PagineThe Gardener 60: Amidst the rush and roar of life
by Rabindranath Tagore
From The Gardener (1913), 60
Amidst the rush and roar of life, O Beauty, carved in stone, you stand mute and still, alone and aloof.
Great Time sits enamoured at your feet and murmurs:
"Speak, speak to me, my love; speak, my bride!"
But your speech is shut up in stone, O Immovable Beauty!
This poem is in the public domain. Source text: Project Gutenberg.