Gitanjali 30
I came out alone on my way to my tryst. But who is this that follows mein the silent dark?
I move aside to avoid his presence but I escape him not.
He makes the dust rise from the earth with his swagger; he adds hisloud voice to every word that I utter.
He is my own little self, my lord, he knows no shame; but I am ashamedto come to thy door in his company.
Words in this poem
- tryst v. i.
- To mutually agree to meet at a certain place.
- avoid v. t.
- To empty. Wyclif. [OF. esvuidier, es (L. ex) + vuidier, voidier, to empty. See Void, a.]
- swagger v. i.
- To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner. [Freq. of swag.]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
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Gitanjali 30 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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