Religion
Fruit-Gathering 54: The Cloud said to me
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Fruit-Gathering (1916)
The Cloud said to me, "I vanish"; the Night said, "I plunge into the fiery dawn."
The Pain said, "I remain in deep silence as his footprint."
"I die into the fulness," said my life to me.
The Earth said, "My lights kiss your thoughts every moment."
"The days pass," Love said, "but I wait for you."
Death said, "I ply the boat of your life across the sea."
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Fruit-Gathering 54: The Cloud said to me.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/567/.
Chicago
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Fruit-Gathering 54: The Cloud said to me.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/567/.
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