SONshine Moments

Walk slowly,
Don't make noise.
No, he is not clever,
But he might recognize your voice.

Listen, he is giggling,
Placing his hands on his mouth.
Let me drown in the music of his laughter,
You pretend to seek him and shout.

Oh, I wish!
I could put this moment in a jar.
Store it in the top shelf of my closet,
Open it when he will be far.

His tight hugs and kisses,
I will crave for.
Will rub my hands on his tiny t-shirt,
He once wore.

Don't rush, you silly,
These days won't last long.
Behind that curtain your son is hiding,
You just play along.

*Image Source - Gettyimages.com

Comments

  1. "I could put this moment in a jar" ! Brilliant :)

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  2. So true - these moments pass by far too quickly.

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  3. Innocence and love :) Reflected perfectly in this poem.

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  4. wow awesome
    I am missing my 2 years old in office now

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  5. Awww...you made me cry....My son always says that he is not going anywhere leaving us alone. He is 7 now, I wonder if I hear the same when he will be 17...I know the answer so, I am going to need the jar....
    Simple, Sweet and Sensitive

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    1. You bet, enjoy till it lasts. I am very sure, come youth, you will hardly see them at home.

      Thanks for reading.

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  6. My mom keeps telling me this. Wish we never grew up. All this makes me wants to adopt a child :-) And you know what, not just this, there are loads of moments I wish I could capture in a jar and relive time and again!

    Previous post: Cannot access facebook from office :-P

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    1. Me too, same emotions. Wish can put many many moments in a jar.

      I knew about Facebook thing, Alok said the same thing to me few weeks back. He said - Post by Words, there should be a limit for brevity.

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  7. All of us forget the rarity of such moments in the mundanity of our lives. Too late becomes forever gone!

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    1. Well said Ma'am - Too late becomes forever gone.

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  8. This was so pure and innocent ... loved it Saru :-)

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  9. A mother's true emotions :)

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  10. Very sweet and so easy to relate to, Saru!

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  11. Hmm...yeah, sometimes were forget that these little brats grow up so fast. And then, we miss all this when they are not little anymore. :'(

    So, so beautiful, Saru. I think I should read these lines every now and then.

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    1. You are right and your comment comes from double experience.

      Happy you liked it. :)

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  12. yes .. and then we have to grow up .. what a beautiful poem ..

    Bikram's

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  13. beautiful written.........everybody misses thaat awesome moment.

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  14. Wonderful moments to be cherished forever.

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  15. So adorable. Kids and their play; we grumble yet we miss them when they are not doing mischief.

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  16. I know it is about a son..but I imagined it as me and my Dad... :D
    Beautiful.

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    1. I think parent-child relationship is more apt for this poem. Thanks for reading, Red.

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  17. i badly wants to see my mother after reading this post but job :(

    endearingly beautiful post :)

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  18. Very nice poem Saru and a perfect picture to match your beautiful words.

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    1. I surfed for an hour before I landed on this picture. Thanks for reading, Shweta.

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  19. Really loved the simplicity

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  20. My mommy moments....awww...I say that to my kids everyday...they are growing...v fast :(

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  21. moments in a jar.....that is all we wish but never say...brilliant!

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  22. Really ! everyone wants to put all the memorable moments of his child in jar. what a beautiful words poem , really very innocence and lovely words ! keep it up

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  23. when i read the last para, i just recalled a beautiful poem written by a terminally ill young girl which had been put on the net by her doctor. it was then printed in HT. the poem was titled 'Slow Dance'

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    1. I read the poem, it truly resonates the need to enjoy every moment of life.

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  24. such a beautiful piece of writing! lovely!!

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  25. Its something that I am actually experiencing with my daughter! Wonderful Saru :)

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  26. Those were lovely words Saru and how wonderfully you have strung it together ! Its so true.. time will pass and today will become yesterday and only memories will remain.

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  27. Endearing and so very lovely...love that picture too...those tiny socked feet peeping out...uff how time flies.

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  28. A beautiful reminder of the relation and emotions that is shared between a mother and a son. It is sad how some people forget about that when they grow up.

    Lovely writing :)

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    1. I think a child can forget but a mother can't. She is programmed that way.

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  29. How sweet Saru...... so purely written.... Loved it..... :)

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  30. Ah I wish many moms think your way "Don't rush, you silly, These days won't last long." I feel utterly disgusted and off course sad to see this generation parents are doing anything to trigger the growth of their kids... they are too impatient to enjoy the natural growth curve and too robotic to off-ride from the competitive highway :(

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    1. Yeah, people need to go back to the pure joys of life - playing games, going for picnics and spending some quality time. Thanks for reading and sharing your views.

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    2. And how would you kill that devil 'competitiveness' in the minds of this generation parents which is either apparent or in pseudo form, but affecting their children... Sigh...

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    3. I know, one of the serious problems of this generation's parenting - killing the childhood and innocence.

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  31. Stay blessed! All the best saru:)

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    1. Best wishes, can't find the relation Sir? But thanks for reading.

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  32. Nice poem. Great pic to go along with it.

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  33. Beautiful simple & true to life lines...

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  34. Sweet, cute, clad in innocence. very well written :)

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  35. True that such times don't last long.
    Nice words, Saru :)

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  36. I remember doing that, and my parents too played along nicely! :D


    Cheers,
    Blasphemous Aesthete

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  37. Awww, so sweet. Lovely poem, Saru.

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  38. I wrote "sunshine" and here it is "sonshine". Beautiful poem Saru..The giggle of a child is indeed joyous.

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  39. Sweet little joys of life make for some of the most precious memories - lovely!

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  40. How I wonder you create such magic.. This one was just amazing.! I have no word to appreciate your work..

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    1. I can never thank you enough for being here. Your appreciation means a lot to me, Sonia <3

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  41. Beauty of innocence and simple moments of pure love and joy! Lovely poem, Saru.

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  42. How do you do it? Capture emotions that echo with most of us? I can so relate to this. Mine is an adult now Saru. I won't say I wish he was a toddler because watching him as a young man is great too. But yeah, no more hugs and giggles.

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    1. Your comment reminds me of your post where you wrote about your son's room. A comment like this from you makes my day. Thanks Alka!

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  43. Saru, I read this poem in FB and loved it ! You have captured the emotions so well :)

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