Living
Stray Birds 275: I am a child in the dark
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
I am a child in the dark.
I stretch my hands through the coverlet of night for thee, Mother.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 275: I am a child in the dark.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/462/.
Chicago
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 275: I am a child in the dark.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/462/.
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