Closed Path, Rabindranath Tagore: Summary & Analysis
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"Closed Path" by Rabindranath Tagore is a reflective and contemplative poem that explores themes of limitations, renewal, and the resilience of the human spirit. The poem delves into the speaker's realization that their initial belief in the end of their journey and the closure of their path was mistaken. The poem shifts to convey the idea that obstacles and limitations are not the final destination, as the human will and spirit are boundless. The poem speaks to the potential for growth, change, and the emergence of new experiences even when faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges. "Closed Path" by Rabindranath Tagore
I thought that my voyage had come to its end
at the last limit of my power,---that the path before me was closed,
that provisions were exhausted
and the time come to take shelter in a silent obscurity.
But I find that thy will knows no end in me.
And when old words die out on the tongue,
new melodies break forth from the heart;
and where the…