Living
Stray Birds 109: I cast my own shadow upon my path
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
I cast my own shadow upon my path, because I have a lamp that has not been lighted.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 109: I cast my own shadow upon my path.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/296/.
Chicago
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 109: I cast my own shadow upon my path.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/296/.
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