Religion
Fruit-Gathering 8: Be ready to launch forth
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Fruit-Gathering (1916)
Religion
Be ready to launch forth, my heart! and let those linger who must.
For your name has been called in the morning sky.
Wait for none!
The desire of the bud is for the night and dew, but the blown flower cries for the freedom of light.
Burst your sheath, my heart, and come forth!
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Fruit-Gathering 8: Be ready to launch forth.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/521/.
Chicago
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Fruit-Gathering 8: Be ready to launch forth.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/521/.
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