Gitanjali 18
Clouds heap upon clouds and it darkens. Ah, love, why dost thou let mewait outside at the door all alone?
In the busy moments of the noontide work I am with the crowd, but onthis dark lonely day it is only for thee that I hope.
If thou showest me not thy face, if thou leavest me wholly aside, Iknow not how I am to pass these long, rainy hours.
I keep gazing on the far-away gloom of the sky, and my heart wanderswailing with the restless wind.
Words in this poem
- noontide n.
- The time of noon; midday. [From noon + tide time; cf. AS. n the ninth hour.]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
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Gitanjali 18 is in the public domain. This text is taken from Gitanjali (Song Offerings), a collection of prose translations made by the author from the original Bengali, with an introduction by W. B. Yeats (India Society, London, 1912), Project Gutenberg ebook #7164; 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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