Living
Stray Birds 172: The sunflower blushed to own the nameless flower
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
The sunflower blushed to own the nameless flower as her kin.
The sun rose and smiled on it, saying, "Are you well, my darling?"
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 172: The sunflower blushed to own the nameless flower.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/359/.
Chicago
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 172: The sunflower blushed to own the nameless flower.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/359/.
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