Religion
Fruit-Gathering 48: Bring beauty and order into my forlorn life
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Fruit-Gathering (1916)
Bring beauty and order into my forlorn life, woman, as you brought them into my house when you lived.
Sweep away the dusty fragments of the hours, fill the empty jars, and mend all that has been neglected.
Then open the inner door of the shrine, light the candle, and let us meet there in silence before our God.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Fruit-Gathering 48: Bring beauty and order into my forlorn life.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/561/.
Chicago
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Fruit-Gathering 48: Bring beauty and order into my forlorn life.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/561/.
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