Mother (2020)
Plea of love from a silly child to her Mother!
Under the sheets on a rainy day
Lets meet, just You and me Mother
How kind You are to meet me there
If I can’t reach You I need not despair!
I will be silly
and You are my Mother
Hide me, so I may
tell You my silly tales
express my earthly love
I’ll offer You my garden
even if they are full of weeds
for this is the only way I know!
How kind You are to indulge this silly child
Let me offer You my heart untrimmed
far from the eyes of the worldly
lest the frail lines reveal themselves
making me shy!
You can scold me and chide me
for all my insolence
And I will not utter a cry
Except in gratitude to have You there!
Tired and weary I feel today
I long to experience my Mothers care!
Just like You keep the seeds in Your womb
lovingly nurture them
and hide them a while
Mother, won’t You hide me in a place where it is just You and me for awhile?
© Deepa 2020