- By Vanaja Ravi Nair, (2004)
When I realized,
God had placed,
A Precious Gift
With Life inside;
I felt a treasure,
Equipped with all measure,
To enjoy at its leisure;
How hard to fathom
My feeling of joy!
Oh, Who’s in there?
A Girl or a Boy..?
I never asked God,
For I knew for sure
That HE would send
The best for me
Ever to enjoy!
A gift of surprise
And many months of suspense,
Kept me elated,
On top of the world!
Babe kept me sleepless
Tickling and kicking
Wiggling all day;
Cute and lovely,
Mine, so dearly,
I felt God’s Grace
Moving inside in gay.
I thanked and thanked,
For His Gift I treasure,
For all His kind
And generous measure;
Flowing ever
Without a flaw,
Towards my life
All along!
I talked with my babe,
Believing, its part of me;
I shared my love,
To assure it most.
God protected it,
All through, feeding
Through my blood,
To satiate its hunger,
So that it can enjoy,
His world full of wonder!
I sang for my babe,
So, it won’t be scared,
For I knew for sure,
It’s dark inside!
I joked with my babe,
All day long,
In its loneliness,
To share my happiness.
Nine months..!
Such a long time,
I am made to wait,
To reveal the suspense!
It broke at last
And opened the way,
Came out to this world
Quite unknown till then!
Reluctantly he faced
Life at birth,
Unable to cry
And take his breath!
With mixed emotions
And prayers in heart
I closed my eyes
To bless him right.
The doctors turned up
To help him breathe,
I only realized
WHO HELPED him breathe
With all his might!
I thanked Him again
For His Gift I got
Endowed with wonders
All bundled in!
Doctors cut the cord
And made us TWO!
I prayed to God
To heal him soon.
Still, I felt
He is part of me
And never be
Apart from me!
Mere a few months
He was within
Still I carry him
Deep within!
Though he stays
Now miles afar
Never had I felt
A moment, all alone!
Weeks, days and months
Have passed;
Twenty-three years
Have gone so fast!
It’s hard yet
To see the fact
I can’t still believe
To be apart!
Though he’s part
Of my Beloved,
Came through me,
With life Divine,
At last, I have
Come to realize
He’s God’s Own Child
Independent,
As each and every
Human Child!
When I realized,
God had placed,
A Precious Gift
With Life inside;
I felt a treasure,
Equipped with all measure,
To enjoy at its leisure;
How hard to fathom
My feeling of joy!
Oh, Who’s in there?
A Girl or a Boy..?
I never asked God,
For I knew for sure
That HE would send
The best for me
Ever to enjoy!
A gift of surprise
And many months of suspense,
Kept me elated,
On top of the world!
Babe kept me sleepless
Tickling and kicking
Wiggling all day;
Cute and lovely,
Mine, so dearly,
I felt God’s Grace
Moving inside in gay.
I thanked and thanked,
For His Gift I treasure,
For all His kind
And generous measure;
Flowing ever
Without a flaw,
Towards my life
All along!
I talked with my babe,
Believing, its part of me;
I shared my love,
To assure it most.
God protected it,
All through, feeding
Through my blood,
To satiate its hunger,
So that it can enjoy,
His world full of wonder!
I sang for my babe,
So, it won’t be scared,
For I knew for sure,
It’s dark inside!
I joked with my babe,
All day long,
In its loneliness,
To share my happiness.
Nine months..!
Such a long time,
I am made to wait,
To reveal the suspense!
It broke at last
And opened the way,
Came out to this world
Quite unknown till then!
Reluctantly he faced
Life at birth,
Unable to cry
And take his breath!
With mixed emotions
And prayers in heart
I closed my eyes
To bless him right.
The doctors turned up
To help him breathe,
I only realized
WHO HELPED him breathe
With all his might!
I thanked Him again
For His Gift I got
Endowed with wonders
All bundled in!
Doctors cut the cord
And made us TWO!
I prayed to God
To heal him soon.
Still, I felt
He is part of me
And never be
Apart from me!
Mere a few months
He was within
Still I carry him
Deep within!
Though he stays
Now miles afar
Never had I felt
A moment, all alone!
Weeks, days and months
Have passed;
Twenty-three years
Have gone so fast!
It’s hard yet
To see the fact
I can’t still believe
To be apart!
Though he’s part
Of my Beloved,
Came through me,
With life Divine,
At last, I have
Come to realize
He’s God’s Own Child
Independent,
As each and every
Human Child!
