My Dear Shakthi, Siva, Joe,
My child, my love, my friend
How is it that you have grown
Too quickly and also taller in stature
Bolder in temperment;
Do you have that’child’ in you,
As you have began to
Cris cross the middle layer of
The teenage?
Are we friends now?
Do you listen to me ?
Have I became a responsible
‘Appa’ to guide and goad
You to higher academic goals?
Has the transition from cluny
To vivekananda,
Upset you very much ?
Is it like a rose,
With many thorns ofcourse?
Is Rekha a gentle breeze or a violent storm,
Sent fropm heaven
To provide anchor (emotional)?
To fill the vaccum
Left by your beloved suchitra !
Delinking from cluny,
The inevitable
Distorning of many
From that beautiful paradise
A blessing in disguise?
You can’t forget those roots,
Tender creepers, your policewoman role,
Your dancing theater,
Carefree laissezfaire life,
Filled with fun and freedom,
Music and dance
Mischief and indifference
To studies ofcourse.
2002 will mark a
Watershed in your life-
A notional/ temporary exit of suchitra
Entry of Rekha,
Continual contact with your
Bososm friend in U.S
Over phone and internet,
Make you feel as if
You are in a safe world of
Durable friendship,
Love, care and concern.
Cluny circle will continue to graviate.
Accomodating and adjusting
With mischevious boys
And pulling on,
Wearing smile on the face
Always,
In the ‘new’ environiment,
Without creating much fuss,
You can give credit to yourselves.
Fighiting for gender equity,
Wging war against
All kinds of injustice,
Inequities and adharma,
You can do it slowly,
More strategically.
Have commitment to work
For their upliftment
Your father couldn’t go
Beyond a limit,
Even while crossing the
Lakshman Rekha many a time,
Virtually crossing swords
With elements of
Criminality and venality.
In the absence of
Integrity and efficacy
At the top,
Our passonate concern
And feverish enthusiasm
To cleanse the system
Can at best remain as
‘pwoerful voices of Dissent’
Causing ripples.
Remember,
Their effects in cosmos
Will unleash benificial outcome,
One day.
It’s time we learnt the
Art of cultured silence,
Saintly silence, on occassions,
Without abandoning our
Core identities,-
Vibrant personalities.
The innocence of
The first three,
Teen age years
You have handled effectively !
As a person !
Thought not as a
Hard working student.
The over all report card
Is very good.
But there are
Vital / crucial red marks-
Health- not much cooperative
Diet- not raken much seriously
As junk food has
Taken over your
Strong parental genes
And lending a and of assistance,
In household work ,
Is still a marginal
Few minutes morning touch.
When you complete
The enchanting sweet sixteen,
Will you grow into an
Adult - ?
Full of vigour and
Physical strength.
Keeping the house clean, and
Cooking the food you like
At Kitchen,
Fully autonomous and
Independent,i.e
Not sitting before T.V.Box
During all the eye,
Your posture, health
And ofcourse your
Physical frame,
Not to speak of the academic loss.
Vijay and maddy
Surya and vikram
Need not disappear
From the scene
Altogether.
There must be adequate
Space for
Reading, walking,
Sleeping, cooking,
Washing and cleaning
And helping the ailing mummy.
You need to change,
You will, you can.
