Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore

Calcutta (Kolkata), Bengal Presidency / British India
Thursday, January 1, 2004

Clouds And Waves Comments

Rating: 3.7

Mother, the folk who live up in the clouds call out to me-
'We play from the time we wake till the day ends.
We play with the golden dawn, we play with the silver moon.'
I ask, 'But how am I to get up to you? '
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Rabindranath Tagore
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Tessi Mathew 15 July 2023

Genius level of poetry

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Aufie Zophy 21 April 2023

Beautiful. Brings me back from the clouds to my youth. As a young child I felt already my calling. Surely it would take me physically away from my mom, but then bringing the mom spiritually along, is the solution. Great poem!

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Rajan T Renganathan 17 April 2023

Classic poem. Great write Sir.

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Susan Williams 09 February 2023

It is wise to read the classic poets and learn from them how to do this thing called creative writing whether it be poetry or prose--magnificence is the lode star that we look to for guidance

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 07 September 2022

What a beautiful poem. A great depiction of mother and child relationship. Very touching and inspiring.

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Bri Edwards 21 August 2022

Then, LATER, I noiiced him on a list of poets 'on' PH, with photo. Could this have been a coincidence? ? ? I don't believe in God or fairies, but.... : ) bri

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Bri Edwards 21 August 2022

Oh my God! ! ! Just today I was researching Albert Einstein on Wikipedia and saw a photo of this guy standing next to Albert! ! ! I'd never heard of the guy. (cont.)

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Rajan T Renganathan 17 April 2023

This shows how ignorant you are, living in your own world and thinking about your own self. Look beyond your boundaries unlike the frog that remain in a pit thinking it to the world.

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Bri Edwards 21 August 2022

There are SO MANY comments! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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Bri Edwards 21 August 2022

But I'm (pretty) sure this poet died LONG before 2004! So I doubt it was HIS typo. Ha ha. bri : )

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Bri Edwards 21 August 2022

Near poem's end, I think 'in the everything' should read 'in the evening'. Ha. 5 STARS. bri : )

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YASHMITHA BOMIDI 30 December 2021

I like the poem sir

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Indira Renganathan 14 February 2021

Great poets are always inspiring....like this poem

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Dr Antony Theodore 11 December 2020

But I know a better game than that. I will be the waves and you will be a strange shore. I shall roll on and on and on, and break upon your lap with laughter. the great Tagore. tony

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Tatyana Kogan 17 July 2020

It's an amazing poem, beautifully translated. The images are so alive!

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Sada Bihari Sahu 03 July 2020

Beautiful poem by the legend.

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Prabir Gayen 04 June 2020

Mother, the folk who live up in the clouds call out to me- " We play from the time we wake till the day ends. We play with the golden dawn, we play with the silver moon." I ask, " But how am I to get up to you? " They answer, " Come to the edge of the earth, lift up your hands to the sky, and you will be taken up into the clouds." " My mother is waiting for me at home, " I say, " How can I leave her and come? "

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Mahtab Bangalee 22 January 2020

I shall be the cloud and you the moon. I shall cover you with both my hands, and our house-top will be the blue sky....../// wow greatly written the master poet poetic enlightened hand cover you where you are full with the moon!

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Mahi Priyanka Raj 09 May 2019

one of the finest philospher and poet #gurudevTagore

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Alouwou Mandjah 25 April 2019

I will be the waves and you will be a strange shore. I shall roll on and on and on, and break upon your lap with laughter. And no one in the world will know where we both are. Rabindranath Tagore

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Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore

Calcutta (Kolkata), Bengal Presidency / British India
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