2911. EXCRUCIATING PANGS

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My Lord, my Lord,

My purity-flower fades away

Before it is fully blossomed.

Therefore, every day I am compelled

To experience excruciating pangs.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, Part 30, Agni Press, New York, 1982
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