<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=429441" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>India’s Jewel</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">India’s jewel of welcome the Taj Mahal<br>Drapes its curtains of love in the palace of dreams<br>Histories monument pleasured afore my eyes<br>Many seasons have changed my India since I last saw you<br>Everything is wonderfully the same<br>As I alight the packed train, the British made toot toot and<br>The rattle of the wheels moving on brings memories <br>Of always leaving somewhere...I arrive<br>The hustle and bustle of Calcutta stands before me<br>Majestic in its multitude of humanity<br>Wonderfully weaving the threads of teeming life<br>Where its wealth lies within the poor who are<br>Carving out a life of happiness with a smile<br>They are the real jewel of India<br>They beat out sorrow <br>Like the washer woman beating out the dirt of their lives<br>God I have learnt some wisdom here<br>The rise of living standards is creeping across the land<br>The middle class is booming the poor will slowly rise.<br>The waft of steaming rice and odours of a thousand spices<br>Lull my taste senses as I ride the rickshaw path. <br>The heady fragrance of jasmine greets me as I <br>Arrive at an old friend’s humble home, <br>Women cook over a clay oven outside at the rear, <br>Pictures adorn the walls<br>Rama and his wife Goddess of fruits of the earth, <br>Lakshmi Goddess of prosperity with Ganesh the <br>Elephant-headed God of good fortune.<br>Simply poor religious people generous with their happiness, <br>You feel the love and dedication of the people<br>Wonderfully weaving the threads of teeming life.<br>As I bid farewell I will hold my memories of my visit, <br> Adversity smothered with lotus leaves<br>Memories close to my heart...</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Ken+e+Hall">Ken e Hall</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=429441" data-title="India’s Jewel de Ken e Hall" data-description="India’s jewel of welcome the Taj Mahal Drapes its curtains of love in the palace of dreams Histories monument pleasured afore my eyes Many seasons have changed my India since I last saw you Everything is wonderfully the same As I alight the pack..."></div> </div> </div>

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