Rabindranath Tagore, ‘The Poet’, as he is affectionately known in India, is the author of some delicate, lyrical poems, often with devotional accents. This gem comes from the lesser known ‘A Flight of Swans’:
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My footstep
I know you hear night and day.
Your pleasure
Blooms in the purple of Autumn’s dawn,
Sparkles in the springtime shower of blossoms.
The nearer I come to you on your path,
The livelier dances the sea.
Like lotus-petals my life unfolds
From birth to birth,
And your crowding suns and stars
Circle me in wonder.
The blossom of the world woven of light
Fills your offering hands,
And your shy heaven
Unfolds its love,
Petal by petal,
In my sky.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
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From ‘A Flight of Swans’ (Poems from Balākā) – Translated by Aurobindo Bose,
John Murray Publishers
Picture by Alain Joly
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Bibliography:
– ‘Gitanjali’ (Song Offerings) – by Rabindranath Tagore – CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Website:
– Rabindranath Tagore (Wikipedia)
Suggestion:
– Voices from Silence (other poems from the blog)
– The Heart of Tagore (Homage to Rabindranath Tagore)
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The Dawn Within 
Yes, Tagore is really a gem. Thank you for visiting Sadah…
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This is wonderful.
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