A Moments Indulgence

inwritten by Rabindranath Tagore

I ask for a moment's indulgence to sit by thy side. The works
that I have in hand I will finish afterwards.

Away from the sight of thy face my heart knows no rest nor respite,
and my work becomes an endless toil in a shoreless sea of toil.

Today the summer has come at my window with its sighs and murmurs; and
the bees are plying their minstrelsy at the court of the flowering grove.

Now it is time to sit quite, face to face with thee, and to sing
dedication of life in this silent and overflowing leisure.



Rabindranath Tagore

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inwritten by Rabindranath Tagore, published on Sun 11.08.2009 at 19:59

It was mid-day when you went
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inwritten by Rabindranath Tagore, published on Fri 10.09.2009 at 04:33

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inwritten by Rabindranath Tagore, published on Tue 09.29.2009 at 14:32

Do not go, my love, without asking
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inwritten by Rabindranath Tagore, published on Mon 09.28.2009 at 09:35

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inwritten by Rabindranath Tagore, published on Thu 09.24.2009 at 07:22

I was not aware of the moment
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