He
looks at her with eyes full of love,
Wishing
he could hold her once!
She
was looking so fascinating to him,
Ever
since she had come home that dawn.
Pleading
with his eyes he bends again,
Urging
her not to cry this time
But
just as he was about to pick her up,
She
started screaming at the top of her voice!
Her
mom came running and he hid again,
For
he felt ashamed on his part!
All
he wanted was to just hold her once,
But
she seemed afraid and reluctant of that!
Don’t
be guilty; it's not your fault,
Said
the girl's mom consoling him later.
Babies
are afraid of the unknown people,
But
she will soon start recognizing her brother!
The
boy felt at ease hearing those words,
For
he was afraid of having hurt the girl.
How
could he understand about xenophobia?
When
the poor boy was himself just five!
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Until the next post,
Keep Smiling :)
Love,
Swathi :)
Nice one.
ReplyDeleteGive the baby time...
ReplyDeleteLiz A. from Laws of Gravity
The flow in the end is better than the verse in the beginning. Just saying! This makes for a good read..
ReplyDeletenice take..........
ReplyDeletePhenoMenon
http://throodalookingglass.com/2014/04/xyst/
Awww...poor babies!
ReplyDeleteaahaa :) lovely !! I can very well imagine the boy's confusion, and the mom's advice is perfect...babies are afraid of new faces :) Mothers are blessed that way because they're the only ppl babies aren't afraid of in the beginning ;) ;) ;)
ReplyDeleteAwww the confusion of the little one!!!! But momma was right there!
ReplyDeleteOhh - that was cute, sorry for him, but It works out ... Happy you chose a Greek word today:-) Yay:-)
ReplyDeleteAnother fantastic post Swathi! Ironically I chose Xenophilia which is a love for foreigners :)
ReplyDeleteAwww.. so cute! And how adorable is that image of him wanting to hold her. Precious sibling love. Beautiful Swathi!
ReplyDeletesuch a nice poem ^_^ x for Xenophobia learnt a new word :D tnx to u :D
ReplyDeleteVery nicely depicted. And the little one someday will love her brother. Such a sweet story.
ReplyDeletenicely depicted the reality! loved it! :)
ReplyDeletep.s. i was about to write on get same topic! :-P
The elder ones are always so confused when their younger siblings arrive, lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteAww! What a wonderful poem! :)
ReplyDeleteNice word! She will warm up to him in no time! ♥
ReplyDeleteOh yes, fear of the stranger...even if it is her brother :) Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteconfusion filled amusement :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem, touching the heart:)
ReplyDeleteNice one!!! :)
ReplyDeletecute chemistry between the siblings... well expressed.. thanks for that new word..
ReplyDeleteXenophobia! How interesting a rhyming narrative :-)
ReplyDeleteRicha