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At the silted banks of river Nile,
I'd sung to the glory of Lucy;
I'd soared high over the echoing Savanna
and fought and bled for Shaka Zulu.
I was first to push back abyss,
the last to be ripped away. I'll
return one day, I'll bring the rest.






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Date: 12 / 01 / 2016
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Daniel Avatar
January 18, 2017 at 11:59 PM
Lovely and deep, Tamal:) congratulations:)
Kundu Avatar
January 20, 2017 at 1:21 AM
Thanks, Jo!
Gupta Avatar
January 12, 2017 at 4:32 AM
a glimpse of great poetry ...
Kundu Avatar
January 12, 2017 at 6:38 AM
Thank you, sir!
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