Consider the story of Khandahar Khan Who lived on the prairies of Afghanistan (If Afghanistan has no prairie domain For "prairie" just substitute "mountains" or "plain"). But anyhow, kindly consider the case Of Khandahar Khan and his fearful disgrace Which put him in wrong with the whole of his clan Of Khans who can't canter as other Khans can. For Khandahar Khan took their horses one day —Their cantering horses—and led them away. He rode to the home of a neighboring Khan Whose daughter he loved and he had a bright plan To steal her away. But in Afghanistan No lady will ever elope with a man Unless all her chaperons, nurses and cronies Accompany her—so he needed those ponies! Thus cannily cantered young Khandahar Khan To bring his fair sweetheart back home to his clan. But when he had quietly loaded the nags With sweetheart and chaperons, nurses and bags, Her father awoke, and to speak he began: "A Khan can't elope with my daughter! I ban The nuptials right now." So he summoned his forces, Canned Khandahar Khan but hung on to the horses! So Khandahar Khan from his tribe got the can, For they are a highly cantankerous clan, And till he can cancel their terrible loss And bring back the horses, the Khans will be cross. To canter through canyons to them is denied, They can't cant a leg over cantle and ride, So Khandahar Khan is still under the ban Of Khans who can't canter as other Khans can! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WAYS OF TIME by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES A RHYME by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE LEE TO THE REAR [MAY 12, 1864] by JOHN REUBEN THOMPSON BETTY TO HERSELF by EDWARD W. BANNARD THE FRATERNAL DUEL by MATILDA BARBARA BETHAM-EDWARDS INTO THE HEART OF LIFE by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON ANSWER TO SOME ELEGANT VERSES SENT BY A FRIEND by GEORGE GORDON BYRON |