To A Little Star Poem by DEEPAK KUMAR PATTANAYAK

Backed up by a feeling;
Of emotions so intense
So subtle yet sparkling
With love and tenderness
For a baby small and charming
Like the spring in all its newness
Springing forth love in lushness
For the dearest, the softest bloom
Bringing joys and smiles on every face
Only yesterday I saw you crawling
Today you are walking
Falling and rising in between
And the world happy seeing
You growing up in God’s garden
Swaying erect and benign
A fountain carrying the lily truth
Pure, pristine holding my breath
The soul of many happy days
Dreamed in your countenance
Little star tucked, kissed and cuddled
Oh dear, where you are gone
Gone to a distant land
Heard- a belief be disproved
Not a kin of that kind
Nor made of flesh and blood
Yet a little flower
Wafting fragrance everywhere
Gladdening my heart
As if out of whole you are a part……