(1440 - 1518 / Pratapgar, Uttar Pradesh, India)

poet Kabir
#30 on top 500 poets
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Hiding In This Cage

Hiding in this cage
of visible matter

is the invisible
lifebird

pay attention
to her

she is singing
your song

Submitted: Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Edited: Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Poet's Notes about The Poem

Collected from Beloved May I Enter: Kabir dohas and other poems, Translated by Sushil Rao

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