kings fade
kingdoms too fade
vain glory is
what's left
even the self with
which we flirt in a
life-long affair
is left to fade
body, the seat of illusion
body, the seed of desire
too fades away on the
dissolving horizon of time
18nov2009
11.20hrs
indira babbellapati
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/some-thoughts-to-ponder-viii/