“For oh,” say the children,”we are weary And we cannot run or leap; If we cared for any meadows, it were merely To drop down in them and sleep. Our knees tremble sorely in the stooping, we fall upon our faces, trying to go; And underneath our heavy eyelids drooping The reddest flower would look […]
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prepositions – place, time, position, direction, destination, separation
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Here the poet portrays himself as a flower-girl, the beloved of God. She waits long and in vain for her lover. Others come and take away her flowers of love. The passers-by make fun of her, but in silence she awaits her Lover, with longing, sweet dreams and tears.
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The poet experiences spiritual aridity and longs for showers of divine blessing, but the showers do not come. This seeming indifference of God pains the poet deeply. He would rather welcome God’s punishment, for he knows that He will grant him mercy thereafter.
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When desire blinds the mind with delusion and dust, O thou holy one, thou wakeful, come with thy light and thy thunder.
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he poet is confused by his own many desires. but the only real and constant desire is for reunion with his creator. In spite of darkness and momentary storms in his heart, the longing for communion with the Divine prevails.
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The traveler is tired and finds himself in a blind alley, with his provisions exhausted. He hopes for a quiet rest, but God urges him and he moves ahead. The poet feels exhausted and blocked, but divine grace inspires him with new melodies and a new vision.
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The poet prays his maker for liberation from spiritual poverty and for strength to bear joys and sorrows with equanimity, to offer loving service to others, to stand up to the powerful and the proud, to befriend the poor, and always to surrender himself to His will.
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This is a prayer for spiritual emancipation, true freedom and the fullness of life. The poet prays that his countrymen may be broadminded and live a fearless and noble life, with no divisions among them.
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Tagore prays that his pride and vanity and all that is wicked in him may be destroyed and only that part of him which is spiritual and loves God be spared so that he may see God always and all things.
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