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Topic: Can't place this line...
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a taurean poet Knowflake Posts: 9 From: India Registered: Jun 2009
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posted September 03, 2009 06:12 AM
Sometime back I was reading poetry and there was a line that went somewhat like this: "and the back of heaven is bent upon us". I can't remember where I'd read it. I googled but didn't find anything. Can you help?IP: Logged |
MyVirgoMask Knowflake Posts: 1251 From: Bay Area, CA Registered: May 2009
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posted September 03, 2009 05:18 PM
Sounds kinky.IP: Logged |
GypseeWind Knowflake Posts: 1303 From: Dayton,Ohio USA Registered: May 2009
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posted September 03, 2009 06:03 PM
that does sound familiar, do you know what type of poetry you were reading then so you can narrow down your search some?IP: Logged |
GypseeWind Knowflake Posts: 1303 From: Dayton,Ohio USA Registered: May 2009
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posted September 03, 2009 06:04 PM
lol, MVM, perv.IP: Logged |
a taurean poet Knowflake Posts: 9 From: India Registered: Jun 2009
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posted September 03, 2009 07:21 PM
Yes, I do remember. The theme was about paradise and such -- you know the so-called "ascent to heaven" (Christianity) that is so often found in poetry that reaches spiriual heights through simple metaphors. I think its Tennyson. Not sure, though. I think the line was more like... [we walk and we see] the back of heaven that is bent towards us.
But I guess I am beginning to remember -- it was Ghalib -- who is an Urdu poet -- I think I was reading the English translation of one of his ghazals. IP: Logged |
juniperb Knowflake Posts: 126 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 03, 2009 08:15 PM
I adore Mirza Ghalib:These divine verses, As I write Are The hallowed revelations Descending From on high The sound of the scribe's pen In the stillness of the night is indeed The heavenly muse Uttering her immortal words
------------------ What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world is immortal"~ - George Eliot IP: Logged |
a taurean poet Knowflake Posts: 9 From: India Registered: Jun 2009
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posted September 04, 2009 08:12 AM
Hello. That is good to hear. I sing his ghazals almost daily in the bathroom. (Urdu.) He wrote originally in two languages - Persian and Urdu. The former is spoken in Iran and is generally not spoken by the populace at large in my country -- but Urdu being the offspring of Persian and Hindi (the main lang. in the country) is spoken and well understood. Well, Ghalib is worshipped in my country and his ghazals have been sung by singers since the forties -- ie since the first time music began to be recorded. I am sure you must have read "ye na thee hamari qismat" If you haven't please do. Notice how the ghazal has many meanings -- the highest being Death calling onto Life. http://www.egothemag.com/archives/2006/04/ye_na_thee_hama.htm Adios. IP: Logged |