Living
Stray Birds 133: The leaf becomes flower when it loves
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
The leaf becomes flower when it loves.
The flower becomes fruit when it worships.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 133: The leaf becomes flower when it loves.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/320/.
Chicago
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 133: The leaf becomes flower when it loves.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/320/.
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