The classics offers 10 essential poems by some of the most renowned ink masters belonginging to both the facets of the society i.e. Hindi & English. From Shakespeare to Robert Frost to Jaun Elia to Zakir Khan . The classics is a curation of poems that are
In this the shayar is missing his/her lover and asks how do you sleep without me?
This is one of the most famous nazm of Ahmad Faraz in which he is admiring the beauty of a girl in various ways.
In this the shayar zakir khan is beautifully asking permission from lover regarding his desires.
In this the shayar expresses his sadness regarding he alaways delays everything.
In this nazm, the shayar is hopefully asking to be inquired of his welfare and well-being by his supposed beloved. To him his sorrow exists because of the beloved ‘s indifference
Love After Love is an unusual love poem which concentrates on loving the self, the inner self, following the break down of a relationship. It's main theme is that of becoming whole again through self-recognition, a kind of healing that works by self-conscious invitation.
This poem is about Shakespeare telling a mistress that she should stop waiting for the right man to come along and sweep her off her feet and instead settle for him because he's there right now. "What's to come is still unsure: / In delay there lies not plenty;". Besides, he says, maybe they will turn out to love each other anyway, "Journeys end in lovers meeting".
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,” the speaker acknowledges that death is inevitable—everyone dies, sooner or later. But that doesn't mean that people should simply give up and give in to death. Instead, the speaker argues that people should fight, fiercely and bravely, against death.
The speaker is travelling on his horse through the lonely woods. This time he stops there to enjoy the beauty of the snow-covered woods. He was assured that the owner of the woods won't see him, as his house is in the village far from there. His little horse finds it strange to stop there between the woods and a frozen lake, without a farmhouse near. So he (the horse) gives his harness bells a shake to ask if there has been a mistake. The only other sounds in that tranquil evening were the sounds of the easy wind and the falling snow. The woods were dark and deep, and our speaker found it ‘lovely'. He wanted to stay there longer, but could not do so. He had promises to keep and a long way to go before sleep. So he goes away.
Phenomenal Woman” challenges restrictive notions of feminine beauty. The speaker rejects narrow societal beauty standards, and insists instead that real beauty comes from a place of self-confidence and self-acceptance. The speaker opens the poem by referencing the “secret” to her appeal.