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Does " its shade" refer to "the shade of my service"?

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Reply Thu 7 Jan, 2016 12:08 pm

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The service of the fruit is precious, the service of the flower is sweet, but let my service be the service of the leaves in its shade of humble devotion.
-Tagore
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Reply Thu 7 Jan, 2016 12:50 pm
This is poetry, where meaning can be subtle, but I think Tagore is referring to the shade underneath a fruit tree.
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Reply Fri 8 Jan, 2016 07:26 am
@Tes yeux noirs,
Cool.
Thanks
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