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A beautiful poem for daughter by her father that reminiscences his joyful journey with her through life.
When she first said “Papa”
Rainbows filled up my sky
“Congrats you are a father”
Five words which changed my life forever.
As I picked up the fluffy angel
She gave me a pink smile
My heart did a samba
As if I had run, many a mile.
When she first said “Papa”
Rainbows filled up my sky
When she toddled into my arms
I felt I could fly.
The first day at school
The nick that made her cry
Moments which made me smile
Memories which make me sigh.
As she sang and performed
The world was her stage
Cinderella she was
And also Snow White
Sitting anxiously in the first row
I was suffering from stage fright.
As she sang and performed
The world was her stage
And she was my princess
On every stage, at every age.
A young lady now –
She is ready to fly the nest
To move higher and higher
Till she touches the very crest.
She’ll leave behind an aching soul
A heart that is forlorn
No one can fill the void
Alas, once she is gone.
Years will pass, the ache will not
I’ll keep waiting for her
My little girl, little no more
I’ll wonder if she’s gone, forever.
Then one day I’ll hear
Words only five
That will make me
Yell, yodel, sing and jive.
“Congrats, you are a grandfather”
These words will echo in my mind
My princess has donned a new avatar
And a better one I’ll never find.
A soft and fluffy bundle of joy
Will once again permeate my being
And my life once more will be
Really and truly worth living.
Ramendra Kumar (Ramen) is an award-winning writer, performance storyteller and inspirational speaker with 49 books. His writings have been translated into 32 languages and included in 26 textbooks and many anthologies in various countries. Ramen has written across all genres ranging from picture books to adult fiction, satire, poetry, travelogues, biographies and on issues related to parenting and relationships.
His writings have been published by the major publishing houses in India. His books brought out by National Book Trust (NBT), India have notched up sales of more than 4.9 lakh copies in just one year.
Ramen has been invited to several international literary festivals as well as Indian events such as Jaipur Litfest and seminars organised by Sahitya Akademi and IGNOU. The author has won a total of 41 awards in the competition for writers of children’s literature organised by Children’s Book Trust (CBT) over the years, which is among the highest by any writer.
Ramen was chosen as the ‘Author and Storyteller of the Year’ (2022), on ‘Talking Stories’, London, UK’s number one Radio Programme dedicated to the art of storytelling. He was nominated as a Jury Member for the Best Children’s Author Category of The Times of India’s ‘Women AutHer’ Awards, 2020. Ramen was also selected as a mentor for the Scholastic Writers Academy.
An alumnus of the prestigious Hyderabad Public School (HPS), Ramen is an Engineer & an MBA. He and his inspiration, his wife Madhavi, were General Managers at SAIL, when they took Voluntary Retirement to pursue their respective passions. Their children are bonsai celebrities in their own right. While Ankita is a youth icon and a travel blogger with an Instagram following of 296 K, Aniket creates cool Apps and designs covers for his dad’s books.
Ramen is now a Cancer warrior and an inspiration to many.
His website is www.ramendra.in and he has a page devoted to him on Wikipedia.
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Lovely!
As a parent I could completely relate to every line there. 🙂
Thanks Jyoti! Glad you liked it. The poem is my personal favourite too.
Thanks Jyoti! Glad you liked the poem!