Rabindranath Tagore Poems (364 Poems)
Lover’s Gifts XLVIII: I Travelled The Old Road (Rabindranath Tagore Poems)
I travelled the old road every day, I took my fruits to the market,my cattle to the meadows, I ferried my boat across the stream andall the ways were well known to me. One morning my basket was heavy with wares. … Continue reading
The Child-Angel (Rabindranath Tagore Poems)
They clamour and fight, they doubt and despair, they know no endto their wrangling. Let your life come amongst them like a flame of light, mychild, unflickering and pure, and delight them into silence.They are cruel in their greed and their … Continue reading
I Am Restless (Rabindranath Tagore Poems)
I am restless. I am athirst for far-away things.My soul goes out in a longing to touch the skirt of the dim distance.O Great Beyond, O the keen call of thy flute!I forget, I ever forget, that I have no wings … Continue reading
I Cast My Net Into The Sea (Rabindranath Tagore Poems)
In the morning I cast my net into the sea. I dragged up from the dark abyss things of strange aspect and strange beauty — some shone like a smile, some glistened like tears, and some were flushed like the … Continue reading
The Gardener IX: When I Go Alone At Night (Rabindranath Tagore Poems)
When I go alone at night to mylove-tryst, birds do not sing, the winddoes not stir, the houses on both sidesof the street stand silent. It is my own anklets that grow loudat every step and I am ashamed. When I sit … Continue reading
The Recall (Rabindranath Tagore Poems)
The night was dark when she went away, and the slept. The night is dark now, and I call for her, “Come back, mydarling; the world is asleep; and no one would know, if you camefor a moment while stars are … Continue reading
Leave This (Rabindranath Tagore Poems)
Leave this chanting and singing and telling of beads!Whom dost thou worship in this lonely dark corner of a temple with doors all shut?Open thine eyes and see thy God is not before thee! He is there where the tiller … Continue reading
Prisoner (Rabindranath Tagore Poems)
`Prisoner, tell me, who was it that bound you?’ `It was my master,’ said the prisoner.`I thought I could outdo everybody in the world in wealth and power,and I amassed in my own treasure-house the money due to my king.When … Continue reading
The Gardener XL: An Unbelieving Smile (Rabindranath Tagore Poems)
An unbelieving smile flits on youreyes when I come to you to take myleave. I have done it so often that youthink I will soon return. To tell you the truth I have thesame doubt in my mind. For the spring days come … Continue reading
Lost Star (Rabindranath Tagore Poems)
When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their firstsplendor, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang`Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!’ But one cried of a sudden—-`It seems that somewhere there … Continue reading
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