Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 2. 1938

Letter ID: 2200

Sri Aurobindo — Nirodbaran Talukdar

September 28, 1938

I hear that J is now shedding tears of joy at the sight of apples, oranges and prunes. Tears of sorrow, tears of joy, oh dear!

“fruity” tears of joy. They move me to poetry

“O apples, apples, oranges and prunes,

You are God’s bliss incarnate in a fruit!

Meeting you after many desolate moons

I sob and sniff and make a joyous bruit.”

Admit that you yourself could not have done better as a poetic and mantric comment on this touching situation.

Any chance for my book or poem [17.9.38]?

The poem not yet illuminated, can’t find anything that would be on the same level as the two opening and one closing stanza. Book in same condition – virgin of an answer.