The Welsh Of Wales Poem by Vikram G. Aarella

The place is not vast,
But, has got a proud past.
It is a land of mountains and valleys
Also, of ancient towns and alleys.
Flag of the nation has red dragon,
Revered and worshipped by Celtic pagan.
Suppressed and ruled by Roman, Norman and English.
Who could not curtail the freedom, which people here relish.
Lives in peoples heart is the last Prince,
No one has taken his place since.
The legends of Merlin and King Arthur,
Will live on in folklore forever.
They invoke the curse of Owain Glyndwr,
When threatened by foreign raider.
Hanging by a thin thread is their language,
Surviving only due to peoples courage.
Surviving the storms of history,
Is no way a small story.
I am talking about the Welsh people and Wales,
The land of thousand stories and never ending tales.


(19/4/06)