Dear Deepa Aunty

Oh Yes, I love being called Aunty by my friends' children. I do not accept any other way of addressing me, except of course my name.

I insisted that my friend introduces me as 'Deepa Aunty' to her six year old daughter. As is usually the case with me and children together at any given moment, any given time of the day, it did take the child a while to know that she can actually make friends with me.

We spoke about her school, hobbies, interests, achievements, friends.. yes, that is a huge list of topics that only a child can talk to you at the first sight. It is sad to note that as we grow older, we lose this habit of candid talking.. Wonder how? Wonder why??

While I was still marvelling at the very idea of 'being a child', she ran off to fetch a paper and pencil and then found a quiet corner for herself, set rules that no one in the house should try to read her work for the next few minutes. Her sister stood beside her anyway.. Brought smiles immediately as I could relate to the scene. Sisters do have the rights that not many people have.

Then she came over to me with a folded paper addressed to me as :

To:
Deepa Aunty
From:
Samyuktha.K
( I also noticed the semi colon like you just did!!!! How does a six year old know so much??)

Okay, now, the last time I received such a note in my life was way back in college when I used to receive letters from my friends.. After that, there has never been any personal note to me on paper. Thrilled beyond comprehension and expression, I opened the paper to read this:

The Sun and the Moon - By Samyuktha.K

The Sun shines bright,
In the Sky.
In the day,
When we come out and play.

The Moon very white,
In the Sky.
At night,
When we go to bed.

The Sun and the Moon
Together make
The world colorful.

Lovely poem, isn't it?I noticed, creativity, observation skills, writing skills, expression of love in the child.

How much do we as grown ups express affection to people we do not know much?? At which point in life do we change from the child's unconditional loving self to what we are today?? Not sure if I want to get into the what and why of us, but surely the poetry and the very idea of expressing it to a new friend brings smiles.

The child had written this for a school magazine and it didn't get posted. So, I decided to give it an applause on my blog with a post like this. It is a wonderful feeling to receive such a beautiful poem as a gift.

Comments

SK said…
Wonderfully written.

My wishes to that kid. 6 year old, dont lie. I cannot write this much in English even now. :)

Wonderfully wonderfully written. Please get some special special chocolates on my behalf to this kid.

Encourage her from writing more.
கபீஷ் said…
Nice write up Samyuktha. Keep rocking!!!:)
Vidhoosh said…
wow. It's indeed a wonderful poem Deepa. Hat's off to Samyuktha n' lots of love to her. Such a lovely child, loved to read thru. Thanks for sharing. :)
Prateek Sur said…
the poem really is marvelous..
Aruna said…
Sweet poem Samyuktha, just like your name.. continue to do such great work.. and Deeps,, as always you are awesome in publishing a little poets work in your blog..the world is a better place.
Unknown said…
Lovely words and clear expression of words from heart.

Ananth
very cute poem by a sweet little kid :)
Anuradha Sharma said…
lovely poem! keep writing Samyuktha
Unknown said…
Wow! Its too good for a six year old. Its good that u have posted it in your blog. like her name her poem is so sweet. convey it to her and also her parents. ask them to encourage her more.
So sweet of her. Encourage her to write more.

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