The meadow and the mountain with desire Gazed on each other, till a fierce unrest Surged ‘neath the meadow’s seemingly calm breast, And all the mountain’s fissures ran with fire. A mighty river rolled between them there. What could the mountain do but gaze and burn? What could the meadow do but look and yearn, And gem its bosom to …
Read More »America A Prophecy (Finis) – William Blake
Reveal the dragon thro’ the human; coursing swift as fire To the close hall of counsel, where his Angel form renews. In a sweet vale shelter’d with cedars, that eternal stretch Their unmov’d branches, stood the hall; built when the moon shot forth, In that dread night when Urizen call’d the stars round his feet; Then burst the center from …
Read More »After A Bath – Sanjay Ahluwalia
∼ Sanjay Ahluwalia
Read More »Aeroplane, Aeroplane – Sanjay Ahluwalia
∼ Sanjay Ahluwalia
Read More »आ री आजा निंदिया तू – कुंवारा बाप
~ मजरूह सुल्तानपुरी
Read More »प्रथम पुरुष
बहुत समय पहले बंगाल में महाराजा कृष्णचन्द्र का राज्य था। उनके दरबार में बहुत सारे विदूषक थे। सबसे ज्यादा लोकप्रिय था – गोपाल। गोपाल नाई था लेकिन सब लोग उसे गोपाल भांड कहकर बुलाते थे। भांड यानी मसखरा, जो लोगों को हंसा सकता हो। अपने चुटकलों, हावभाव, टीका – टिप्पणी और महाराज या अन्य लोगों को मूर्ख बनाने के तरीको …
Read More »A Whale of a Tale
Enjoying his life far out in the sea, Walter the Whale was so glad to be free. He just swam about in the waves all the day- Sometimes he’d turn over and send up some spray. When he wanted some fun, after fish he would chase, Or challenge a sea-horse to have a long race. Then one day some sailors …
Read More »How many people live in the world?
In 1994, the population of the world was over five and a half billion. In the year2020, scientists estimate close to 8 billion. In that same year, China’s population will probably grow to almost one and a half billion, about one fifth of all the people in the world
Read More »How many legs has a centipede?
Centipede means ‘hundred legged’ but not many centipedes actually have as many as this. Some have as few as 15 pairs, others have as many as 173 pairs, but most sorts have about 35 pairs. Centipedes and millipedes form a small group of arthropods adapted for life on the land. With all these legs they run very quickly and although …
Read More »How many feathers does a bird have?
The swan has over 25,000 feathers on its body, providing it with good, year-round insulation in cold northern climates. The larger the bird, the greater the number of feathers it has. Small songbirds like sparrows and thrushes have between 1,500 and 3,500 feathers on their bodies. In fact, smaller birds have more feathers per square centimeter than larger birds because …
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