The Midnight Winged Word

By Jitendra Das

The collection of poems entitled The Midnight Winged Word by  Jitendra Das translated into English by Prof. Sarat Chandra Sahoo is the first-ever publication since the poet switched over from singing in the shower to penning down in paper. He is at his best with his poetics in A Eulogy in the Memory of Aylan Kurdi, To the Memory of the Maha

• Language: English
• Publisher: 24by7 Publishing
• Release date: Jun 28, 2019
• ISBN: 9789388479301

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The Midnight Winged Word

A Collection of Poems

by

Jitendra Das

Translator & Editor

Prof. Sarat Chandra Sahoo

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Dedicated

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With polite murmurings of gratitude

To

Bijayalaxmi Mohanty

Who has been all sweetness and light

To my chosen field

In my twilight years.

—Sarat Chandra Sahoo

Translator-Editor

Contents

1. A Eulogy in the Memory of Aylan Kurdi

2. Let Me Go Wild For Life

3. Act, Act in a Race against the Clock

4. Plant a Tree; Save a Life

5. To the Memory of the Mahatma

6. May Your Maker Answer Your Prayers!

7. A Prayer to My Maker

8. A Supplication to the Celibate Priest

9. Worshipping His Godlike Beauty

10. Gospel Truth for My Daughter

11. To the Memory of My Father

12. In the Memory of My Mother

13. The Moment of Parting

14. Let Our Poems Sing of Love

15. Love

16. Life

17. To My Dear Partner

18. The Pyramid of Sorrow

19. The Childhood Memories

20. Our Smart City

21. The Timeless Wait

22. My Reflections on My Birthday

23. The Poem for Today

24. To the Poet-friend

25. The Joyless Second Childhood

26. My Mother’s Teary Eyes

27. Lines Composed on a Rickshaw Puller

28. My Reflections on a Widow

29. When I Meet my End

30. The Banyan Tree

31. The Endless Journey

32. She is Her Own Woman

33. In Search of Divinities on Stones

34. To a Foster Child

35. Let’s Go Otherworldly

36. Let Me Have a Thought for You

37. Be Your Own Man or Woman

38. To Be or Not to Be

39. To a Flower Tree

40. The Everlasting Sorrow

41. Your Sublime Beauty

42. A Poem for Priyadarshini

43. To the Love of My Life

44. The River in Full Spate

45. The Idol of Both Young and Old

46. The Aching Emptiness