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Sunday, 28 February 2016

The fallen flower



The lotus flower, while holding the stock,
Gets patronage from water and the sun.
Once dislodged, it decays in water
Or wilt under the sun; no more patronage.
Fallen from fortune, one goes unwanted
To the family and the society.
[the simile is borrowed from a Tamil classic]

20.01.2015
Posted by shanmugampoem2017.blogspot.com at 05:05
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