Remembering Tagore: Celebrating 155th year of Rabindranath Tagore's Birthday

Quills Literary Club remembers Guru Rabindranath Tagore on his 155th birthday. It was on May 7, 2016.

In Bengal, the bard's special day is celebrated on 25 th Baishak also known as Ponchishe Baishakh.

Tagore has written songs and poems on almost every possible human  emotion. Although reluctant initially, Tagore allowed his students to use the song "He Nutan, Dekha Dik Abar" as his Birthday song. Much of Tagore's work is inspired by nature and love. Thus to remember and honour the poet, we bring you our very popular poet, Hari Priya.

The Tale of a Tree

Hari Priya 

And there she stood, tall and strong,

Yet, the way she swayed back and forth,

Wavering, with each gust of wind

Brought in a sense of fragility.

She stood there, braving the wind,

At times winning, at times losing

I think she knew she might lose,

And maybe the fear of losing made her determined to win.

I think she made up her mind

For now she was stronger

Braving the wind and

Standing up against it

And suddenly it started

From a slight drizzle to a mighty shower

She faced it all, brave hearted.

And gradually it was over

The clouds parted, the sun shone

The birds chirped, for the rain was gone

And there she stood, tall and strong,

Swaying back and forth with each gust of wind

The fragility was long gone

And so was her fear of the wind.