Tag Archives: Ecstasy Poems for Students

पीथल और पाथल: कन्हैयालाल सेठिया – You may have read Shyam Narayan Pandey’s classic epic “Haldighati”. Three excerpts from that great work are available on this site. Many readers had asked me to include a Rajasthani classic poem on the same theme by the great poet Kanhaiyalal Sethia, but I could not find that poem any where. Fortunately one reader …

चेतक की वीरता – महाराणा प्रताप के घोड़े चेतक की यशोगाथा गाती श्याम नारायण पाण्डेय की कविता। श्यामनारायण पाण्डेय का जन्म आजमगढ के डुमराँव गाँव में हुआ। इन्होंने काशी से साहित्याचार्य किया। पाण्डेयजी वीर रस के अनन्य गायक हैं। इन्होंने चार महाकाव्य रचे, जिनमें ‘हल्दीघाटी और ‘जौहर विशेष चर्चित हुए। ‘हल्दीघाटी में महाराणा प्रताप के जीवन और ‘जौहर में रानी …

Here is another excerpt from “” the great Veer-Ras Maha-kavya penned by Shyam Narayan Pandey. Here is a description of a soldier fighting for the Motherland. वीर सिपाही: वीर रस कविता भारत-जननी का मान किया, बलिवेदी पर बलिदान किया अपना पूरा अरमान किया, अपने को भी कुर्बान किया रक्खी गर्दन तलवारों पर थे कूद पड़े अंगारों पर, उर ताने शर-बौछारों पर …

America: A Prophecy – William Blake The Guardian Prince of Albion burns in his nightly tent, Sullen fires across the Atlantic glow to America’s shore: Piercing the souls of warlike men, who rise in silent night, Washington, Franklin, Paine & Warren, Gates, Hancock & Green; Meet on the coast glowing with blood from Albions fiery Prince. Washington spoke; Friends of …

Charles Kingsley (12 June 1819 – 23 January 1875) was a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian, novelist and poet. He is particularly associated with Christian socialism, the working men’s college, and forming labour cooperatives, which failed, but encouraged later working reforms. He was a friend and correspondent of Charles Darwin. Kingsley …

George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) was a Welsh-born poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. His poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets, and he is recognized as “one of the foremost British devotional lyricists.” He was born into an artistic and wealthy family and largely raised in England. He received …

Without Easter: Joanna Fuchs Easter Poetry – The story behind Easter lies in the New Testament of the Bible which narrates how Jesus was arrested by the Roman authorities because he claimed to be the Son of God, and later crucified. His resurrection three days later marks the occasion of Easter. Easter is a Christian festival which celebrates the resurrection …

Easter Flower: Claude McKay Far from this foreign Easter damp and chilly My soul steals to a pear-shaped plot of ground, Where gleamed the lilac-tinted Easter lily Soft-scented in the air for yards around; Alone, without a hint of guardian leaf! Just like a fragile bell of silver rime, It burst the tomb for freedom sweet and brief In the …

Easter Facts for Kids: Easter is a Christian festival commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after Good Friday, the day of his crucifixion, now called Easter Sunday, when He rose from the dead. When mourners went to Jesus’ tomb to collect His body, He was nowhere to be found and they were greeted by an angel …

Meeting the Easter Bunny: The Easter Bunny (also called the Easter Rabbit or Easter Hare) is a folkloric figure and symbol of Easter, depicted as a rabbit bringing Easter eggs. Meeting the Easter Bunny: Rowena Bennett On Easter morn at early dawn Before the cocks were crowing I met a bob-tail bunnykin And asked where he was going. “Tis in …