The stones and the roses

The path is sometimes hard with stones and thorns.
Better to pass it as fast as you can.
The longer you delve, the greater they harm.
The path is studded with roses and grass.
Better to stay there as long as you can.
The longer you delve, the greater they sooth.
13.06.2008

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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