In Lament Of A Child Poem by sookdeo manansingh manansingh

Under a cloudless sky
the stars and moon shine bright
the leaves stand still
and the birds seem to disappear
out of sight
a helpless mother sits awake
for tomorrow the lifeless body
of her only child will be taken
out of this world
what a great sacrifice it takes to nurture
a life and to see it's skeleton
without a soul

without a body
where goes the destination of the mind
only in the celestial heaven
can the answer she will find
with the crown of wisdom
the journey of the soul
departs from mother earth
the basket of flowers
plucked from the branches
will fulfill the dream of birth

the silence of the birds
says that they have fallen asleep
as the mother will find comfort
and enlightenment
that will make her not to weep
the braveness of her child
who climbed every mountain
without fear
and to leave a shadow of footprints
behind will prove
what it is to care

when the curtain of the clouds
closes before her eyes
into the twilight
she will recall the promise
given to her creator
which alone she must fight
for the dream of this world
will not remain forever
when the time is at hand
the opportunity to pass through
this world be a great gift of heaven
which remains only
to her own command.