I Burst Into Laughter Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABA CDEFG HIJIIKJ JLDC MNON| I burst into laughter | A |
| whenever I hear | B |
| that the fish is thirsty in water | A |
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| Without the knowledge of Self | C |
| people just wander to Mathura or to Kashi | D |
| like the musk deer unaware | E |
| of the scent in his navel | F |
| goes on running forest to forest | G |
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| In water is the lotus plant | H |
| and the plant bears flowers | I |
| and on the flowers are the bees buzzing | J |
| Likewise all yogis and mendicants | I |
| and all those who have renounced comforts | I |
| are on here and hereafter and the nether world | K |
| contemplating | J |
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| Friend the Supreme Indestructible Being | J |
| on whom thousands of sages meditate | L |
| and even Brahma Vishnu and Mahesh | D |
| really resides within one's self | C |
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| Though He is near He appears far away | M |
| and that is what makes one disturbed | N |
| says Kabir listen O wise one | O |
| by Guru alone is the confusion curbed | N |
Kabir
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