Love
The Gardener 34: Do not go
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1915) · From The Gardener (1915)
Do not go, my love, without asking my leave.
I have watched all night, and now my eyes are heavy with sleep.
I fear lest I lose you when I am sleeping.
Do not go, my love, without asking my leave.
I start up and stretch my hands to touch you. I ask myself, "Is it a dream?"
Could I but entangle your feet with my heart and hold them fast to my breast!
Do not go, my love, without asking my leave.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “The Gardener 34: Do not go.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/136/.
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Tagore, Rabindranath. “The Gardener 34: Do not go.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/136/.
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