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Thiru-Valluvar On Praising Ladies of Their Qualities: Canto 112 - Nalam Punainthu Uraiththal

...Thiru-Valluvar on Praising the Good Qualiities of Ladies: Canto 112 - Nalam Pinainththu Uraiththal [The poet devotes the third part of his treatise, the Thiruk-Kural to INBATHTHUPPAAL, the amor......

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Categories: suttee, beauty, culture, relationship, tamil,
Form: Epigram

Prizes For Ultimate Sacrifices - Part One

...Prizes for Ultimate Sacrifices prizes for the abstemious for abstinence chastity ? the countless occasions for love you let slip ......

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Categories: suttee, howl, inspirational, metaphor, passion,
Form: Dramatic Monologue

The Partitioned Wailing Wall - Part One

...for Alan Painter I have put into many ports labelled: handle with care stood on the wharfs, bare-shouldered up to the knee, unloading cashew and coconuts and th......

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Categories: suttee, war,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Rebirth

...Leaves slide across an eternity of time, memories parted into petals one by one curl, crumble and blow away as so much dust on the wind. Here in this ivy-chained shelter I would close my eyes......

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Categories: suttee, death, faith, inspirational, introspection,
Form: Free verse