Living
Stray Birds 242: This life is the crossing of a sea
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
This life is the crossing of a sea, where we meet in the same narrow ship.
In death we reach the shore and go to our different worlds.
Cite this poem
MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 242: This life is the crossing of a sea.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/429/.
Chicago
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 242: This life is the crossing of a sea.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/429/.
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