DO NOT PASS BY...

THE SOLITARY WAFARER by Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) 

from "Gitanjali", published in 1913

In the deep shadow of the rain, 

with secret steps,

You walk, silent as night....

                                                           

eluding all watchers.

Today the morning has closed its eyes, heedless of the insistent calls

                                                          

                          of the loud east wind....

...and a thick veil has been drawn

                                                                

                        over the ever wakeful blue sky.

The woodlands have hushed their songs,

                                                             

                          and doors are shut at every house.

You are the solitary wayfarer in this deserted street.

                                                          

oh, my only Friend,

my best Beloved,

                                                               

the gates are open in my house...

                                               Do not pass by......

                                                           

Like a Dream.....

 Photographs 2026. Last two pics from Elk Falls, posted with permission from Morgan W.

Campbell River, B.C.