In The Deep Shadows by Rabindra Nath Tagore (Text & Summary)

 

In The Deep Shadows

by Rabindra Nath Tagore

(Text & Summary)

 

In this poem, the poet is the beloved, waiting for God, the lover to come to his house. The poet loves God dearly and in this rainy month of July he has been waiting for God to come to his house and bless him with his presence.

In The Deep Shadows Of The Rainy July

In the deep shadows of the rainy July, with secret steps, thou walkest, silent as night, eluding all watchers.

To-day 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 all shut at every house. Thou art 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.

Summary

In this poem, the poet prays God to bless him with His presence in his house. The poet says that in the dark shadows of rainy July, God walks the lonely streets, silently as quiet as the night and no-one can see Him. The loud east wind is unable to disperse the thick curtain of dark clouds and everything is dark. The woodlands have stopped singing and everybody has shut the door of their houses. In this dark, lonely street God is the only traveler. The poet calls out to God, his best friend, and asks him to come into his house, his doors are wide open and he pleads to God that He do not pass by like a dream.