Times, I reflect upon...

A Poem by A.H.

written & dedicated to my dear little sister, whom I have seen growing up from a baby to a big girl she's now :)

"Hold me,

I'm too little

to free my arms

and fly past the raining skies",

she whispered in a mooned smile,

when I first held her.

The eyelids folded

as she saw the light of the day,

the bright morning rays

caressed her hazel eyes,

as she took a nap in my lap.

"Walk besides me,

I'm too little

to fall on my knees

and run past the wild world",

she hummed with a glint at me,

when I first read her.

The soft cupped toes

touched the burning earth,

as her little pink fingers

clutched my cold wrist,

when she took her first steps.

"Lets play

Hide and seek,

Cop and the thief, brother",

she stammered in a hustling tone,

when I first heard her.

We wetted ourselves in chilling rain,

ran around the hearth in winter,

waited to play with the butterflies

and smelled the scent of flowers in the spring.

It's been endless days,

seasons and years gone by,

and she's grown big to teach me things.

As I ride on the waves of times,

those little moments

in an unwitting pleasant way

numbs my eyes in joy.

21 Apr 2008, by Abhilash Hegde

© 2016 A.H.

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Beren

Aww. I know what you mean now. That's absolutely adorable and I know your sister is lucky to have you. I would definitely be happier if my older brother thought that way about me. Lol. This is really thoughtful and very sweet. It's obvious that you wrote it because each line smells of innocent childhood and peace! This is your signature!