In a cottage palace roofed with earthen tiles
Lived A king who ruled twenty square miles. 1
Twenty thousand citizens, and an army of ten
And a chief of Army he had to protect his men. 2
Fifty persons had he, in uniformed police,
Some provinces, and a governor in each province. 3
All night he ensured his thirty lanterns lit,
Guards had to wake all night, and he was strict. 4
They had to keep beating drums all the night,
If the drum-beat stopped, he would wake up right. 5
His citizens were proud at this amazing thing,
That the whole kingdom was run by a single King. 6
In free India, like others' His kingship did roll,
Ah! The great King in Odisha, of Rairakhol. 7
Auythor: - Lalatendu Kabi 201904170101
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A refined poetic imagination, Lalatendu. You may like to read my poem, Love And Iust. Thank you.