Born Again……………..

Time for me to relinquish the throne
Hand over the crown
Leave the kingdom
And the town.

I roared like a lion
And thunderclap
While he grew strong
In his mother’s lap

A gentle naughty, cuddly boy
My darling Youngman,  cute little toy
Who just for fun
Became a man of Seas
And the ocean.
I some how ran… with the baton.

For I have seen
The scenes so rare
From the sky
And
From up there
Something kept on
Nudging me so
Keep the baton
Go, go, go.

With empty pockets
But faith in hand
I ran and ran and
I just ran
When …………
This young man
Came abreast and said
Pop ……Now I can.

Go, go, go
I stepped aside
Let him face
Storm and tide.
What a man
And what a ride
My chest is swollen
With ample pride.

Wheels up, flaps up
Go full bore
On all four engines’
Musical roar
Conquer the oceans
Sky and more.

………………..
And now….
………. I take ….
……..a nap
In your ……..
Mother’s lap.


-Glow Worm

22 August 2007

( My son Anubhav, a Marine Engineer who refused a plum job offer in France and for my sake made an attempt to fly. He joins Singapore International Airlines to become an aviator. I am born again. A tribute to this very fine young man and his mother).

 

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