Living
Stray Birds 191: The bow whispers to the arrow before it
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
The bow whispers to the arrow before it speeds forth—"Your freedom is mine."
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 191: The bow whispers to the arrow before it.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/378/.
Chicago
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 191: The bow whispers to the arrow before it.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/378/.
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