Living
Stray Birds 102: Do not linger to gather flowers to keep
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
Do not linger to gather flowers to keep them, but walk on, for flowers will keep themselves blooming all your way.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 102: Do not linger to gather flowers to keep.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/289/.
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Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 102: Do not linger to gather flowers to keep.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/289/.
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