Domestic Shades- 14

Fresh like the first ray Freshened like the tickled lotus She's in her school Beguiled to feel joyfully secured In the boat of same sailing kids.. They say freedom within limits.. My daughter says 'To learn to be obedient To do all by themselves To keep the shoes first thing in the stand'... Back home Happy birth day she sings To everybody and Dhanam(maid) Humming do..le...li...lo...le... Hurling one shoe off there Another one out through the window Fifteen months old My grand-daughter took me later For a seminar class To learn how to raise a baby