Satyawati -15 Poem by Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon

Satyawati -15

Rating: 5.0


15. Bereaved

It was my suggestion, well taken
That Devabrata be anointed Crown Prince;
Entire nation woke up in a festive mood
But King was, for sure, the happiest.

To the utter astonishment of all
Devabrata refused the throne.
Only when king pursued
Did he reveal the story

Of the throne he had relinquished
The vow to celibacy he had made,
The incident I had forgotten long,
And he had disclosed to none.

The news was a shock so rude
From which the king never recovered.
And he left for his heavenly abode
Just in a matter of days.

Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: bereavement
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Satyawati's life takes another turn.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Susan Williams 04 February 2018

The King's desire thwarted and broke his heart, the Price so honored but having to deny the honor.... two souls in pain that day. 10+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Unnikrishnan E S 18 April 2018

Hi Susie, Very True, indeed! Pain is the only reality. Happiness is just an illusion.......

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Rebecca Navarre 18 January 2018

Heart Breaking News..... Very Moved! ! ! ! ! Thank You Ever So Much For Sharing These Pages Told! ! ! ! ! Endless 10S! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! +++++

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Unnikrishnan E S 23 January 2018

Thank you Becca, for reading the poem. Very happy that the narrative, the story and the poem could be followed by you. Obliged for the encouraging observation.

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Rini Shibu 12 November 2017

Ohh twist in the story..Unexpected shocking news from which king could not recover and once again sathyawathi left alone to face life.well penned

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Unnikrishnan E S 13 November 2017

Thank you, Rini for your appreciation.

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Subhas Chandra Chakra 12 November 2017

Yes this one will do. Such a pace is admissible since it depicts the sorrows that might have shadowed over each mind in almost a different way. But the number of Prominent characters being so small in Shantanu's regime, the pace of the poem is quite appropriate. Your narrations are getting finer with each passing episode. 10++++ for the sharing.

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Unnikrishnan 13 November 2017

Obliged Sir.

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Kumarmani Mahakul 06 November 2017

This episode takes bereavement and Datyawati's life takes another turn. Devabrata was about to be king was going to be anointed but Devabrata refused for his celibacy and the festive kingdom became pale. This news gave great shock to the king and his soul left his body. This has been nicely painted by you... Of the utter astonishment of all Devabrata refused the throne. Only when king pursued Did he reveal the story of the pledge Of celibacy he had made, The throne he had relinquished The incident I had forgotten long, And he had disclosed to none. The news was a shock so rude From which the king never recovered. And he left for his heavenly abode Just in a matter of days. Thanks for sharing.

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Unnikrishnan E S 06 November 2017

Thank you for following this story. Your words give me encouragement to complete the series fast. I shall do that...

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Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon

Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon

PUTHENCHIRA, KERALA, INDIA
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