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Breathing new life into our lungs At last, India seems to have woken up to the pain polluted air inflicts on the un-suspecting public in the country. The problems get more and more acute as urbanization proceeds apace and more and more people move from … Read more
Mirror by Sylvia Plath I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions. Whatever I see I swallow immediately Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike. I am not cruel, only truthful ‚ The eye of a little god, four-cornered. Most of the … Read more
The Goat Paths by James Stephens The poem The crooked paths go every way Upon the hill – they wind about Through the heather in and out Of the quiet sunniness. And there the goats, day after day, Stray in sunny quietness, Cropping here and … Read more
Girl Lithe and Tawny by Pablo Neruda The Poem Girl lithe and tawny, the sun that forms the fruits, that plumps the grains, that curls seaweeds filled your body with joy, and you luminous eyes and your mouth that has the smile of water. A … Read more
The Fog William Henry Davies Text I saw the fog grow thick, Which soon made blind my ken; It made tall men of boys, And giants of tall men. It clutched my throat, I coughed; Nothing was in my head Except two heavy eyes Like … Read more
The Little Wife by William March Questions for discussion (Section 1) Q1. Can you guess where Joe …………………………………………………? Ans .. Joe Hinckley possibly worked in a publishing company. This is apparent because he was a salesman of books. Q2. What was the occasion of his … Read more
La Belle Dame sans Merci: A Ballad by John Keats About John Keats … John Keats (1795-1821) died young leaving behind a blazing trail of rich romantic poetry. Although his poems didn’t receive the acclaim and appreciation during his short life span of just 25 … Read more
Sonnet 19: On His Blindness (When I Consider How My Light is Spent) by John Milton ———————————.—————– When I consider how my light is spent, Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one Talent which is death to hide Lodged … Read more
Around a Medicinal Creeper by Poornachandra Tejaswi There was a medicinal plant around which many myths, facts and stories prevailed. The author spent twenty years to unravel the facts. The author was erecting a makeshift shade on a bed in which coffee seeds were sown. … Read more
The School Boy by William Blake First stanza .. I love to rise in the ……. What sweet company! Meaning .. Summer in England is a pleasant time. The boy wakes up in the summer morning and hears the birds making their characteristic usual sounds … Read more