on the eve of children’s festival, numaligarh 23rd oct.2009 
 
the child in you  
 
today, I can see only children 
the child in you 
and 
the child in me 
playing freely 
music of innocence scattered in the landscape of life 
Here 
On this beautiful earth  
shattered earth awaken by 
rhymes and lullabies 
children of numaligarh 
children of this beautiful world 
you let me feel free from these shackles of textured living 
you let me feel free from these faces of fractured feelings 
you let me feel attained- humanness little by little-like you learn to walk 
little by little 
in the celebrated innocence of these little children 
the birds butterflies and fireflies glowing and flying freely  
today 
I have learnt a little to walk more, tomorrow I shall be running again 
as if again and again and again 
every particles are exploding into newness of this newborness 
rediscovering my lost self 
I saw myself smiling 
I saw myself walking in the garden greener 
In the smile of these beautiful children 
Who can write freedom in the wind 
And Stories of no hunger no war 
Who sing twinkle, twinkle little star 
No hunger, no war 
Who can dream and put that endless skies in color  
Colors of endless joyfulness  
Past and present flowing  
Continuously into vastness 
Forces of future 
Let me pronounce  
All of you as the Best 
All of you as the winner 
For today 
Tomorrow and forever 
thence  
why cannot we be today  
for that million moments  
be like these children 
and the child in you and me 
smiling, laughing and smiling and smiling
lovita j r morang
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