(7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941 / Calcutta (Kolkata), Bengal Presidency / British India)

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Beggarly Heart

When the heart is hard and parched up,
come upon me with a shower of mercy.

When grace is lost from life,
come with a burst of song.

When tumultuous work raises its din on all sides shutting me out from
beyond, come to me, my lord of silence, with thy peace and rest.

When my beggarly heart sits crouched, shut up in a corner,
break open the door, my king, and come with the ceremony of a king.

When desire blinds the mind with delusion and dust, O thou holy one,
thou wakeful, come with thy light and thy thunder

Submitted: Thursday, January 01, 2004


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  • Dhivya Thiyagarajan (3/16/2012 7:09:00 AM)

    it is a beautiful poem
    it is a heart touching poem

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  • Aditya Jaswal (8/24/2011 10:11:00 AM)

    really heart touching and sweet poem........

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  • Melanie Ann Calvert (3/31/2007 3:34:00 PM)

    A really powerful poem and prayer.

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