Poem - "Farewell" by Rabindranath Tagore

"Farewell" 
by Rabindranath Tagore


I have got my leave. Bid me farewell, my brothers!

I bow to you all and take my departure.



Here I give back the keys of my door

---and I give up all claims to my house.

I only ask for last kind words from you.

We were neighbors for long,

but I received more than I could give.

Now the day has dawned

and the lamp that lit my dark corner is out.

A summons has come and I am ready for my journey.