179. SPEAK GRAVELY
Since you are speaking,   Speak gravely, please,
   For you are talking of grave things.
       Life is not a dream.
       Death is not an extinction sure.
   Life is reality-freedom searching
       And freedom-achieving-shore.
Sri Chinmoy, A Soulful Cry Versus a Fruitful Smile, Agni Press, New York, 1977
