Girl Child - Give her a chance to Live

She breathed life into me, bore me in her womb
All I knew was to weep, she understood my fume,
I babbled; she smiled as if her life was in full bloom
I am ever indebted to you Mom, from my cradle to my tomb

Here comes my sibling, a fantastic person called Sister,
Will support me as a friend, and also trick me as a trickster
All she gave me was care, though I always gave her a blister,
Takes care of me as a mother, her love was my booster

A Woman came in my life, everyone knows her as my wife,
In her presence; my Home’s a paradise & Happiness is rife,
Pessimist in me declared: “Between Mom & Wife there will be strife”,
But in Harmony I lived and they gave me my “elixir of life”

Happiness knew no bounds when in our life entered my little girl,
Her glance was enough, for my gallant smiles to unfurl,
As the years passed by, I poured all my love into this pearl
She loved me like my mother, and made me feel like an Earl

At every stage of my life, happiness, joy and peace was replete,
Without all these women, Life’s purpose would be incomplete,
In spite of all this, why is a girl child buried in a tomb to retreat,
All she needs is “Right to Live”, Why not give her chance to live it

Happy Women's Day - to all the women who ever influenced, still influencing and will influence my life :-)

Dear

As the V day comes, everyone talks of “Love”
I do wonder, all I get is only a day for my “Dove”,
All my days pass by, lost in thoughts of my dear,
How can I express all that love in a day of the year?

There’s so much to tell her when she is near
Her casual glance is enough to make me cheer
A simple ‘Hi” lights up my day like a chandelier
Every time she passes me, all my thoughts just steer,

When she is before me, I come to a standstill like “mere”
And as she moves on, all I have is only my sorrow to hear
I know without her, purpose of my life will disappear,
This very thought frightens me, in creeps an unknown fear

I wanna express my love to her and make things clear
Friends push me saying “expressing love needs no fear”
I muster up courage and want to request her to hear
When I say “I Love you” darling, please be my “dear”

I go and stand before her, her eyes pierces me as a spear
Warmth in her smile questioned me what makes you fear?
She just stared at me and I went dumb like a queer
She said “Enough of waiting give me a warm hug dear”

Brimmed with joy, I hugged her and my eyes filled with tears,
All happened in a second, what words could not do in years