An unbelieving smile flits on your
eyes when I come to you to take my
leave.
I have done it so often that you
think I will soon return.
To tell you the truth I have the
same doubt in my mind.
For the spring days come again
time after time; the full moon takes
leave and comes on another visit,
the flowers come again and blush
upon their branches year after year,
and it is likely that I take my leave
only to come to you again.
But keep the illusion awhile; do
not send it away with ungentle
haste.
When I say I leave you for all
time, accept it as true, and let a
mist of tears for one moment deepen
the dark rim of your eyes.
Then smile as archly as you like
when I come again.
The Gardener Xl: An Unbelieving Smile
Rabindranath Tagore
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Poem topics: away, dark, moon, spring, truth, accept, moment, mind, return, doubt, true, visit, illusion, smile, year, time, I love you, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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