A soulful cry versus a fruitful smile

```

Defects of my desires:

They do not want to die,

But they die.

They want to fly,

But they cannot fly.

They want to bind my heart,

Behold, they fail.

To the unhorizoned shore

My boat I sail.

```

From:Sri Chinmoy,A soulful cry versus a fruitful smile, Agni Press, 1977
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