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There is no shield which is proof against an arrow

By Omar Khayyam

There is no shield which is proof against an arrow
hurled by Destiny. Grandeur, money, gold all go for
nothing. The more I consider the things of this world,
the more I see that the only good is good, all else is
nothing.
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Form: Free verse

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