( 28) Nobility

( 28) Nobility.
Nobility shrinks in its own shell,
like a pearl in its oystered safe;
Nobility hides itself in its royal mansion,
shell shocked by ignoble statements,
of abominable stinks and stains,
of stings untold and stigmas too:
The antelope hounded by hunting dogs,
Pearly wisdom and pearly laugher,
Pious and protected in its promenade,
Nobility always aiming at stability,
stands erect and speaks facts and figures,
yet shrinks in its own shell,
safe vault of uncompromising dignity,
Nobility refuses to retort or wreak vengeance ,
nor does it boomerang like an arrow,
oh! You nobility , the offspring of truth,
and gentle lineage and rare birth and existence
may you grow and grow to heavenly heights!