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    Harmony
    Harmony
    Harmony
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    Harmony

    By Alphonse Maria

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    These are poems culled from lives around me. Some of them were penned in tears and others to the tune of trumpets. I will be happy if you feel like singing with me.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPartridge Publishing India
    Release dateJan 30, 2016
    ISBN9781482868371
    Harmony
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    Alphonse Maria

    I was born in the village named Mala in the state of Kerala, India in February 1963. I did my Master of Arts in English in Vimala College, Thrissur (Dt), Kerala. I completed my M. Phil. in English from St. Joseph’s College Thiruchirappally, Tamilnadu, India. I have a Ph. D. in English from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam , Kerala. Currently I am an Associate Professor of English in Newman College, Thodupuzha, Kerala.

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      Harmony - Alphonse Maria

      Copyright © 2016 by Alphonse Maria.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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      Contents

      1.   The Intruder

      2.   Responsibility

      3.   As Bread to be Broken

      4.   The Silent Night

      5.   The Agony

      6.   The Concert

      7.   The tale of the sea

      8.   Conviction

      9.   Desert Dreams

      10.   The Unknown

      11.   Peace

      12.   Indolence

      13.   Love

      14.   Perfection

      15.   Birds of the Air

      16.   The Morning Star

      17.   The Word, the World and the Words

      18.   From the Depths

      19.   I non-saw Him

      20.   Green Dreams

      21.   Eternity

      22.   I am sorry

      23.   Mr. Sorry

      24.   Rosemary’s Gift

      25.   The Flower Touch

      26.   Oh! Ousu!

      27.   How can I?

      1

      The Intruder

      He was indecent and irritating.

      Keeping no manners

      He came unannounced

      Entered our chamber never

      Pausing to knock or wait.

      It was as though he had

      Some urgent business with her.

      So, being civil, I came out

      And waited for him to leave.

      I didn’t say goodbye to my friend.

      I thought the intruder would soon leave.

      I

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