<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=371514" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Sonnet: Let Me Be …</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">God, let me be a bird upon a tree, <br>That hurts no one but sings melodious songs; <br>And leads a life, doing no sin, carefree; <br>And yet, some put it to the fiery-tongs! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">God, let me be a pretty butterfly, <br>That flies in search of nectar all its life; <br>And like a lazy man, let me not die, <br>And sleep log-like in filth, despite soul’s strife.<br> <br>God, let me be a snail bellying across; <br>And carrying on its back, its house of shell! <br>What is the use of human life with gloss, <br>Leading a sinful life/ landing in Hell? <br> <br>God, let me be like humble servant Job <br>With forbearance, and get my Heavenly robe.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"> 6-4-2001</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Celes">John Celes</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=371514" data-title="Sonnet: Let Me Be … de John Celes" data-description="God, let me be a bird upon a tree, That hurts no one but sings melodious songs; And leads a life, doing no sin, carefree; And yet, some put it to the fiery-tongs! God, let me be a pretty butterfly, That flies in search of nectar all its life..."></div> </div> </div>

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