Ungrateful Sorrow Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGH IJKGC LMNLO P QRQ S TPUB VWX| At dawn shey departed | A |
| My mind tried to console me | B |
| ' Everything is Maya' | C |
| Angrily I replied | D |
| 'Here's this sewing box on the table | E |
| that flower pot on the terrace | F |
| this monogrammed hand fan on the bed | G |
| all these are real ' | H |
| - | |
| My mind said 'Yet think again ' | - |
| I rejoined ' You better stop | I |
| Look at this storybook | J |
| the hairpin halfway amongst its leaves | K |
| signaling the rest is unread | G |
| if all these things are 'Maya' | C |
| then why should 'shey' be more unreal ' | - |
| - | |
| My mind becomes silent | L |
| A friend arrived and says | M |
| 'That which is good is real | N |
| it is never non existent | L |
| entire world preserves and cherishes it its chest | O |
| like a precious jewel in a necklace ' | - |
| - | |
| I replied in anger 'How do you know | P |
| Is a body not good Where did that body go ' | - |
| - | |
| Like a small boy in a rage hitting his mother | Q |
| I began to strike at everything in this world | R |
| that gave me shelter | Q |
| And I screamed ' The world is treacherous ' | - |
| - | |
| Suddenly I was startled | S |
| It seemed like someone admonished me ' You ungrateful ' | - |
| - | |
| I looked at the crescent moon | T |
| hidden behind the tamarisk tree outside my window | P |
| As if the dear departed one is smiling | U |
| and playing hide and seek with me | B |
| - | |
| From the depth of darkness punctuated by scattered stars | V |
| came a rebuke 'when I let you grasp me you call it an deception | W |
| and yet when I remain concealed | X |
| why do you hold on to your faith in me with such conviction ' | - |
Rabindranath Tagore
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