Far out in the ocean the water is as blue as the petals of the loveliest cornflower, and as clear as the purest glass. But it is very deep t...

Title: Gitanjali Author: Rabindranath Tagore Subject: Poems; Bengali Poetry; Literature; Noble Prize An introduction by W. B....

One day there passed by a company of cats a wise dog. And as he came near and saw that they were very intent and heeded him not, h...

In the town where I was born lived a woman and her daughter, who walked in their sleep. One night, while silence enfolded the worl...

Once I said to a scarecrow, “You must be tired of standing in this lonely field.” And he said, “The joy of scaring is a deep and l...

My friend, I am not what I seem.  Seeming is but a garment I wear—a care-woven garment that protects me from thy questionings and thee...

In the ancient days, when the first quiver of speech came to my lips, I ascended the holy mountain and spoke unto God, saying, “Master...

My soul and I went to the great sea to bathe.  And when we reached the shore, we went about looking for a hidden and lonely place. ...

Three men met at a tavern table.  One was a weaver, another a carpenter and the third a ploughman.   Said the weaver, “I sold a fi...

AND now it was evening.  And Almitra the seeress said, "Blessed be this day and this place and your spirit that has spoken....

THEN Almitra spoke, saying, "We would ask now of Death."  And he said:   You would know the secret of death.   But how...

AND an old priest said, "Speak to us of Religion."  And he said:   Have I spoken this day of aught else?   Is not reli...

AND a poet said, Speak to us of Beauty.  And he answered:   Where shall you seek beauty, and how shall you find her unless she her...

THEN a hermit, who visited the city once a year, came forth and said, Speak to us of Pleasure.  And he answered, saying:   Pleasur...

THEN a priestess said, "Speak to us of Prayer."  And he answered, saying:   You pray in your distress and in your need; ...

AND one of the elders of the city said, Speak to us of Good and Evil.  And he answered:   Of the good in you I can speak, but not ...

AND an astronomer said, "Master, what of Time?"  And he answered:   You would measure time the measureless and the immea...

AND then a scholar said, Speak of Talking.  And he answered, saying:   You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts; ...

AND a youth said, Speak to us of Friendship.  And he answered, saying:   Your friend is your needs answered.   He is your field ...

Then Said a Teacher, Speak To Us Of Teaching.  And He Said:  No Man Can Reveal To You Aught But That Which Already Lies Half Asleep ...