Vanity And Humbleness Poem by V P Mahur

A jumping hare and a pacing tortoise
In the jungle one day they met
Mockingly said hare
You are slow, lazy and useless
A worthless like you is rare
Vanity had challenged the humbleness
So the quarrel grew and they had a bet
A goal was set
Hare ran quickly
But tortoise moved slowly
In a grove stopped hare
And seeing the cool shadow
Began to rest without care
Soon was asleep it
But the tortoise
Rested not a bit
After length awoke the hare
And dashed like a glare
But alas!
It was too late
And tortoise was there
In its wait
Thus the humbleness won
And the vanity was broken
This is happening
With the man today
His pride of knowledge
Has made him a vain
And he treats Nature
With less care and disdain
Her fury on man
Is clearly visible
In the form of
Natural calamities and
Heart rendering disasters