Innocence Poem by Aparna Chatterjee

Innocence
Thy name is
Kochi

Exuberance
Thy name is
Kochi

Tolerance
Thy name is
Kochi

Immense
Patience,
Thy name is
Kochi

Reverence
Thy name is
Kochi

Kochi
Your
Innocence
Is so
Exuberant,
And you are
So tolerant,
So immensely
Patient -
That for you
I feel a lot of
Reverence…


(this poem is a B'day gift for my daughter Rupashri, whom we all lovingly call ‘Kochi' meaning ‘the tender one' - she'll be 9 years old this week)