501. This body

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This body’s birth

Helplessly

Smiles at the fast-approaching death.

This body’s death

Ruthlessly

Roars at the fast-diminishing birth.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 6, Agni Press, 1979
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