I watched it rise so proud,
But then it stopped to look around
And then another came
And bit it till it was filled with shame
Shamed to have risen so high
Only to let her power die
In a moment of foolish pride;
Now it shall forever hide.
And then it sunk so low,
In her last dramatic bow.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
simply said a profound lesson