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Allama Muhammed Iqbal Written by Faisal Hanif by Faisal Hanif, from I-Like-RhymesMost of us, poetry lovers or others, have read Allama Muhammed Iqbal at least some of him somewhere. To many he remained hard-to-understand philosopher poet. Iqbal has written pure poetry too which is equally remarkable. I like Dr Iqbal, one my favourite poets. I find his poetry the most interesting, most intriguing and most touching. It leaves an indelible mark on reader's mind. I vitalize his style also his gift for conciseness and frugality.
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on Recessional (A Victorian Ode) by Rudyard Kipling, 19 minutes agoWonderful. But notice that, though he knows God wants a humble and contrite heart, he still believes without question that God decreed the existence of the British Empire (dominion over palm and pine) and that the original inhabitants of the conquered lands were 'lesser breeds without the law'.
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on A Carol by Rudyard Kipling, 26 minutes agoThis sounds as though it written to the tune of the old Christmas carol 'The Seven Joys of Mary'. Here's the first verse:
The first good joy that Mary had
It was the joy of one
To see the blessed Jesus Christ
When he was first her son.
When he was first her son, good man,
And happy may we be
Both Father, Son and Holy Ghost
To all eternity.
The final verse suggests another Christmas carol, the Wassail Song:
God bless the master of this house
Likewise the mistress too
And all the little children
That round the table go....
However, the repeated last line of Kipling's poem suggests to me that his narrator is indeed judging the Lord, or at least criticising him for sending such cold winters.
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on A Bank Fraud by Rudyard Kipling, 35 minutes agoThis poem comes at the head of a story called 'A Bank Fraud' from Plain Tales from the Hills (by Kipling, of course). You can only really understand it by reading the story. The hero of the story, who is a thoroughly good man, is not the same as the man in the poem, but they both do good by stealth.
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