266. Alas

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Alas,

My native seas tell me:

I have lost my heart's depth.

Alas,

My native skies tell me:

I have lost my mind's vastness.

Alas,

My native sun tells me:

I have lost my life's divinity.

Alas,

My native gods tell me:

I have lost my soul's immortality.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,Three hundred sixty-five Father's Day prayers, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974
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