Stray Birds by Rabindranath Tagore
Stray Birds is a collection of poems by Nobel Prize-winning Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore. The poems explore themes of love, loss, nature, and spirituality. Tagore's work is known for its lyrical beauty and its ability to capture the essence of the human experience. The collection is divided into three sections: “The Bird of Time,” “The Bird of Love,” and “The Bird of Freedom.” Each section contains poems that explore the themes of the title. In “The Bird of Time,” Tagore reflects on the passing of time and the inevitability of death. In “The Bird of Love,” he writes about the joys and sorrows of love. In “The Bird of Freedom,” he celebrates the beauty of nature and the power of the human spirit. Stray Birds is a timeless collection of poems that speaks to the heart and soul of its readers. Tagore's words are both beautiful and profound, and they offer a unique insight into the human condition.
By Rabindranath Tagore · First published 1916 · Genre: Poetry, Literary Fiction, Philosophical Fiction · 5,709 words
First lines
Stray birds of summer come to my window to sing and fly away. And yellow leaves of autumn, which have no songs, flutter and fall there with a sigh.
O troupe of little vagrants of the world, leave your footprints in my words.
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Stray Birds is listed on Textopian as a novella by Rabindranath Tagore, dated 1916 CE.
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- Work type: Novella
- Author: Rabindranath Tagore
- Date: 1916 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Literary Fiction, Philosophical Fiction, Spiritual Fiction
- Length: 5,709 words
- Structure: 1 section, 326 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Very Easy (5th Grade or below)
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- Poetry — Stray Birds is a collection of poems written by Rabindranath Tagore, a Nobel Prize-winning poet from India.
- Literary Fiction — Stray Birds is a collection of lyrical and philosophical poems that explore themes of love, nature, and spirituality.
- Philosophical Fiction — Stray Birds contains philosophical musings on life, death, and the human condition, making it a work of philosophical fiction.
- Spiritual Fiction — Stray Birds contains spiritual reflections on the nature of existence, making it a work of spiritual fiction.
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1861-1941 · Bengali poetry · Indic poetry · Rabindranath · Tagore · Translations into English · air · beauty · child · dark · day · death