12, Birsa Munda Road

Ranchi

10 March, 20××

Dear Ramesh 

Recently I happened to go to Jaisalmer. As I moved out of the town, I saw two huge trunkless legs of stone standing in the desert. It was a pleasant surprise to see such a huge structure in the wilderness. Quite near those legs was lying a shattered face half buried in the sand. I came closer and tried to study the expressions stamped on the face. There were expressions of contempt and cold command stamped on it. It was the face of a haughty and arrogant man.

The mystery was revealed when I read what was written on the pedestal of the statue. The statue was of Ozymandias. He was described as ‘the king of kings’. He must have been a very powerful despot. He must have thought all other lesser mortals with contempt. The pedestal read : “Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair”. He seems to be challenging even the Mighty not to talk of the powerful and mighty persons of the world. But alas! His symbols of grandeur and glory are reduced to dust. Nothing has remained of Ozymandias now. His broken statue and shattered face are lying half buried in boundless and bare sand.

Yours sincerely 

ABC