Section: «Poems»
Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings:
artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.);
a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").
The Gardener Xxviii: Your Questioning Eyes
Your questioning eyes are sad. Theyseek to know my meaning as the moonwould fathom the sea.I have bared my life before youreyes from end to end, with..
© Rabindranath Tagore
Innermost One
He it is, the innermost one,who awakens my being with his deep hidden touches.He it is who puts his enchantment upon these eyesand joyfully plays on..
© Rabindranath Tagore
Parting Words
When I go from hencelet this be my parting word,that what I have seen is unsurpassable.I have tasted of the hidden honey of this lotusthat expands on..
© Rabindranath Tagore
Poems On Life
Life is given to us,we earn it by giving it.Let the dead have the immortality of fame,but the living the immortality of love.Life's errors cry for..
© Rabindranath Tagore
The Gardener Lix: O Woman
O woman, you are not merely thehandiwork of God, but also of men;these are ever endowing you withbeauty from their hearts.Poets are weaving for you a..
© Rabindranath Tagore
The Journey
The morning sea of silence broke into ripples of bird songs;and the flowers were all merry by the roadside;and the wealth of gold was scattered..
© Rabindranath Tagore
The Last Bargain
'Come and hire me,' I cried, while in the morning I was walking on the stone-paved road.Sword in hand, the King came in his chariot.He held my hand..
© Rabindranath Tagore
Twelve O'Clock
Mother, I do want to leave off my lessons now. I have been at mybook all the morning.You say it is only twelve o'clock. Suppose it isn't any..
© Rabindranath Tagore
Where Shadow Chases Light
This is my delight,thus to wait and watch at the waysidewhere shadow chases lightand the rain comes in the wake of the summer.Messengers, with..
© Rabindranath Tagore
I Cast My Net Into The Sea
In the morning I cast my net into the sea.I dragged up from the dark abyss things of strange aspect and strange beauty -- some shone like a smile..
© Rabindranath Tagore
Last Curtain Rating
I know that the day will comewhen my sight of this earth shall be lost,and life will take its leave in silence,drawing the last curtain over my..
© Rabindranath Tagore
Lover's Gifts Liv: In The Beginning Of Time
In the beginning of time, there rose from the churning of God'sdream two women. One is the dancer at the court of paradise, thedesired of men, she..
© Rabindranath Tagore
The Boat
I must launch out my boat.The languid hours pass by on theshore---Alas for me!The spring has done its flowering and taken leave.And now with the..
© Rabindranath Tagore
Patience
If thou speakest not I will fill my heart with thy silence and endure it.I will keep still and wait like the night with starry vigiland its head bent..
© Rabindranath Tagore
The Lotus
On the day when the lotus bloomed, alas, my mind was straying,and I knew it not. My basket was empty and the flower remained unheeded.Only now and..
© Rabindranath Tagore
My Song
This song of mine will wind its music around you, my child, likethe fond arms of love.This song of mine will touch your forehead like a kiss..
© Rabindranath Tagore
Lover's Gifts Xxviii: I Dreamt
I dreamt that she sat by my head, tenderly ruffling my hair withher fingers, playing the melody of her touch. I looked at her faceand struggled with..
© Rabindranath Tagore
Free Love
By all means they try to hold me secure who love me in this world.But it is otherwise with thy love which is greater than theirs,and thou keepest me..
© Rabindranath Tagore
Maya
That I should make much of myself and turn it on all sides,thus casting colored shadows on thy radiance---such is thy Maya.Thou settest a barrier in..
© Rabindranath Tagore
Lamp Of Love
Light, oh where is the light?Kindle it with the burning fire of desire!There is the lamp but never a flicker of a flame--is such thy fate, my..
© Rabindranath Tagore
On The Seashore
On the seashore of endless worlds children meet.The infinite sky is motionless overhead and the restless water is boisterous. On the seashore of..
© Rabindranath Tagore
The Gardener Lxi: Peace, My Heart
Peace, my heart, let the time forthe parting be sweet.Let it not be a death but completeness.Let love melt into memory and paininto songs.Let the..
© Rabindranath Tagore
Lost Time
On many an idle day have I grieved over lost time.But it is never lost, my lord.Thou hast taken every moment of my life in thine own hands.Hidden in..
© Rabindranath Tagore
The Gift
I want to give you something, my child, for we are drifting in thestream of the world.Our lives will be carried apart, and our love forgotten.But I..
© Rabindranath Tagore
Light
Light, my light, the world-filling light,the eye-kissing light,heart-sweetening light!Ah, the light dances, my darling, at the center of my life;the..
© Rabindranath Tagore