Serene Touch

Staring at our face she quietly smiles,

Her eyes beaming with delight;

She connects through her slightest slot

Between her sleep and dreams

Her laughter and fright!

Her touch - the soft little fingers that

Absorbs the warmth and holds them tight…

She plays and she toddles and she screams and runs;

Faster than she can… her tiny toes sprints

She falls and she rises; and she cries and yet softens;

Delicate and firm, she fastens and secures…

Her dreams have just begun

As God watches upon her with their Benign Grace!

Gently and kindly life moves on as

As we embrace the serene bond.

(For my younger daughter Sreenika, (one year and three months.)

Rajdeep Pathak

April 12, 2017.