1307,Uri:
The village in the mountain lap
The seed of Switzerland
Calm and cool, cool and calm
Serene and scenic, scenic and serene.
And one day they took
A Hapsburg hat to salute
Every passerby they decreed
And all in afraid, all so did.
"Why so I, why, why, why?"
Shouted the young blood
Young, hardy and bold
Brave was he, William was called.
"How dare you? How so bold!"
They brought him there, took him hold
"Salute him, salute the pole"
Each time they cried, Will refused the call.
Now they took his son
The little child was he
Soon was tied tight in a tree.
An apple was placed
On the child's little head
And Will was asked
To shoot it from afar.
Smiled the man, made a scan
Took two arrows in his quiver
Looked at his son and fixed his aim
Then came the moment of shiver.
The arrow sped fast
Hit the apple hard
A sigh of relief at last.
All clapped round, cheer abound
Came the Duke's agent forward
"If you are, so good a shooter
Why then took two arrows in quiver"
Will laughed aloud
Then made a shout
"If I missed the first
The second pierce you must."
(Based on the famous story of The Apple and the Arrow)
Bio
Soumik Kumar De
A painter and an occasional guitarist Soumik Kumar De's poems are a fusion of images and melody. So far he has been widely published in many coveted national and international anthologies.
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