The Rich When Over Reach Poem by Aniruddha Pathak

When Dollar millionaires roam all around,
Who now wants be a Rupee millionaire?
The picture plays same scene for Sterling Pound,
Money inflates, man remains very there.
A mere million has no more the same shine,
The magic happens with hefty much more,
One lakh has gone below the bottom line,
A million may soon see paupers' bare floor.
Today it seldom does what it once did,
When hundred thousand had a handy hue
A sum that smiled but at fortunate few,
Ten times would soon seldom suffice, indeed.

Greed when over-takes need of nouveau riche,
Money must multiply with shrinking reach.
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A private UK bank has arrived at a precise figure of Pound Sterling: 2.6 million (approx Rs 20 crore)as the bare minimum to make one a Ritchie Rich. One million, some 25 years ago, would have been more than enough to afford a luxurious lifestyle. Money indeed has a way of walking two steps well ahead of a wannabe.
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Sonnets, Happenings | 03.10.05 |