Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 2. 1938

Letter ID: 2083

Sri Aurobindo — Nirodbaran Talukdar

April 21, 1938

“Through the night’s pendulous haze

Stars wane and glow...”

Pendulous! You might just as well write “suspensive”.

In the last stanza, instead of “whorl”, shall I put “unfurl”?

Good heavens, no! Don’t unfurl.

The rest of the poem I leave at your mercy, Sir!

I have had no mercy upon it, as you can see. I have not put double lines because it would be an encomium on my own ravages, but you can consider the lines to be there.

You seem to be in an illusion as regards my inspiration! Do you think it comes in a rush or that I feel its glow?

Never nursed such a thought.

No, Sir, no – or exceedingly rarely! I have to wrestle, Sir!

So have I.