Living
Stray Birds 202: "I cannot keep your waves," says the bank
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
"I cannot keep your waves," says the bank to the river.
"Let me keep your footprints in my heart."
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 202: "I cannot keep your waves," says the bank.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/389/.
Chicago
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 202: "I cannot keep your waves," says the bank.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/389/.
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