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Read the poem written by ‘Rabindranath Tagore’ and enjoy.

WHEN DAY IS DONE

If the day is done,
if birds sing no more,

if the wind has flagged tired,

then draw the veil of darkness thick upon me,
even as thou hast wrapt the earth with the

coverlet of sleep

and tenderly closed the petals of the
drooping lotus at dusk.

From the traveler,
whose sack of provisions is empty before the

voyage is ended,

whose garment is torn and dust laden,
whose strength is exhausted,

remove shame and poverty,

and renew his life like a flower under the
cover of thy kindly night.

R R
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Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was an educator, social reformer, poet
and novelist. In 1913, he was the first non-European author awarded
with the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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