To NAVYA

date- 16 dec 2006

time 10 am

I am travelling in a train from kgp to delhi .

In the same appartment is a baby girl , 7 yrs of age , whose hyper active naughtiness reminds me of my childhood .

The more i watch her NATURALNESS , the more i get bewitched .

In the morning , before leaving , i hand her a note .

She tries to read with her parents , but cannot .

So her mother reads her the GIFT .

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To Navya ,

Amazing r the childhood days ,

Unique r their mischievous ways .

Given the proper care ,

shapes our character , sets our base .

Free from any worries ,

careless of of any gaze .

Entangled in this world's maze ,

I realise

childhood memories r where my heart lays .

But gone r the days , when i used to be a child .

Used to be exuberant , used to be wild .

Bubbled with energy , never was i mild .

Grief didnt exist , each day i smiled .

Being a grown up , is like being tiled .

Just wanted to show , how i wish ,

how i long , to again be a child .

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Navya listened intently n after the end , asked " mummy . kya likha hai " .

I smiled n answered " beta abhi aapke samajh me nahi aayega , n jab aayega tab aap bade ho chuke hoge , like me :) " .

And her mother pouched that note , which i wrote on a SPORTSTAR white page , and we departed .

The above pic needs mention as i had completely forgotten this poem , when this pic caught my eye n instantly a word came out , NAVYA .

enjoi

6:47 am

19 aug 2007

IIT kgp