Religion
Fruit-Gathering 29: You have set me among those who are
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Fruit-Gathering (1916)
You have set me among those who are defeated.
I know it is not for me to win, nor to leave the game.
I shall plunge into the pool although but to sink to the bottom.
I shall play the game of my undoing.
I shall stake all I have and when I lose my last penny I shall stake myself, and then I think I shall have won through my utter defeat.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Fruit-Gathering 29: You have set me among those who are.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/542/.
Chicago
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Fruit-Gathering 29: You have set me among those who are.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/542/.
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