ગંગોત્રી

                                             Kethan                                        Ava

                                                           JOY                Saryu Parikh/Bena

                                                  The sparkling joy in baby’s eyes

The jovial smile bound to mesmerize

The convivial grin under twinkly stars

Celebrates seven sweet months so far

The rejoicing beam dazzles and darts

Marvelous mischief steals our hearts

The giggles and laughter catchy and gold

Pure and bright reflection of soul

Note: The English poem was written right after spending five days with, about 8 months old, Kethan at Sangita-Mridul’s house. The Gujarati kaavy came to me after two weeks. Ava, Samir and Mae’s daughter, is also about 8 months old in this picture.

                                      ઝબૂકે  નયનોમાં  આનંદ  નયનતારા 

                                      બાળકની   આંખૉમાં   સ્નેહના  ફુવારા 

                                       મસ્તીખૉર   મૂસ્કાને  મુગ્ધ   મારૂં મન

                                      ચમકંતા    ચક્ષુ    તળે   ખીલે    ચમન

                                      મધુમીઠાં કલરવથી મોહી લીધા દિલ

                                       ખિલખિલાટ  હાસ્યે   હસાવે   ખુશદિલ   

                                      સાત  માસ  આયુ-ફૂલ  ખીલ્યું   નિશ્ચિંત        

                                      શુદ્ધ શુભ  આત્માનુ   સ્મિત   પ્રતિબિંબ