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To the snowman – Poetry from Korea

To the snowman No matter how lonely you are, don’t cry If you cry often Even your heart will melt and disappear. No matter how cold it is, don’t go to the fire Since your whole body will turn into tears without a sound When the wind blows and a snowstorm falls Be the first to climb the hill outside

Destiny – Poetry from Italy

Destiny I confess the unchanging nature of my destiny Intent on defending castles In the ancient loneliness of secrets. A lie replicates fragments Of a veiled plate that every day Wraps hope in the balm Reverting to the horizon. Late repentance for a praise Fraught with advice beyond the border. Now the fog

Love Beyond Boundaries: The Dravidian Legacy of Romance and Freedom

Love has always been central to Dravidian civilization – a society that embraced passion, personal choice, and the sanctity of human relationships By Bishop Dr. J Ravikumar Stephen G. Celebrate Love: A Dravidian Legacy Love has always been central to Dravidian civilization – a society that embraced passion, personal

Let’s Walk Together – Poetry from Bangladesh

The world grows dim and dimmer with feeble eyes. Youth turns into a broken wheelchair; Let’s walk through the desert together, you and me. Tasneem Hossain, a renowned multi-lingual poet from Bangladesh, shares her poems Tasneem Hossain, majoring in English Language and Literature, is a multi-lingual poet from Bangladesh. She

Reason for the Rain – Poetry from Serbia

Reason for the Rain There was all this talk about Boticelli. There was all this wine in our veins. There was all this rain. And all those people coming and going Through my brain Dancing on the ferry to another shore Changes of scenery, of geography Changes of heart And there was this wall between words, Erected