Of the father and the son

 

 

 

 

The sheer joy and delight

And the absence of any worries

Of present and future

Make their presence felt

In the moments you're around

The regrets of the past, and of the things 

That didn't materialize

Get dissipated, buried, and blown away

In the moments you're around

The giggles, the squeals, the shrieks

That keep reverberating through the house

Are music to my ears, constantly reminding me

Of the presence of some godly innocence

Your reaching out to everything around you,

Getting hold of them with those little delicate hands

And invariably putting them in the mouth

Are real pleasing sights to behold

While playing with you,

I again found the lost child in me, 

That'd got left somewhere far behind,

In the rut of life

To hum to put you to sleep
Is just so surreal, magical an experience
I wanna keep coming back to,
For it's so meditative, so relaxing

You're each day teaching me-

To be happy without reason,

To be in the present and to smile

To be yourself, and sometimes carefree-

Without worrying about getting judged

In caring for you and while solacing you

I'm learning to be patient...to be patient

When the other person isn't willing to listen

And when things get out of control

From your mere being around

Such feelings felt never before

Get evoked in abundance,

Leaving me sometimes mesmerized

And sometimes with teary eyes

...tears of indescribable happiness and love !!!

But then, a dejecting thought occurs that--

This godly innocence, the divine purity and the raw smile 

Will inevitably wane

And, one day, will cease to exist

As you become a part this crafty world

But regardless of the temporal concerns

And the crafty world around you

I'd rather see you 

To be the person who always values--

Morality over material

Kindness over greed

Empathy over ignorance

And humanity over any other identity !

                                                   ~ Vivek