Thursday, November 17, 2022

Lori/Lullaby

IndiBlogger - The Indian Blogger Community Lori/Lullaby

 

Calm and cool is the night

Lie down, my little one!

It’s time for sweet slumber

And sweeter things to remember

Let me take you my darling

 To a land of dreams and daring

The cradle of arts and crafts

The charming realm of Kalidas

With Sakunthala and peacocks

To the seat of wisdom where

Vyasa and yogis wrote vedas and epics

See there, my little one

Kings and queens on stately stallions

Sivaji and Jhansi fighting for freedom

Look, my sweetheart,

Gloriuos civilisation unearthed

In Indus Valley, Keeladi

And even under the sea

Find ancient temples of grandeur

From the Himalayas to Kanyakumari

From Kasi to Kancheepuram;

Palaces of pomp and splendour

Places of awe and wonder

In Agra, Jaipur and Madurai

The royal homes they were

Of Moghuls, Nawabs and Nayaks.

To relax are the backwaters of Kerala

Or the beaches of Goa and Andaman.

Magnificent hills and valleys

Grand rivers and lakes do make

India a paradise on earth abounding in

Sweet sights and scents of gardens

Of Delhi, Bangalore and Ooty

Fragrant champak and jasmine,

Lovely lotus and lily;

Juicy fruits of Kashmir,

Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh;

Graceful gazelles and tigers,

Majestic elephants and hippos

In wild jungles of Sundarbans

And the western ghats.

Look, my little one,

Flourishing factories making

Pins and watches

Guns and matchsticks

Cars, trains and planes

Kitchenware and rockets.

A country as big as a continent

With deep sea on three sides

And mighty Himalayan mountain

As the fourth natural boundary,

With people of varied culture,

History and background

Alike the diverse colurs

Of the spectacular rainbow

Living in serene hamlets

And staggering metro cities

Live in peace and harmony

Linked well with wide

Roads, railways and airports.

Be proud, my little one,

Of our motherland,

An emerging superpower,

A graceful blend of

Ancient glory and

Stunning modernity,

Culture and knowledge,

Tolerance and humanity.

Sleep in peace, my darling,

In its lap of love and luxury!

 

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