Do better than before
DO BETTER THAN BEFORE
======================
Relaxing in my temple
I thought this planet remembered me
She took me back so tenderly
Arranging her crimson robe
Full of fruits and seeds,
I slept as never before
Like pebbles on the breast of river
Nothing between me and the running water
But my thoughts floated like flowers
To reach the branches of the big tree,
All night I heard the fairy kingdom
Breathing fragrance around me
And angels doing their work in darkness
All night I rose and fall in that paradise
To affirm myself to do better than before
With true nature and not just to advise.
~~~~~Jawahar Gupta ~~~~
Font size:
Submitted on August 21, 2014
Modified on April 25, 2023
- 32 sec read
- 7 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | A XBBXX ACCXB XBXXAX X |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 617 |
Words | 109 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 5, 6, 1 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Do better than before" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 13 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/69625/do-better-than-before>.
Discuss the poem Do better than before with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In