The Boatman's Song 24/ Many
The Boatman’s Song 24/Many
The Princess was briefing the Boatman about the guards
Of her Uncle and she continued ..
There are two hundred soldiers, in side the fort and Palace [repeated line from 21/..]
And rest outside the fort, who live in the army camps
Scattered here and there,
Apart from main fighters, who have gone on a battle
Evoked by a notorious neighbor,
That traitor keeps always nearly twenty persons around his chamber
And some around King’s chamber, to keep a watch so that no one can meet the King
As he fears that some loyal army men, may go with the King
And his silent designs may get foiled and his efforts may go in vain
Especially when the Chief of Army has gone for a battle and is quite away
Now, it is up to you to make the next strategy
To finish all the vicious men and their chief
To protect my father and this Kingdom
I will see you now, O my dear love,
Around midnight in my mother’s chamber
She showed the boatman the secret door, leading to the
Chamber of her Mother the Queen
The Princess left the boatman and his small army of men
And very silently she vanished from the Temple,
Before anyone could have noticed anything
The Boatman waited for the midnight to come
And took the same route, as was shown by his love the Princess
He reached the chamber of the Queen along with his ten men
And found the Princess was waiting for him, with her mother the Queen
She introduced him to her mother and briefed
That he has come to help her to get rid of,
The treacheries of that man, whom I call my Uncle
The Queen spoke very slowly, “My dear Youngman,
I see only darkness all around me and every where,
This is a trial of your sincerity and bravery,
After meeting you I can say that you will
Come out as a Savior, on whom, the King and
The Kingdom would be proud of”
Chandragupta* greeted the Queen of Malla* and said,
“You keep trust on me and on your daughter’s courage
By tomorrow only, you will find a complete elimination
Of your enemies”
“I will see you next only tomorrow morning, O mother like Queen
And now would like to take leave with my team,
Without wasting even a moment’s time”
Ravindra to continue on 25/…………..
Kanpur India 23 January 2010
* Chandragupta. Name of the Boatman. His full name was Chandragupta
Maurya, Born in 340 BC
* Malla. A name of the Republic of ancient India of 400BC
* Chanakya. Name of the great teacher of Chandragupta & a great politician
Copyright © Ravindra K Kapoor | Year Posted 2010
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