I taught you geography. Now I am retired, though my health is good. My wife died some years back. By God's grace, all my children Are well settled in life.

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Soap

12 December 2023
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Some people are not having manners, this I am always observing, For example other day I find I am needing soap For ordinary washing myself purposes. So I'm going to one small shop nearby in my l

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Jewish Wedding In Bombay

12 December 2023
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Her mother shed a tear or two but wasn't really crying. It was the thing to do, so she did it enjoying every moment. The bride laughed when I sympathized, and said don't be silly. Her brothrs ha

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Goodbye Party For Miss Pushpa T.S.

12 December 2023
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Friends, our dear sister is departing for foreign in two three days, and we are meeting today to wish her bon voyage. You are all knowing, friends, What sweetness is in Miss Pushpa. I don't

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Urban

12 December 2023
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The hills are always far away. He knows the broken roads, and moves In circles tracked within his head. Before he wakes and has his say, The river which he claims he loves Is dry, and all the win

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The Worm

16 December 2023
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I saw a worm the other day, after rain, Crawling with astounding strength, directed By an inner eye, towards a dryer place. It moved so straight! Oh God! To think that I By such absurd and devious

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Background, Casually

16 December 2023
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A poet-rascal-clown was born, The frightened child who would not eat Or sleep, a boy of meager bone. He never learned to fly a kite, His borrowed top refused to spin. I went to Roman Catholic sch

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Enterprise

16 December 2023
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It started as a pilgrimage  Exalting minds and making all  The burdens light, The second stage  Explored but did not test the call.  The sun beat down to match our rage. 5  We stood it very well,

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For Elkana

16 December 2023
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The warm April evening tempts us to the breezes sauntering across the lawn. We drag our chairs down the stone steps and plant them there. Unevenly, to sit or rather sprawl in silence till the wo

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Marriage

16 December 2023
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When the lovers marry, they think it Their marriage has been arranged In heaven, It was in their destiny And they the right men Tying the nuptial knot Of love and bonding And the knot to contin

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