Vikram Seth (1952-)

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All You Who Sleep Tonight

All you who sleep tonight
Far from the ones you love,
No hand to left or right
And emptiness above -

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

Comments

[snaky_poet]

Oh blimey, that one gets to me!