JOY

                           

                                             Kethan                                        Ava

                                                                     JOY               

                                                   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
                                                              ———————- 

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.Saryu/Bena

                                                         બાલ-હાસ્ય                                                  

                                      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