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demoninlove
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Dehradun

0 posted 2000-08-20 03:29 AM


THE ALTRUIST

Sit with me a moment,
If you can a moment spare,
Raise up your head a moment,
Throw down the load you bear.

I know it is intrinsic to you
To think ahead, because you care.
I know  that you are one of the few
Who the burdens of the Earth, do bear.

But I, who do while away my living,
All the while envying your fortitude,
Envying your constant altruistic striving
Piously sharing your burden with platitudes.

I, whose life is meaningful because of you,
I, who live life moment to moment not knowing,
Whether the road I travel will carry me through
This world in comfort, or even where the road is going.

I salute you and give you the most precious gift
From  among  the  few possessions I do possess.
I give you the testament of my vagrants life,
A testament of joy , albeit aimless.

My life,like the free wind  everblowing,
With never a care, has been worthless
But yours, lived selflessly, has been
A pearl thrown to swine - mirthless.

So come and sit by my side a moment,
And laugh at the bountiful earth,
Created by YOUR every moment,
And realise your, true worth.




© Copyright 2000 Deepak Menon - All Rights Reserved
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1 posted 2000-08-20 03:32 AM


great poems. Some great thoughts here. I liked it very much.

Ronil (What I say I live by and what I live by is what I create).

glidingdove
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since 2000-07-16
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2 posted 2000-08-21 10:31 PM


"The Altruist" is a dipiction of of a True Lover. Only a true lover has the dedication, selflessness, devotion and the spirit of absolute and complete giving.Deepak has painted with his pen the picture of a true lover in the Altruist.Heart warming, only a true lover can appreciate this.

Abha


lotharingia
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since 2000-06-04
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3 posted 2000-08-22 05:29 PM


Ditto to Gliding Dove. It is love that makes us give. Wonderful work, Deepak.  

Lotharingia
"Dreams are life, reality, creation" Miguel de Unanumo



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