Vidyapati Thakur

the poet cuckoo of Maithili] (1352 - 1448 / Bishphi / Bihar, India

He Promised He'D Return Tomorrow

He promised he'd return tomorrow.
And I wrote everywhere on my floor:
'Tomorrow.'

The morning broke, when they all asked:
Now tell us, when will your 'Tomorrow' come?
Tomorrow, Tomorrow, where are you?
I cried and cried, but my Tomorrow never returned!

Vidyapati says: O listen, dear!
Your Tomorrow became a today
with other women.
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