The Magic Thief (For Children) Poem by Indira Renganathan

A thief who had a magic wand
Could freeze people and steal at ease
Birds and animals on the road
The running cars and the walkers
Homes with infants, children and old
Houses open or closed all done
So stunned with that strange magic wand
The thief could easily rob then

Somewhat to an unaware state
Or semicomatose blinded
Were all and everything around
Ceased and seized were the saved surfeit
Just at the mere wave of the wand
Sense back people sensed all robbed lost
But something special with that thief..
Only on full moon night he thieved

This, people came to realize
And a police complaint was made
Enquiries helped much the police
To find what the magic he played
New moon to full moon by strange rites
His wand was infused with more force
He too got filled with confidence
To rob easily with delight

Next full moon night came fixed to trap
Encounter began in ambush
By keenly watching agile cops
As magic theft was going hushed
The cops in mufti were ready
In secret spots to catch the thief
A while gone thief was seen busy
House to house piling his greed's sheaf

Cops ran in silent cheetah-speed
Gheraoed him in a house he was
All was there still and not yet freed
Except the tv loud that was
The thief was happily watching
Left aside was the magic wand
A cop quickly snatched it screaming
Shaken the thiefwas atonce nabbed

Thus caught the thief and seized the wand
Yet how to set free the freezed folks
No one knew and the thief refused
Each one waved the wand but useless
A whole family stood like dolls
So too the street and everything
As the wand was with the police
It lacked its trigger of prodding

They talked long atlast to conclude..
The surrounding cops in mufti
To fire many gunshots skyward
That all resumed their self truly
So as they did...alas! ! it worked
The wand was destroyed first of all
Then the thief was slapped by the crowd
Subsequently to live in jail

A story of a magic thief
You might believe or believe not
But muse very well on that thief
Find out now, gunshot or the wand
Which was more powerful that helped
Finally for a happy end