What is the theme of Alabaster by Sarojini Naidu?
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the poetess says that her heart is like this alabaster box, whose art Is frail as a cassia-flower and filled with delicate dreams and thought s. She keeps the rich, loving, and passionate memories of her life which are both sorrowful and also full of love like the spices and scent of cinnamon, sandal, and clove.
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Alabaster by Sarojini Naidu
LIKE this alabaster box whose art
Is frail as a cassia-flower, is my heart,
Carven with delicate dreams and wrought
With many a subtle and exquisite thought.
Therein I treasure the spice and scent
Of rich and passionate memories blent
Like odours of cinnamon, sandal and clove,
Of song and sorrow and life and love.
Explanation:
Alabaster is a pale mineral that's soft enough for carving. the poetess says that her heart is like this alabaster box, whose art Is frail as a cassia-flower and filled with delicate dreams and thought s.
She keeps the rich, loving, and passionate memories of her life which are both sorrowful and also full of love like the spices and scent of cinnamon, sandal, and clove.