Oh! Lord! <br />King of Kings! <br />You were the most powerful emperor <br />I had ever seen <br /> <br />Alas! What a pity! <br />Now your kingdom is no more yours <br />The wind of fortune, sung a hostile tune <br />Victory kissed the feet of your enemy <br />Your friends and kins left you alone <br />Now you are standing bare feet <br />On this barren land <br />Under the scorching heat of Sun <br /> <br />Where have those days gone! <br />When, thou words were command for your people <br />Where have those days gone! <br />When, enemies fled with the sight of your shadow <br />Where have those days gone! <br />When merchants made bee line- <br />to offer you their hoarded wealth <br />Where have those days gone! <br />When, you had beautiful maidens around you <br />Who, enchanted you with their youthful essence <br />Where have those days gone! <br />When, you laid only on silky mattress, <br />Wore only the finest leathers on your feet <br />Where have those days gone! <br />When, the glasses of wine never left your lips <br /> <br />Everything passes away with the time <br />Nothing stands there forever <br />The ultimate truth is revealed <br />We are all travelers in the caravan of life <br />Nothing we brought along with us <br />Nothing will be taken to the ultimate abode <br /> <br />Now stop not, but flow, <br />Along with the currents of river called “life” <br />Step aside from those momentary pleasures <br />They are nothing but fugitive emotions <br /> <br />Walk along the path of renunciation <br />Watching the mind’s guileful behaviour <br /> No two remains there for long <br />The clouds of ignorance will move away <br />When the gust of inner knowledge sway <br />Revealing the serene soul <br />Shining brightly, <br />Spreading rays of thousand Suns. <br /> <br />sreejith<br /><br />SREEJITH KULAPARAMBIL<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ruined-emperor/
