A TALE UNRIVALLED

When the Shepherds rode the Horses

The world succumbed to their thunder

When the slaves were the Bosses

Mighty empires transfixed in shock and wonder

As in deserts and valleys

Likewise in cities and villages

Resigned prosperity and peace, wherein vice was torn as under

Bestowed with equal dignity were Misters and Misses;

Lives and Properties safe from devastations and plunder

Equal was justice for the peasants as well as the princes

Even the king on his folly would be made to surrender

This is not a story narrated in history classes

Nor is this a lullaby sang for children so tender

Neither is this from the poet’s wild fantasies.

This is a tale unrivalled, standing among the ruins in splendor

Of piety, gallantry and devotion

In it lies lessons a plenty, for us to engender.

SUBMITTED BY SALIH