Poetry

1. MY DAUGHTER’S FASCINATING PILLOW .
She hugged it tight to her adorably tiny chest - as fierce thunderstorms and lightening
announced the onset of the profoundly vivacious monsoon,
She carried it like the most invincibly cherished of her toys - fantastically bemused by
its spongy texture and compassionate friendship - kissing its rotund periphery with
her nimble lips,
She unabashedly chided it for being transiently lost - as she found it after an
excruciating search from amongst her plethora of toys of multitudinal shapes and
fraternities - immediately hiding it in her cup-board - so that none could inadvertently
venture it out again,
She cuddled close to it like it was the best of her friends - joyously assimilating her
daily dose of several varied colorful cartoon characters and films - alongwith her
favorite platter of wondrously tantalizing snacks ; ofcourse ,
She uninhibitedly tossed it high up in the air and then darted at electric speeds to
catch it safely in her impeccably dainty arms ; at times also allowing it have a free fall
and then burst into laughter as it timidly bounced,
She used it as one of her most creative hotspot's - scribbling and embodying its
surface with every conceivable graffiti that her innocuous brain could conceive -
letting her ingenious kid fingers vividly sketch upon it with color; paint; gratitude and
inimitable charm,
She sporadically involved it in her impetuously playful fights - hurling it an
incongruous left ; right and center to differentiate her own little toy territory in her
room from the rest ; eventually collapsing on the floor in sheer and exuberant
exhaustion ,
She proudly brandished it criss-crossed in open space - as if she was a fearless soldier
marching towards the corridors of victory - her very own fantasy triumph which was
amiably frolicking with her parents and savoring her reinvigorating dollops of lime
candy ice - cream ; towards the end of the blissful day ,
She mischievously patted it with all her minuscule might - to tease her pet dog as he
patiently knelt on his hind legs as a mark of distinguished respect to her - and then
she caressed him on his convivial ears and merrily gallivanted of to play with him
on the open terrace ,
She nonchalantly kicked it to express her frustration as the electricity went out - more

2. so ; since she knew that neither would it experience even the most insouciant of pain
- nor would she harm herself in anyway ,
She used it as her most unfettered and darling punching bag - childishly pummeling
those prized fists of hers into royal cotton fabric - as she relished her earthly freedom
to its natural and unfettered best ,
She intermittently took it alongwith her in the car - as she leaned her full weight upon
it to perch like a princess and fantasize goodness - as the vehicle majestically sped
through the wilderness of the intrepid streets ; interspersed with motley traffic ,
She made it the most fantabulously decorated roof of her playhouse - with the walls
made of rustic straw, stick, lace, plastic, cap, paper and whatever worthily intriguing
object that she could lay her hands upon - as she entered her thrilling abode with her
impeccably loved friend,
She sank deep within its cozily empowering recesses when tired after the evening's
play - and then beautifully shrugged herself to complete her school work with utmost
sincerity - greet the new tomorrow with philanthropy and astounding creativity,
She deliberately plucked at its stitching and ripped apart its cover to threadbare junk –
to roll upon it ; in its gloriously bohemian baldness - and then beautify it with a richly
embroidered cloth of her very own stellar choice ,
She narrated her different stories about her experience with it with mortally
unmatched aplomb - which could almost be published as a book by some of the best
publishers in the world ; as she happily jostled on the tree on the absolute edge of the
magnificently plush lawn ,
She languished in its unparalleled serenity in her moments of silence - then came up
with some of the most comic anecdotes of her trysts with existence - spontaneously
rushing to hug those cherished to her as she felt earnestly versatile ,
I , her father, simply adored her benevolent feelings towards it ,
But she, my cute daughter, truly loved her fascinating Pillow .