The poem "Paper Boat" is selected from Rabindranath Tagore's "New Moon Collection". The works in this collection of poems describe a child's discovery and understanding of the world and nature. The childishness and innocence are poetic. Paper boats
Rabindranath Tagore
Every day I put the paper boats
one by one in the fast-flowing stream.
I used big black letters
to write my name and the name of the village where I live on the paper boat.
I hope
that people living in other places will get this paper boat and
know who I am.
I planted the philodendrons growing in the garden
on my boat,
hoping that these dawn-blooming flowers
would He was brought ashore safely during the night.
I threw my paper boat into the water,
looked up at the sky,
saw the small clouds
that were opening to the sky. White sails blowing in the wind.
I don’t know
What playmate I have in the sky
Lower these boats to race with my boats!
Night is coming ,
I buried my face in my arms,
Dreaming of my ship
Slowly floating forward under the midnight stars.
The Sleeping Fairy sat in the boat,
with a basket full of dreams.
Appreciation
The whole poem creates an image of an innocent child for us, expressing the theme of love and beauty that the author has always been concerned about. This innocent expression of a child's heart can awaken the warmth in the readers' hearts. Throughout the whole poem One of the images of the poem is a paper boat. The whole poem starts with setting off the paper boat and ends with seeing the paper boat in a dream. In the middle is the scene and association when setting off the paper boat. The paper boat here is not only a small sustenance for the little protagonist, It is also a metaphor for the medium that leads to the outside world and the future. It is in the relationship between the little protagonist and the paper boat that the little protagonist shows his curiosity and innocence. The whole poem is natural, simple and beautiful, with a pastoral style. This It can also be understood from some of the images used in the poem, such as streams, villages, gardens, shiuli flowers, etc. These images that are natural or close to nature create a simple and simple atmosphere for the entire poem. The atmosphere, they are combined with the innocent little protagonist and the childish behavior of putting the paper boat, highlighting the theme in harmony.
The form of this poem is not a metrical style, but a prose poem This form makes the poem more free in expression, but it does not lack poetic flavor. In fact, in every sentence and between sentences, there is an inherent rhythm and rhyme. This rhythm and key points The images and themes expressed naturally blend into one, creating this popular poem.