Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Sunshine Prince

Born, disowned and tossed into a river
Cursed and murdered by a coward's quiver
But greatness shone in the time between
Son of a God and a heartless queen
Born a prince
But paid for others' sins
Condemned to the lower echelons of societal cast
Despite his royal caste
Brighter than the sun's brilliance
Human par excellence
Driven to be the greatest archer ever seen
Cursed for hiding his humble origin
More powerful than his five princely brethren
Turned away from the swayamwar as a heathen
Accepted by a true friend
Somebody to trust and not pretend
Always suggested royalty with his golden ear rings
Finally crowned a rightful king
But with power comes vice
Party to deceit through dice
Insulted his brother's/another's wife
Maybe the loyalty of his friend or the bitterness of his strife
Accumulated an empire for his comrade
Bribed by God Himself but never betrayed
Emotionally cajoled to switch sides
Remained unshaken even with his royal lineage revealed
Preferred a true friend to opportunistic relations
Ignored his forsaken mother's pretensions
Finally accepted the son of her paramour
But had God steal his protective armour
Cheated to use his most potent weapon only once
Defeating his brother will prove difficult hence
Fought the epic battle that sealed his enduring fame
Just a precursor to the end game
But his wheels of fortune stuck at the opportune time
Death finally hit its morbid chime
A fighter till the very end
The Solar godsend!

2 Comments:

Blogger zubin said...

Awesome man. Great tribute. Your book finished?

2/08/2010 12:25 PM  
Blogger sudhir said...

No man.Just started but seems good.My marathi is resulting in slow reading.

2/08/2010 9:21 PM  

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