Monday, July 23, 2018

Bonding with Saro... Today and Tomorrow...

You make the space in me feel full,
with your little sweet nothings...
Your teeny meeny concerns
speak louder than your words.

I have been longing to write about you,
about how you came to be mine
and how you have grown,
taking the 3 of us along,
like a powerful emotional tsunami within...

For the life of me,
I can never forget,
though, now, no more I regret,
the way God brought you into my arms.

I was fearful from the time
you came suddenly,
but over time, the fears have given way
to the love of a lifetime.

I remember clearly, when oh so gingerly,
I prayed for us when I held you close,
the second day of your birth.
I was so surprised at you being so small,
but nevertheless, so thankful for all being well.

I knew God had pulled us through,
if not He, who could have?
I am indebted forever
and grateful indeed with every strand of my being.

You may never understand sweetheart
what it meant to be at the verge
of losing it all, and convincing myself
and those around me...
that all will be well.

Now that you and I have been together
happily for last few years,
plus the time you were only mine,
I can recall happily
how excited your bro had been
when you had just arrived.

The first night after you came,
I didn't get enough of you to hold...
and I stayed without you overnight
separately,
that was the toughest so far.
I didnt want to go away
even for myself, dear one;
but I had to...
Thankfully, we returned to each other
and everything that happened before,
became a dream.

If your bro is special to me
being my first born,
you are even more special my dear
for all the joys you have brought along.

You bring so much more meaning
to our lives, with your innocence...
Years may pass and time will fly
I wish we remember your childhood
with this clairvoyance!

Watching the two of you...

July 2018...

Watching you sleep
so peacefully my baby...
wish to continue the rhythm
from within me...

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I call you Laado
I call you Shona, Paato,
Golgappa, Gobi aloo
cheeku, channa meraya
and of course, motiiiiii....
And you put your small arms around me,
cheekily refusing to let me kiss you.
Love your innocence,
and yes, love your arrogance too!
What to do?

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You are growing up just fine,
but I find you lanky now.
Mush is there somewhere
waiting to appear...
Its just teenage beginning for you
and look at what you do,
measuring yourself against me all the time!

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And what's that you do
Dab, dab, dab...
your little sis copying you
In equal madness
you spill around.

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Dame' t'Casito
Fun to watch you two
perform like aliens,
so naturally...