Living
Stray Birds 166: The canal loves to think that rivers exist
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
The canal loves to think that rivers exist solely to supply it with water.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 166: The canal loves to think that rivers exist.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/353/.
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Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 166: The canal loves to think that rivers exist.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/353/.
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