Contrasted Comparison! Poem by C. Muralidara Kannan

Friendship and Love
never be forced or bought.
They have to sprout out and
spree into fresh leaves and
tender twigs turning
them into perennial trees
and solid rocks.

Accolades should arrive
at your doorsteps and please you with the warm hug of honour.

For heaven's sake
do not buy awards, nor bargain for titles and crowning epithets.
They have to be conferred
and bestowed upon you.
They embrace you by your
demeanor and deeds! Never fetch them with your financial feeds.

Profiles parading in the paths of
professional and social enclaves
with purchased awards
and titles will lose their
market value and have
a natural death, for sure.

A comradeship in that complexion, force-free friendship, love
nurtured by nature, relationship unconditional last long
in the journey of life.