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Fruit-Gathering 50: In the lightning flash of a moment I
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Fruit-Gathering (1916)
In the lightning flash of a moment I have seen the immensity of your creation in my life—creation through many a death from world to world.
I weep at my unworthiness when I see my life in the hands of the unmeaning hours,—but when I see it in your hands I know it is too precious to be squandered among shadows.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Fruit-Gathering 50: In the lightning flash of a moment I.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/563/.
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Tagore, Rabindranath. “Fruit-Gathering 50: In the lightning flash of a moment I.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/563/.
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