(From The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, Vol.5,
Page 440. It is well known that Swami Vivekananda left his body on the
4th of July,1902. On the 4th of July 1898, he was
travalling with some American disciples in Kashmir, and as part of a domestic
conspiracy for the celebration of the day -- the anniversary of the American
Declaration of independence -- he prepared the following poem, to be read
aloud at the early breakfast.)