Living

Stray Birds 24: Rest belongs to the work as the eyelids

by Rabindranath Tagore 1861–1941

Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)

Living

Rest belongs to the work as the eyelids to the eyes.

MLA

Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 24: Rest belongs to the work as the eyelids.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/211/.

Chicago

Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 24: Rest belongs to the work as the eyelids.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/211/.

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