Unclaimed
- Vikram Seth
Vikram Seth is an Indian Novelist and poet. Unclaimed is a short poem. It was published in 1985. Vikram Seth has received several awards including Padma Shri, Sahitya Akademi, Pravasi Bharatiya samman, wH Smith Literature etc.
Unclaimed
Text of the poem
To make love with a stranger is the best
There is no riddle and there is no test
To lie and love, not aching to make sense
Of this night in the mesh of reference.
To touch, unclaimed by fear of imminent day,
And understand, as only stanger may.
To feel the beat of foreign heart to heart
Preferring neither to prolong nor part.
To rest within the unknown arms and know
That this is all there is; that this is so.
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Central idea of the poem Unclaimed by Vikram Seth
Unclaimed is a short, but different poem written by Vikram Seth. The poet teaches is that it is the best to make love with a stranger. By unclaimed the poet means someone over whom no one has any claim or right. The poet thinks it the best to make love with stranger as it free from all fears worries and test. It is free from all puzzling questions, trial and false promise of faithfulness. It is safe and free from fear grief and repentance.
The poem gives a message of immoral or free love. It is against our social values. Most of the people would like a settled life and a devoted partner. But the poet is against this point of view. He is against sincere love.
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