Honesty is hallowed straight road, <br />Though dull, tiresome and slow; <br />A sure road to reach one’s goal, <br />Though fruits come in bits and sweats. <br /> <br />A hundred roads open to a goal: <br />Those fast and smooth, with painless rides; <br />Those jump and trip honest race, <br />End in unending circuitous pursuits. <br /> <br />A straight, smooth run brings ultimate win, <br />For, straight path algate is the shortest path; <br />Though breaks to limelight while referees are asleep, <br />Those who foul rules, crawl out of the game. <br /> <br />Whitewash peels off and wall bares itself, <br />Cosmetic thins off and nature bears itself; <br />Time wears artifice and guards honest thing <br />That meets its goal in calm royal pace. <br /> <br />Honesty is like fresh water drops, <br />Neither sour nor salt nor bitter nor sweet, <br />But, cool and calm, yet, warm, fulsome <br />That quenches all thirsts in pure, simple streaks. <br /> <br />Honesty is lucid path, honesty is confidence. <br />The will to earn every bit of gain; <br />Honesty is steely pride, honesty is rare passion <br />To prove the Self equal to task. <br /> <br />Honest labour is lush like nectare, <br />Honest success is paradise regained, <br />A joyous return to natural habitat <br />Like visit of fullmoon after weeks of travail.<br /><br />Praveen Kumar In Shobha Priya<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/172-honesty/
