Mankind’s glorious creations, triumphs, grandeur and sway
Turn stale and start to decay as they fade away by the day.
When the new sun rises, man rinses and refreshes those out of date,
And delivers a new look and shine, his day fruitful again!

(Translation of verse 212 of DV Gundappa's Manku Thimmana Kagga, a Kannada literary masterpiece).