The Gardener 14
I was walking by the road; I do not know why; when the noonday was past and bamboo branches rustled in the wind。
The prone shadows with their out…stretched arms clung to the feet of the hurrying light。
The koels were weary of their songs。
I was walking by the road; I do not know why。
The hut by the side of the water is shaded by an overhanging tree。
Some one was busy with her work; and her bangles made music in the corner。
I stood before this hut; I know not why。
The narrow winding road crosses many a mustard field; and many a mango forest。
It passes by the temple of the village and the market at the river landing place。
I stopped by this hut; I do not know why。
Years ago it was a day of breezy March when the murmur of the spring was languorous; and mango blossoms were dropping on the dust。
The rippling water leapt and licked the brass vessel that stood on the landing step。
I think of that day of breezy March; I do not know why。
Shadows are deepening and cattle returning to their folds。
The light is grey upon the lonely meadows; and the villagers are waiting for the ferry at the bank。 。 想看书来
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I slowly return upon my steps; I do not know why。
The Gardener 15
I run as a musk…deer runs in the shadow of the forest mad with his own perfume。
The night is the night of mid…May; the breeze is the breeze of the south。
I lose my way and I wander; I seek what I cannot get; I get what I do not seek。
From my heart es out and dances the image of my own desire。
The gleaming vision flits on。
I try to clasp it firmly; it eludes me and leads me astray。
I seek what I cannot get; I get what I do not seek。
The Gardener 16
Hands cling to hands and eyes linger on eyes: thus begins the record of our hearts。
It is the moonlit night of March; the sweet smell of henna is in the air; my flute lies on the earth neglected and your garland of flowers in unfinished。
This love between you and me is simple as a song。
Your veil of the saffron colour makes my eyes drunk。
The jasmine wreath that you wove me thrills to my heart like praise。
It is a game of giving and withholding; revealing and screening again; some smiles and some little shyness; and some sweet useless struggles。
This love between you and me is simple as a song。
No mystery beyond the present; no striving for the impossible; no shadow behind the charm; no groping in the depth of the dark。
This love between you and me is simple as a song。
We do not stray out of all words into the ever sil