Kingdom of Old
And was filled with gold
When the starts shone light
That was nascent and bright
When the mountains were tall
And the valleys were deep
When the moon was near
And it’s light was clear
There ruled a king, mighty
and strong
His kingdom gleamed in every
sunrise
The citizens loved and
praised their lord
They worshipped him more than
god
The land was blessed with
seasons four
Grains always filled in the
capital’s store
When it rained the sky did
roar
People never did ask for
anything more
The king was brave; the king
was just
Women were never victim of
lust
The wicked dwelled in
constant fear
The sinners lost their life
so dear
Then the earth shook once and
it shook hard
The tide came fast and it was
high
The trees fell like house of
cards
People fled but the waves
were nigh
The castle was filled with
animals of sea
The king floated on a branch
of tree
Many a men were drowned and
dead
On their flesh the animals
had fed
The kingdom of gold
Was now like a nightmare in
cold
The farms were lost and
fields were covered
With water, on which now
insects hovered
The king survived and he
saved a few
On the edge of forest rest of
his folks lived
They hunted for food and years
passed by
The water swept back and the
land was dry
The king was weak he had
grown old
He had lost his kingdom of
gold
He now wanted to gain it back
A fire was blazed when the
sky was black
They went back to build from
start
Men cut down trees and women
pulled the cart
They all toiled night and day
To build their homes of clay
and hay
The king was weak but now was
wise
He built a wall that was big
in size
It was built of stone not of
gold
Any wave of terror it could
withhold
The earth shook again
The tides rose high
But the effort of men
Were not in vain
The wall stood strong and
tall
The waves lashed but it
didn’t fall
For now, the men had won
The work of wise was well
done
Thus the tale was sung of
kingdom of gold
Where men now were more wise
than bold
The king now wears an iron
crown
For the lost gold no one now mourns
~Surya
The storyteller
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