Flower-Flames, Part 4

Days Pass By

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Days pass by.

No success-height.

Days pass by.

No progress-light.

Days pass by.

No perfection-delight.

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The Miracle of My Sound-Life (2)

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The miracle of my sound-life:

It can chase God.

The miracle of my silence-life:

It can embrace God.

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Poor Little Heart, Do Not Cry

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Poor little heart,

Do not cry.

I have come to you

With a rising rainbow.

Poor little heart,

Do not cry.

I have come to you

With my beloved Father’s

Fountain-Flow. ```

The Clarion-Call of America

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The clarion-call of America

Turned the timid cat

Into a roaring lion.

The love-blessing of America

Has turned the lion

Into a choice and fond lamb.

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God’s Unconditional Pardon (1)

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God’s unconditional Pardon

I do not deserve.

Man’s regular prosecution

I do not deserve, either.

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A Simple Truth

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A simple truth:

God is.

A brief message:

God loves me.

A deep realisation:

I am of God alone

And I am for God alone. ```

I Live for You Alone (1)

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I live for You alone,

My Lord of Compassion Supreme.

I live in You alone,

My Lord of Satisfaction Supreme.

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To Reach God’s Height

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To reach God’s Height

I have discovered a secret way:

I just touch the lowest man’s

Filthiest feet.

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Three Are the False Excuses

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Three are the false excuses:

Sorry, I have no time.

Alas, I am not ready.

Surely, God does not care for me,

Therefore, why should I? ```

Two Are My Secret Wishes

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Two are my secret wishes:

I shall show God

Man’s transformation-head,

I shall show man

God’s Compassion-Feet. ```

Only One Stride Ahead

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Only one stride ahead:

God’s Compassion.

Only two strides ahead:

My transformation.

Only three strides ahead:

God’s Satisfaction-Smile

And my gratitude-cry. ```

My Life Is Burning Out

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My life is burning out.

I see no boatman.

My life is burning out.

I see no boat.

My life is burning out.

I see no life-river.

Alas, alas!

Nowhere

My three old, good friends

Are to be found.

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Material Things Age and Ache

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Material things age and ache.

Spiritual things grow and glow.

And my God-hunger is a birthless

And deathless thing.

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Life Is Lovely

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Life is lovely.

Therefore, I live.

Prayer is lovely.

Therefore, I pray.

Creation is lovely.

Therefore, I love.

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Incredible News

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Incredible news:

God still loves me!

Incredible news:

Man still hates me!

Incredible news:

I am still alive!

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I Am Hanging

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I am hanging.

God has deserted me.

I am hanging.

Man has exploited me.

I am hanging.

My life is not known to me.

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How Little I Know (2)

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How little I know

Of man’s gratitude-drop!

How little I know

Of God’s Forgiveness-Sea!

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A Chainless Mind

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A chainless mind embodies

A fearless heart.

A fearless heart embodies

A sleepless soul.

A sleepless soul embodies

A spotless goal.

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I Have All Along Been God’s Flute

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I have all along been God’s flute.

I have charmed the world,

But that is not enough.

From now on, I shall be God’s football,

Him to please in His own way.

This is the way I can become

A choice instrument of God

To feed His earth’s cry and Heaven’s smile

All at once. ```

O Incense-Breathing Morning

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O incense-breathing morning,

I love your beauty’s smile.

O peace-spreading evening,

I admire your well-deserved rest.

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Beautiful Is My Smiling God (2)

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Beautiful

Is my smiling God.

Powerful

Is my illumining God.

Fruitful

Is my loving God.

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My Body Does Not Belong to Me (2)

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My body does not belong to me.

It belongs to God’s Compassion-Light.

My soul does not belong to me.

It belongs to God’s Satisfaction-Delight.

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Where, Oh Where, Is God?

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Where, Oh where, is God?

Is He inside my fondness-hope?

Where, Oh where, is God?

Is He inside my oneness-scope?

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Inside My Talking

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Inside my talking

There should be some light.

Inside my light

There should be some delight.

Inside my delight

There should be some God-Satisfaction.

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Are You, O Lord, Tired of Being Good?

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Are You, O Lord,

Tired of being good?

It seems You are.

Are You, O Lord,

Tired of being divine?

It seems You are.

Are You, O Lord,

Tired of being perfect?

It seems You are.

O my Lord Supreme, then do bless me

With Your Goodness-Heart,

Divinity-Life

And Perfection-Role. ```

God’s Natural Beauty

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What is silence?

God’s natural Beauty.

What is silence?

Man’s hard-earned perfection.

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Disturb Not the World

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Disturb not the world.

It is very busy.

Torture not the world.

It is very weak.

Change not the world.

Is is very stubborn.

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Two Monumental Mockeries

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Two monumental mockeries:

You will realise God before me.

God will have you as His chosen instrument,

And not me.

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O Beautiful Meditation

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O beautiful meditation,

You are great.

O prayerful meditation,

You are good.

O soulful meditation,

You are perfect.

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Mistaking Earth for Heaven

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Mistaking earth for Heaven,

He sighed.

Mistaking Heaven for earth,

He died.

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Love Before You Serve

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Love before you serve.

Serve before you smile.

Smile before you soar.

Soar before you declare.

What will you declare?

God-perfection in man.

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A Marathon Run Is Not Fun

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A marathon run is not fun.

It is an unspeakably serious matter.

A marathon run

Turns me into an orphan-life:

No father, no mother,

Helpless and hopeless.

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No Longer a Disciple of Ignorance

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Since I am no longer

A disciple of ignorance,

God, the real God, has accepted me

As one of His true disciples

And is now offering my aspiration-life

A free pass to Heaven.

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Why Am I So Tired?

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Why am I so tired?

I am tired not because

I work very hard,

Not because I sleep too little,

But because I think too much. ```

Silence I Need

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Silence I need

To sow the vision-seed.

Sound I need

To grow the mission-plant.

Surrender I need

To climb the perfection-tree.

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My Lord Supreme Will Definitely Arrive

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My Lord Supreme will definitely arrive.

Only one sad thing:

I do not know the exact hour

Of His Arrival.

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O Descending Blue (2)

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O descending Blue,

I love you.

O ascending Green,

I love you.

O divine Gold,

I love you.

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I See a Garden in Your Face

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I see a garden in your face.

I see a rose in your heart.

I see celestial beauty in your eyes. ```

I Thought of Doing Something Great

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I thought of doing something great.

God said: “Good, My son!”

I thought of doing something good.

God said: “Excellent, My son!”

I thought of becoming a selfless server.

God said: “Perfect, My son!” ```

O My Soul

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O my soul, do give me another chance.

This time I shall definitely

And unconditionally become obedient.

My new obedience

Will breathe in an eternal breath. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,Flower-Flames, Part 4, Agni Press, New York, 1988
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