The Noble Sandalwood Tree

blessed be the noble sandalwood tree
unharmed which stands out in bad company

free from mars of vile and vain
living up to true worth's priceless grain

clamped by the deadly vipers' bine
entwining the stem and branches thine

spitting and squirting their venom on you
to the lack of their knowledge of what is true?

That never you're affected by their venom guile
keep always blooming with sweet and redolent smile.