Living
Stray Birds 147: The dust of the dead words clings to
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
The dust of the dead words clings to thee.
Wash thy soul with silence.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 147: The dust of the dead words clings to.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/334/.
Chicago
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 147: The dust of the dead words clings to.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/334/.
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