Inside this book, there is a poem I read the first time, and was written by Tagore in 1886 (age 26).
LIFE
This world is beautiful. I do not want to die.
I wish to live in the life of man,
and have a place in his living heart,
as in a sunbright flowerful garden.
Oh, the ceaseless ripple of life on earth,
the meetings and partings so happy and sad
With human joys and griefs I shall wreathe my song,
and live for ever in the deathless life of man.
If I fail, then may I have
a little place in your midst, my friends,
and make new songs at morn and eve,
like flowers that bloom to be culled by you.
Pick my flowers with a smile on your face,
and throw them away when they fade.
My friends, pick my flowers with a smile on your face, and throw them away when they fade!
One of my favorite:-
ReplyDelete"It's a wonderful world" by Louis Armstrong.
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom, for me and you
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
I see skies of blue, and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces, of people going by
I see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do
They're really saying, I love you.
I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more, than I'll never know
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
Oh yeah...
You are beautiful, Matthew
Dear Dream On,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the sharing. It's beautiful!
Yours, Matthew