careful not to miss a single word;
they listened ever so intently,
as he regaled them with the sermon of the bird.
"My children," he said, "you mustn't forget
what happens when one falls in love with the nightingale's song,
they clip their wings, surrounding them in flightless sorrow
then foolishly question what is wrong."
"Everything is impermanent,
as you should already know,
thus, we must admire the beauty
of our surroundings with joy and gratitude.
Yet, take heed, and do not seek
to possess that which you do not already own,
for you may permanently alter its state
or even worse, affect its mood."
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