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1890–1936

The same air that you breathe...

Dhan Gopal Mukerji

The same air that you breathe Is the air that caresses my sky; The sunlight that lingers on your hair and lips Sets fire to the pathway of my life;

And the call of nature's numberless birds But reflects in world's mirror the music of our heart's singing — Melody made of sweet agonies, Exquisite joys poured from pitchers of pain,

As this summer's heat From the ever-burning heart of heaven. Not heaven alone; The earth, the air, flowers, and leaves

Filled with passion that knows no slaking, Yet tranquil like sleep's dream-billowed sea. More than dream-billowed sea this love that I bring, Its boistrous waves seek the firmament of your yielding;

While your heart-beats’ arrows seek to slay my heart a'beating, As I inhale the fragrance of your breath and hair; And pour the perfume of my soul On your sun-bathed feet.

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