A Daughter for Life (Poem)

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The gentle touch
Curious eyes
The sleepy sighs
Fitting in two palms
Fatherhood begins with tears in the eyes


The little flower blossoming
The gentle kisses in the cheek
The nibbling of ears
The sound of trinklets
I feel blessed that I have a daughter

The sleepy head on shoulders
The occasional hug
The dancing footsteps
The sound of your sweet voice
Makes life experience beautiful.

The drive to Berkeley
The occasional talk
The sound of Odissi music
The rhythm of your dance
Mesmerizing feeling of joy like never before
the challenges for fatherhood vanishes at that moment.

The emptiness when you left for college
The occasional visit to home
Always eagerly waiting
for the opening sound of garage door...
Fatherhood is like a river
ready to give a hug and lift you up.


Time is moving forward
The little girl turning into a young women
The young daughter turning into a friend
The cactus birthday present
The "you are awesome too Dad" text
Keeps older memories alive.
Many times I feel I want hold that
little girl in my arms again
and let her know that how blessed I am.


Like a branch of a tree,
you will explore the sun
establish your path
make things better
but connected to the root.

A time will come
my body will become frail
It was a mother who gave birth to me
It will be a daughter who will see me through
I am glad I have a daughter!

Happy birthday Ishani!
Bapi / Bapa / Dad
Jan, 2016

Comments

  1. SisirJanuary 14, 2016 at 2:49 AM

    Wow Dada such a nyc poem....describing d emotion of all father for their daughter

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  2. SisirJanuary 14, 2016 at 2:50 AM

    Wow Dada such a nyc poem....describing d emotion of all father for their daughter

    ReplyDelete
  3. UnknownJanuary 18, 2016 at 9:11 PM

    Beautiful emotions. Well said:)

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