This is Ann, sharing a favourite poem of mine. Hopefully, you'll enjoy it as much as I did when I first read it. The kind of forbidden love portrayed here is quite beautiful and quite reminiscent of tragic love stories.
The Furthest Distance in the World by Rabindranath Tagore
The furthest distance in the world
Is not between life and death
But when I stand in front of you
Yet you don't know that I love you.
The furthest distance in the world
Is not when I stand in front of you
Yet you can't see my love
But when undoubtedly knowing the love from both
Yet cannot
Be together.
The furthest distance in the world
Is not being apart while being in love
But when plainly can not resist the yearning
Yet pretending You have never been in my heart.
The furthest distance in the world
Is not
But using one's indifferent heart
To dig an uncrossable river
For the one who loves you.
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Grace wrote the above comment. Forgot to sign...oops.
I totally agree with Grace. How romantic. No wonder it's one of your favorite poems!
-Angelina =)
Ann,
Regardless of who wrote or translated this poem it is still beautifully tragic. I especially like the use of antithesis in the final stanza which creates the image of the "uncrossable river".
antithesis:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antithesis
Regards,
Mr. G
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