This fact, everyone knows,
That fortune favours fools.
Yet, why one seeks fortune
Awaiting its arrival soon?
What’s earned from a lottery,
Is it not the hard earned money
Of poor souls, who had lost,
And wish to survive at any cost?
It’s a rich man’s pastime,
To gamble on any game.
Why a poor should stake,
For nothing, in return, to take?
Hard work always pays
Though it takes days
For the fruits of labour
To reach one’s floor
The tree too takes days,
To grow well on its roots,
And its own time it takes
To deliver its juicy fruits.
Yes, there’s no shortcut,
To become rich overnight.
“A bird in hand is worth
Two in the bush” is the truth.
Rajaram Ramachandran
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/fortune-favours-fools/
