Vidyapati Thakur Poems

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1.
Brooding Love

Madhava:
Your moon-faced love
Had never guessed
That parting hurts.
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2.
He Promised He'D Return Tomorrow

He promised he'd return tomorrow.
And I wrote everywhere on my floor:
'Tomorrow.'
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3.
Sad Love

The moon spits fire,
Lotuses droop
And loaded with fragrance
Mingle in sad love.
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4.
River And Sky

Oh friend, I cannot tell you
Whether he was near or far, real or a dream.
Like a vine of lightning,
As I chained the dark one,
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5.
My Friend, I Cannot Answer When You Ask Me To Explain

My friend, I cannot answer when you ask me to explain
what has befallen me.
Love is transformed, renewed,
each moment.
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6.
Dawn

Awake, Radha, awake,
Calls the parrot and its love.
For how long must you sleep,
Clasped to the heart of your Dark-Stone?
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7.
Childhood And Youth

Childhood and youth are mingled both.
Her eyes have taken the road to her ears:
Wily are her words,and her low laugh
As if the moon appeared on earth.
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8.
All My Inhibition Left Me In A Flash

All my inhibition left me in a flash,
When he robbed me of my clothes,
But his body became my new dress.
Like a bee hovering on a lotus leaf
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9.
As The Mirror To My Hand

As the mirror to my hand,
the flowers to my hair,
kohl to my eyes,
tambul to my mouth,
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10.
For Heaven's Sake, Listen, Listen, O My Darling

For heaven's sake, listen, listen, O my darling:
Do not dart your cruel, angry glances at me,
For I swear by the lovely pitchers of your breasts,
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