Flower Quotes
I have lost my dewdrop , cries the flower to the morning sky that lost all its stars.
"I have lost my dewdrop , cries the flower to the morning sky that lost all its stars."— Rabindranath Tagore
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Meaning of this quote
A flower's small loss is placed beside the sky's apparently greater loss, gently shifting perspective on grief.
Key takeaway:
Respect your sorrow while remembering that loss takes many forms.
Origin of the quote
Stray Birds (1916), poem 199.
Who actually said this?
Original says the morning sky that has lost all its stars; supplied title omits has and changes punctuation.
Source:
Stray Birds — poem 199
