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Cover me with soft earth, and let each handful be mixed With seeds ofjasmine, lilies, and myrtle and when they Grow above me and thrive on my body's element they will Breathe the fragrance of my heart into space.

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
Heart
Seeds
Lilies
Breathe
Fragrance
Elements
Mixed
Grow
Handful
Grows
Thrive
Space
Soft
Earth
Element
Body
Cover
Myrtle

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