Farewell
Rabindranath Tagore 1861 (Kolkata) – 1941 (Kolkata)
I have got my leave. Bid me farewell, my brothers!
I bow to you all and take my departure.
Here I give back the keys of my door
---and I give up all claims to my house.
I only ask for last kind words from you.
We were neighbors for long,
but I received more than I could give.
Now the day has dawned
and the lamp that lit my dark corner is out.
A summons has come and I am ready for my journey.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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Scheme | XX XXX XXXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 403 |
Words | 87 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 3, 5 |
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