The Gardener 15
I run as a musk-deer runs in the shadow of the forest mad with his own perfume.The night is the night of mid-May, the breeze is the breeze of the south.I lose my way and I wander, I seek what I cannot get, I get what I do not seek.
From my heart comes out and dances the image of my own desire.The gleaming vision flits on.I try to clasp it firmly, it eludes me and leads me astray.I seek what I cannot get, I get what I do not seek.
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The Gardener 15 is in the public domain. This text is taken from The Gardener, translated by the author from the original Bengali (Macmillan, London and New York, 1913; this text the 1915 printing), Project Gutenberg ebook #6686; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
Cite as: Rabindranath Tagore, The Gardener 15, in The Gardener (1913), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #6686, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/tagore-gardener/poem-15.html, id L27651.
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