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A poet is a bird of unearthly excellence, who escapes from his celestial realm arrives in this world warbling. If we do not cherish him, he spreads his wings and flies back into his homeland.

Khalil Gibran

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Khalil Gibran
Age: 48 †
Born: 1883
Born: January 6
Died: 1931
Died: April 10
Painter
Philosopher
Poet
Writer
The Spring
Gibran Khalil Gibran
Jubran Khalil Jubran
Bird
Celestial
Poet
Flies
Poetry
Realm
Back
Realms
Unearthly
World
Cherish
Escapes
Excellence
Spreads
Spread
Arrives
Wings
Homeland

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