Highlander

Born in Scotland many ages ago he lived in his clan until the day

Death came and took his life away

But destiny has given him a second birth

By infusing life into his veins by order of the universe

After miraculous resurrection he became an outcast

And broke off every connection with the Past

He had nowhere to go and nowhere to stay

No past and no future, there was only today

New rules and laws came into play

Which this newborn immortal had to obey:

His likes will always come to fight

Till the last survivor has all might

But let time and destiny choose

Who will win a final battle and who will lose



Through epochs the immortal knight roamed about the Earth

In quest of his place in the kingdom of the boundless Universe

On his way he tasted sweetness and bitterness of this reality

And revealed two sides of immortality

But never blew out the light in his soul

While he searched for his prime goal

In a kaleidoscope of events his inquisitive brain

Mastered the science of life and accumulated knowledge grain by grain

The facets of his soul like diamonds were ground by spirit of time

In unselfish service to justice he finally found the mission sublime

He’s Duncan MacLeod, the Highlander

In struggle for the good he will never surrender

But let time and destiny choose

Who will win a final battle and who will lose

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very sweet and professionally done this poem... sure I am not wrong if I say you are good poet with new subjects to express... hope you will like my expression of love based peace thoughts too( a friendly smile is the best weapon of war to fight with.... afzal shauq ) hope my this famous say is the only answer to your questions raising in your mind about the happiest collective life.... yeah... we belong to same family of Adam...and we are true cousins..indeed

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hmmm agood biographical type piece is this one with impressive expressions..and really very heart feeling and you have written all the facts in this piece..I liked it very much dear friend and thanks for comments to my poems too.. hope you add more poems too