The King And The Courtesan Comments

A great poem. Top score

Wow. What an amazing poem. It takes the readers back in time to an era of monarchies, of royalty. You paint the royal picture with perfection n class. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Its always good to go back to bygone eras n live for a moment in times that are totally different from ours. But this poem is not just a simple picture, it is deep n significant. How kings were like gods n their subordinates were like slaves n kings could have any woman they desired, this poem reveals all.

Your poem refers back to a time of medieval royalty. The king was so powerful that he could have anything of his fancy. The slaves at his command went to the far reaches of the world to bring all that he wished to possess. Still he was not happy at all. He reached a state of satiety and the holy man who visited him rightly assumed that his lack of thrill, or zest or desire was the cause of his ennui But the scene changes as a special woman- a courtesan of the harem comes into his life. Though she is not a fabled beauty, she is the very quintessence of womanhood, her gesture is graceful like a dance movement, her voice like a melody. She satisfies every wish and whim of the king in their private chamber. The king himself wonders why this woman past her prime has become a princess in his eyes. It is not physical beauty that is vital, it is the inner charm of a woman that draws her closer to a man. Value the moral unfolded through this poem that could be enjoyed like a story! A 10

But time has come when he became indifferent, To wine, to poetry, to women. it all to him became too real. too real to compete his dream. the dream of dreams, the dream above all, the dream he couldn't understand. he couldn't find it in her eyes, in her sweet voice, in her nice gestures. And all could lead him to frustration, He couldn't find the reason: WHY? but once he felt a new dimension of the same world. He found: God.

the status of pretty women was very pity when they were selected to work in the palaces all around the world..a fable is written with clarity and right choice of words..Thank you for sharing Daniel Brick..