MODERN MANTRA! <br /> <br />An Indian philosopher had once <br />said, - <br />All that matters in this world of <br />date, - <br />Is a man’s bountiful purse and a <br />woman’s pretty face! <br />But I wonder what would happen <br />to us, <br />If God granted that boon given to <br />King Midas, * <br />And we exceed ourselves in our <br />greed, - <br />With gold to fulfill all our needs! <br />All pretty faces transformed to gold, <br />Bringing miseries untold, - <br />And all our souls frozen to gold! ! <br /> -Raj Nandy <br /> 23 Mar 09 <br /> New Delhi <br />(*Whatever King Midas touched turned to <br />gold -including his beautiful daughter!)<br /><br />RAJ NANDY<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/modern-mantra/
