The time will come when, with elation, you will greet yours… - Derek Walcott

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The time will come
when, with elation,
you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror,
and each will smile at the other’s welcome.

Derek Walcott

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Derek Alton Walcott (born January 23, 1930 – March 17 2017) was a West Indian poet, playwright, writer and visual artist who wrote mainly in English. Born in Castries, St. Lucia, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992.

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Native Name: Derek Alton Walcott

Alternative Names: Sir Derek Alton Walcott

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সাগরই হচ্ছে সেই মহাকাব্য, যার সংস্পর্শে এলে আগের লেখা কবিতার প্রতিটি পংক্তি মুছে যায়, আবার নতুন করে সাগরের ফেনায় ফেনায় পংক্তিগুলো রচনা করার ইচ্ছা জাগে

because the fate of poetry is to fall in love with the world, in spite of History.

I try to forget what happiness was,
and when that don't work, I study the stars.

The time will come when, with elation, you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror, and each will smile at the other’s welc… - Derek Walcott

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