Friday, January 3, 2003

All You Who Sleep Tonight Comments

Rating: 4.3

All you who sleep tonight
Far from the ones you love,
No hand to left or right
And emptiness above -
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Vikram Seth
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MAHTAB BANGALEE 14 February 2024

Death- the everlasting sleep which has no night and day; a journey of concious sleeping;

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Bri Edwards 11 November 2023

Today I also read his 2012 poem Night Watch and left stars and a comment. It's another SHORT one; I recommend it to you. bri : )

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Bri Edwards 11 November 2023

Vikram Seth has a LONG bio on PH, including this: 'Seth self-identifies as bisexual. In 2006, he became a leader of the campaign against India's Section 377, a law against homosexuality.' In 2021 I left a comment, but I don't recall a previous visit.

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BRI EDWARDS 26 November 2021

I CAN SENSE IT IN MYSELF. : ( BRI

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Sylvia Frances Chan 18 August 2021

Enjoyed very much. Congrats being the Modern Poem Of The Day. A very pleasant read. %Thank you for sharing

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 18 August 2021

A poem that will always uplift the spirit. Timeless

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 22 July 2021

A beautiful poem full of empathy. Deeply touching and so beautifully conveyed

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Sylvia Frances Chan 22 July 2021

Most Deserving poem to be chosen

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Sylvia Frances Chan 22 July 2021

A touching poem which surely stirs emotions, well worded and so thoughtful.5 Stars full!

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me poet yeps poet 30 January 2021

since 2003 how many lonely tears have shed ye

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Tejal Gondhalekar 28 January 2021

Love the poem short and sweet but very beautiful

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Ask your Soul mate 28 January 2021

Who said we sleep we pine for our soulmate

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Tulsi Shrestha 28 January 2021

Beautifully crafted creation with energetic words.

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Khairul Ahsan 28 January 2021

A poem of empathy. Loved this. Congratulations on the poem's selection as the 'Modern Poem of the Day'!

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Clara Kim 01 November 2020

It was a great poem. I nearly sleep while I was reading this poem.

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Suryendu Chaudhury 29 September 2020

The world is a family and we are all related to each other by virtue of humanity.

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Quoth Theraven 01 September 2020

Very...a good write and use of time. QtR

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Dr Antony Theodore 27 January 2020

Know that you aren't alone The whole world shares your tears, Some for two nights or one, And some for all their years. very fine poem. tony

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Adeeb Alfateh 22 September 2019

Know that you aren't alone The whole world shares your tears, Some for two nights or one, And some for all their years. woow great 10+++++++++++++++

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Mary Shew 06 June 2019

Universally relevant - excellent!

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Vikram Seth

Vikram Seth

Kolkata / India
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