gitanjali

THE sleep that flits on baby's eyes-
does anybody know from where it
comes ? Yes, there is a rumour that it
has its dwelling where, in the fairy
village among shadows of the forest
dimly lit with glow-worms, there
hang two timid buds of enchantment.
From there it comes to kiss baby's
eyes.

The smile that flickers on baby's
lips when he sleeps- does anybody
know where it was born ? Yes, there
is a rumour that a young pale beam of
a crescent moon touched the edge of
a vanishing autumn cloud, and there
the smile was first born in the dream
of a dew-washed morning- the smile
that flickers on baby's lips when he
sleeps.

The sweet, soft freshness that
blooms on baby's limbs- does anybody
know where it was hidden so long ?
Yes, when the mother was a young
girl it lay pervading her heart in
tender and silent mystery of love –
the sweet, soft freshness that has
bloomed on baby's limbs.