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 …
Read More »Easter Reflections: Easter Special English Poem
Easter Reflections: Easter is a Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. According to Christian history, Jesus was crucified on a Friday and rose three days later on Sunday. Easter is held on the first Sunday after the full moon in March, which is why Easter can land anywhere between the 22nd of March and the 25th of April. …
Read More »Night of Nights: Poem on Death of Gandhiji
“If I’m to die by the bullet of a mad man, I must do so smiling. God must be in my heart and on my lips. And if anything happens, you are not to shed a single tear.” – Gandhiji, January 28, 1948 They gathered round him where he lay Upon a bed of dewy flowers: A smile upon his …
Read More »Mine Is Gopal: Meerabai Devotional Poem
Mine is Gopal, the Mountain-Holder; there is no one else. On his head he wears the peacock-crown: He alone is my husband. Father, mother, brother, relative: I have none to call my own. I’ve forsaken both God, and the family’s honor: what should I do? I’ve sat near the holy ones, and I’ve lost shame before the people. I’ve torn …
Read More »A Friend Can Save A Life: A Friend Making A Difference
A Friend Can Save A Life: A Friend Making A Difference That girl’s heart aches, Her smile is fake. The cuts sting, Her phone rings. She ignores And thinks life’s a bore. But she doesn’t know There are people who care. She doesn’t know That they’ve always been there. She’s tired of being joked at school, She’s tired of being …
Read More »The Shepherd’s Friend: A Beautiful Poem On Sheepdogs
A shepherd or sheepherder is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards herds of sheep. Shepherd derives from Old English sceaphierde. The first thing I remember, Was feeling snug and warm, It was in mid-October, And I had just been born. And when I saw my mother, She looked so sweet and kind, Her coat of golden, glossy fur, …
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