Fleeting Glory Poem by Jaswant Singh Saini

You came stealthily
Like the rays of the morning sun;
Without any pretensions
Of conquering the world!
Yet, slowly but steadily
In your own, unassuming ways,
You overwhelmed me;
Like the morning rays
Engulf the world.
And then,
Akin to the morning rays
You withdrew, stealthily,
Slowly, but surely.
Perhaps it was silly of me
To hold them;
For morning rays belong to all,
Whoever bothers to care?
To own the morning rays
Let no one dare!
True to your words, you are not
What you appear to be;
You came stealthily,
Like the morning rays;
And left equally stealthily.
Leaving darkness behind.
And that is in your own words,
As you always are;
Morning rays will remain so,
Always, forever.