I’ve just discoverred Tagore, Asia’s first winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Just imagine – he wrote his first poem when he was only eight!
(I found this photo of oaks in Louisiana, USA via Stumbleupon, so unfortunately, don’t know who took it.)
BE still,
my heart,
these great trees are prayers.
Tagore (from his poem Stray Birds)
Lady Fi 
Is that a photo or a painting. Its beautiful.
“these great trees are prayers.” I could write everyday for a year and not come up with a turn of phrase that incredibly beautiful and evocative.
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Those trees are wiser than the universe, I can tell! Absolutely breathtaking!
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My “roots” are in Lousiana (no pun intended) and I can say from first hand experience …those three lines encapsulate this setting perfectly.
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what a fantastic photo and breathtaking phrase!
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Gorgeous photo. Breathtaking quote. I’m soothed and stirred.
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I haven’t heard of him, am always looking for new writers to read!
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Oh that’s beautiful.
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Oh I adore Rabindranath Tagore, he is one of my favorites! 🙂
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Oh my…love the poem……and of course I absolutely adore Live Oaks. They are so majestic!
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stunning photos – beautiful words
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I love trees and this is my absolute favorite! I grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and have spent many of my childhood days climbing these amazing oak trees in Audubon Park near Story Land.
This photo was taken at Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie, LA. 😉
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Lovely poem and photo. I often quote Tagore in my blog but hadn’t seen this one. Photo reminds me of our vpbeautiful live oaks in SC
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These oaks are mammoths, very much like some of the oldest live oaks in Jacksonville, FL. Nature always stirs, inspires!
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