The Gardener Xi: Come As You Are Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFABGHIJKFGHGLGM NOPGLQGFRQASQTABUVWX DAB| Come as you are do not loiter over | A |
| your toilet | B |
| If your braided hair has loosened if | C |
| the parting of your hair be not straight | D |
| if the ribbons of your bodice be not | E |
| fastened do not mind | F |
| Come as you are do not loiter over | A |
| your toilet | B |
| Come with quick steps over the | G |
| grass | H |
| If the raddle come from your feet | I |
| because of the dew of the rings of bells | J |
| upon your feet slacken if pearls drop | K |
| out of your chain do not mind | F |
| Come with quick steps over the | G |
| grass | H |
| Do you see the clouds wrapping the | G |
| sky | L |
| Flocks of cranes fly up from the | G |
| further river bank and fitful gusts of | M |
| wind rush over the heath | N |
| The anxious cattle run to their stalls | O |
| in the village | P |
| Do you see the clouds wrapping the | G |
| sky | L |
| In vain you light your toilet lamp | Q |
| it flickers and goes out in the | G |
| wind | F |
| Who can know that your eyelids | R |
| have not been touched with lamp | Q |
| black For your eyes are darker | A |
| than rain clouds | S |
| In vain you light your toilet lamp | Q |
| it goes out | T |
| Come as you are do not loiter over | A |
| your toilet | B |
| If the wreath is not woven who | U |
| cares if the wrist chain had not been | V |
| linked let it be | W |
| The sky is overcast with clouds it | X |
| is late | D |
| Come as you are do not loiter over | A |
| your toilet | B |
Rabindranath Tagore
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
Write your comment about The Gardener Xi: Come As You Are poem by Rabindranath Tagore
Best Poems of Rabindranath Tagore