The Gardener 69
I hunt for the golden stag.You may smile, my friends, but I pursue the vision that eludes me.I run across hills and dales, I wander through nameless lands,because I am hunting for the golden stag.You come and buy in the market and go back to your homes ladenwith goods, but the spell of the homeless winds has touched me Iknow not when and where.I have no care in my heart; all my belongings I have left far behind me.I run across hills and dales, I wander through nameless lands--because I am hunting for the golden stag.
Words in this poem
- nameless a.
- Without a name; not having been given a name; as, a nameless star.
- homeless a.
- Destitute of a home. [AS.hamleas.]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
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The Gardener 69 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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