(7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941 / Calcutta (Kolkata), Bengal Presidency / British India)

poet Rabindranath Tagore
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The Gift

I want to give you something, my child, for we are drifting in the
stream of the world.
Our lives will be carried apart, and our love forgotten.
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  • Bodhi U (11/14/2011 11:23:00 AM)

    i am very touched with this poem...each line i can connect with some moments in my life..

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