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Fruit-Gathering 13: To move is to meet you every moment
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Fruit-Gathering (1916)
To move is to meet you every moment, Fellow-traveller!
It is to sing to the falling of your feet.
He whom your breath touches does not glide by the shelter of the bank.
He spreads a reckless sail to the wind and rides the turbulent water.
He who throws his doors open and steps onward receives your greeting.
He does not stay to count his gain or to mourn his loss; his heart beats the drum for his march, for that is to march with you every step,
Fellow-traveller!
Cite this poem
MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Fruit-Gathering 13: To move is to meet you every moment.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/526/.
Chicago
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Fruit-Gathering 13: To move is to meet you every moment.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/526/.
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