The Gardener 24
Do not keep to yourself the secret of your heart, my friend!Say it to me, only to me, in secret.You who smile so gently, softly whisper, my heart will hear it, not my ears.
The night is deep, the house is silent, the birds' nests areshrouded with sleep.Speak to me through hesitating tears, through faltering smiles,through sweet shame and pain, the secret of your heart!
Words in this poem
- faltering a.
- Hesitating; trembling.
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
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The Gardener 24 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.
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