(30 October 1887 - 10 September 1923 / Calcutta / India)

poet Sukumar Ray

Poems of Sukumar Ray

1. Baburam The Snake Charmer 3/14/2012
2. Khichuri 3/14/2012
3. Old Tickler 3/14/2012
4. Stew Much 3/14/2012
5. Sur-Prize 3/14/2012
6. The King of Bombaria 3/14/2012
7. The Missing Whiskers 3/14/2012
8. The Power Of Music 3/14/2012
9. The Rule of 21 3/14/2012
10. The Sons of Ramgaroo 3/14/2012
11. The Suitable Groom 3/14/2012
12. Uuncle's Invention 3/14/2012
13. Woodly Old Man 3/14/2012

The King of Bombaria

In the land of Bombaria
The customs are peculiar.
The king, for instance, advocates
Gilded frames for chocolates.
The queen, who seldom goes to bed
Straps a pillow round her head.
The courtiers- or so I'm told-
Turn cartwheels when they have a cold:

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