Living
Stray Birds 138: "I am ashamed of my emptiness," said the
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
"I am ashamed of my emptiness," said the Word to the Work.
"I know how poor I am when I see you," said the Work to the Word.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 138: "I am ashamed of my emptiness," said the.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/325/.
Chicago
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 138: "I am ashamed of my emptiness," said the.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/325/.
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