Up on the jungle legend tree
The witty evil spirit* lived
Upside down teasing easy‘n free
Hung all day long it remained!

He the jungle bound king*
Had there no alternative
But for free it or bring down it
What of questions irrespective
It may ask answer them he must
True or false crooked they be
That should never be his jest!

The king was not to let it hang
Head down on the tree all day long;
The poor king had a full day’s job
Each day pulling the joker down
And trying to answer its quests
And carry it on his shoulders
Until it opted back to flee
On his wise replies solidly!

Life bound souls we have options nil
Other than to face those wits evil
Those questions unanswerable
The joker in our mind asks
Win or lose carry him remain
Through out our life we in vain!


*King Vikram Aditya during his jungle stay confronts the tree hanging witty evil spirit Vethal that tells him stories and puts testing questions… The wise king out wits the spirit and befriends it to augment his power and royal virtues… Ancient Indian legends…

29 04 08

Kesav Venkat Easwaran

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