On a dark moonless night
When the stars shone bright
The bats spread their wings
And the crow ended its flight
There stood the castle of Mount Haden
With its dark walls, turrets and towers
The rusted gates and the unkempt vines
Gardens full of bowed trees and withered flowers
Deserted was the castle of Mount Haden
Empty was the throne where the king once sat
Empty also was the hall that was once grand
The feast for nobles, now dined spiders and rats
Decayed were the corpses of the once chivalrous knights
The stone steps painted red with their blood
Also lay the soulless body of a man who once was king
His armour now splattered with grime and mud
None thought about the treasure of Mount Haden
A treasure of which stories were told
By nannies to the little ones
Of a treasury filled with gems, silver and gold
The hearth in the lounge was not lit
Nor were the chimneys smoking
No more was the delectable aroma wafting through the kitchens
That once was so deliciously provoking
The king’s bed, with a lion’s head carved on it
And an Ottoman of a striking design
On a wall was burnt tapestry
Showing off the king’s bloodline
The evil had descended unto the Mount
The ghost of days passed lingered in the shadows
Slowly had the castle on the mount crumbled
Black were now the once green meadows
Legends of the castle long since forgotten
Replaced now with laments for the dead
the once lively castle now was without the living
as blood had once flown freely, crimson and red
On a dark moonless night
When the stars shone bright
There stood the ruins of a castle
As the crow ended its flight
Zulm ki tahni kabhi phalti naheen (The branch of violence never gives fruits) . A wonderful poem, having a powerful message of peace, condemning war........................10
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
The ups n downs of life are depicted beautifully in this write. The stories of the rise n fall of kings have always been great lessons to the mortals. A significant write.