Question

Over the green and yellow rice-fields sweep the
shadows of the autumn clouds followed by
the swift-chasing sun.

The bees forget to sip their honey; drunken with
light they foolishly hover and hum.

The ducks in the islands of the river clamour in
joy for mere nothing.

Let none go back home, brothers, this morning,
let none go to work.

Let us take the blue sky by storm and plunder
space as we run.

Laughter floats in the air like foam on the flood.

Brothers, let us squander our morning in futile
songs.

–“84,”
Rabindranath Tagore

Which phrase most clearly expresses the speaker’s desire to be mischievous?

“ . . . shadows of the autumn clouds followed by the swift-chasing sun.”
“The bees forget to sip their honey . . .”
“ . . . they foolishly hover and hum.”
“. . . let us squander our morning in futile songs.”

Answer 1

“. . . let us squander our morning in futile songs.”

This line directly invites playful, mischievous behavior—urging the group to waste the morning on pointless, carefree singing.