I speak yet am I silent
Sant Tukaram 1598 (Dehu, Pune Maharashtra) – 1649 (Dehu)
I speak,
Yet am I silent:
I am dead,
Yet do I live:
I am in the world,
Yet do I dwell beyond the world:
I have surrendered all things,
yet am I rich and joyful:
I am lonely
Yet am I not alone:
I am not what I seem to be:
If you would know what I am
Ask Him, my Lord.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XXXXAA XX BX BXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 265 |
Words | 65 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 2, 2, 3 |
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