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The Gardener 20: Day after day he comes and goes away
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1915) · From The Gardener (1915)
Day after day he comes and goes away.
Go, and give him a flower from my hair, my friend.
If he asks who was it that sent it, I entreat you do not tell him my name--for he only comes and goes away.
He sits on the dust under the tree.
Spread there a seat with flowers and leaves, my friend.
His eyes are sad, and they bring sadness to my heart.
He does not speak what he has in mind; he only comes and goes away.
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Tagore, Rabindranath. “The Gardener 20: Day after day he comes and goes away.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/122/.
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Tagore, Rabindranath. “The Gardener 20: Day after day he comes and goes away.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/122/.
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