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The Gardener 74: In the world's audience hall

by Rabindranath Tagore
From The Gardener (1913), 74

In the world's audience hall, the simple blade of grass sits on the same carpet with the sunbeam and the stars of midnight.
Thus my songs share their seats in the heart of the world with the music of the clouds and forests.
But, you man of riches, your wealth has no part in the simple grandeur of the sun's glad gold and the mellow gleam of the musing moon.
The blessing of all-embracing sky is not shed upon it.
And when death appears, it pales and withers and crumbles into dust.

This poem is in the public domain. Source text: Project Gutenberg.

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