Religion
Fruit-Gathering 69: You were in the centre of my heart
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Fruit-Gathering (1916)
You were in the centre of my heart, therefore when my heart wandered she never found you; you hid yourself from my loves and hopes till the last, for you were always in them.
You were the inmost joy in the play of my youth, and when I was too busy with the play the joy was passed by.
You sang to me in the ecstasies of my life and I forgot to sing to you.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Fruit-Gathering 69: You were in the centre of my heart.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/582/.
Chicago
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Fruit-Gathering 69: You were in the centre of my heart.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/582/.
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