To A Little Star

Backed up by a feeling; Of emotions so intense So subtle yet sparkling With love and tenderness For a baby small and charming Like the spring in all its newness Springing forth love in lushness For the dearest, the softest bloom Bringing joys and smiles on every face Only yesterday I saw you crawling Today you are walking Falling and rising in between And the world happy seeing You growing up in God’s garden Swaying erect and benign A fountain carrying the lily truth Pure, pristine holding my breath The soul of many happy days Dreamed in your countenance Little star tucked, kissed and cuddled Oh dear, where you are gone Gone to a distant land Heard- a belief be disproved Not a kin of that kind Nor made of flesh and blood Yet a little flower Wafting fragrance everywhere Gladdening my heart As if out of whole you are a part……