2396. A poor beggar-singer

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His heart’s blue bird flies away

The moment he starts singing.

Helpless as he is,

He has no other choice.

Alas, none can sympathise

With this poor beggar-singer. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 24, Agni Press, 1982
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