Little Flute
Little Flute - context Summary
Published in Gitanjali 1910
Published in Gitanjali (1910), Tagore’s "Little Flute" addresses the divine as a creative giver who repeatedly fills and renews the speaker. The poem frames the poet as a fragile, grateful instrument — a reed or flute — through which the eternal breath produces fresh melodies and boundless joy. Its context in Gitanjali links the lyric to Tagore’s larger devotional sequence, emphasizing humility, receptivity, and the ongoing flow of divine gifts.
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