Children Of Numaligarh Poem by Lovita Morang

on the eve of children’s festival, numaligarh 23rd oct.2009

the child in you

today, I can see only children
the child in you
and
the child in me
playing freely
music of innocence scattered in the landscape of life
Here
On this beautiful earth
shattered earth awaken by
rhymes and lullabies
children of numaligarh
children of this beautiful world
you let me feel free from these shackles of textured living
you let me feel free from these faces of fractured feelings
you let me feel attained- humanness little by little-like you learn to walk
little by little
in the celebrated innocence of these little children
the birds butterflies and fireflies glowing and flying freely
today
I have learnt a little to walk more, tomorrow I shall be running again
as if again and again and again
every particles are exploding into newness of this newborness
rediscovering my lost self
I saw myself smiling
I saw myself walking in the garden greener
In the smile of these beautiful children
Who can write freedom in the wind
And Stories of no hunger no war
Who sing twinkle, twinkle little star
No hunger, no war
Who can dream and put that endless skies in color
Colors of endless joyfulness
Past and present flowing
Continuously into vastness
Forces of future
Let me pronounce
All of you as the Best
All of you as the winner
For today
Tomorrow and forever
thence
why cannot we be today
for that million moments
be like these children
and the child in you and me
smiling, laughing and smiling and smiling