Top 3 Poetries Of Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Asian Nobel winner. With his marvelous, profound, and highly evocative poetry, he stamped his mark on world literature that will go on to enthrall readers irrespective of time or culture. For this anthology three poems from his complete book were selected because of their wide appeal and depth.

1 . " Do Not Go, My Love " (1914)

Do not go, my love, without asking my leave.
I have watched all night, and now my eyes are heavy with sleep;
I fear lest I lose you when I am sleeping.
Do not go, my love, without asking my leave.
I start up and stretch my hands to touch you.
I ask myself, “Is it a dream?”
Could I but entangle your feet with my heart,
And hold them fast to my breast!
Do not go, my love, without asking my leave.

2 . " The Gardener " (1915) 

You smiled and went away.

I watched you, lost in thought.

Your departure left the evening

Colder than winter's chill.

The lamp on my table

Burns with a feeble flame.

Your absence is

Darkness overwhelming.

But I shall keep this lamp

Alight, and wait.

Perhaps you will return:

Perhaps you will return.

1 . " Where the Mind is Without Fear "  Gitanjali (1912)

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls;
Where words come out from the depth of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit;
Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action—
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

Legacy and Influence

Tagore's poetry are motivating to all generations since they address a global issue with rich imagination and intellectual insight. His writings have been translated into other languages, and he is secure in his status as a literary legend. Readers may feel Tagore's true genius via these three poems, which reflect the complexities of human experience as well as the overall beauty of his writing.