The castle
of cards standing all up straight,
Amidst the
battle of four kings, so naïve.
Each with a wife
uglier than the other,
But shrewd are
the Jacks that turn the game over.
Wilting
cards, all one by one,
Sacrificed
for their masters’ sheer fun.
But only a
winner and only one king
Shall reign
the realm, like forever they sing.
The mighty
kings niche their aces
Just in time
to triumph the crusade, when -
The spade
plunges deep in the heart, O Red!
The clubs
crush pride of the diamond so dread.
The black
air thickens with the crimson galore,
All serving
them for to see the other fall,
But little
do they see the imp sneaking in -
O the Joker,
let the havoc begin!
The castle
of cards, trying hard to stand -
Lining up in
pyramids tall for their kings;
Just then
the Joker slips down its position,
The castle crumbles down and then there were
none.
Vaisakhi
Mishra
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