The Gardener 31
My heart, the bird of the wilderness, has found its sky in your eyes.They are the cradle of the morning, they are the kingdom of the stars.My songs are lost in their depths.Let me but soar in that sky, in its lonely immensity.Let me but cleave its clouds and spread wings in its sunshine.
Words in this poem
- immensity n.
- The state or quality of being immense; inlimited or immeasurable extension; infinity; vastness in extent or bulk; greatness. [L. immensitas: cf. F. immensité.]
- sunshine n.
- The light of the sun, or the place where it shines; the direct rays of the sun, the place where they fall, or the warmth and light which they give.
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
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The Gardener 31 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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