Molly pays a tribute to her Bard, Rabindranath Tagore, in this evocative poem, a special
feature, exclusively for Different Truths.

you dwell over my slumbers and
 dreams, my Bard!

 with the velvet touch
 of thy verse that lifts me up…

 my heart brims over…

 the sea lashing out on shores full,
  then settling, rising again
 whispering to horizons wide…

  together we travel search.
 a sweet sadness envelopes…

 the fleeting shadows of life can't deter us…
  nor the engulfing darkness…

 our tired limbs long for rest…

 the glen, its shady nook invites…

 we slumber… hah! how it filters in…
 the celestial light, flooding
 our sleep with smiles…

 Oh, my Bard!
 I need this much,
 only this much.

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Dr. Molly Joseph

Dr. Molly Joseph is a professor, poet from Kerala, who writes travelogues, short stories and story books for children. She has published 14 books,12 books of poems, a novel and a story book for Children. Her poetry with its unique style, has been characterised as "Ribbon Poetry." She has won several accolades which include India Women Achiever’s Award 2020.Her latest book, Water Sings over the Stones, won the best Poetry Book of the Year Award from ALS. She believes in the power of the word.

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