The Graduate

(to my niece Aadya on her kinder graduation, june 2012)


Hey kinder graduate,
Come lets celebrate!

Hopscotch, sing a song, play, rock n roll,
Merry go round girl you're a doll.

Eat some biscuits, chocolates delicious,
To one & all yes yes you're most precious.

Go bend your body see upside down, Ho!
Colourful smile is the wide wide rainbow.

Life is a surprise let's put it to test.
Climb up the tree free bird has built a nest

We'll sit chatter chatter plenty of matter,
They say in Hindi for tomato 'tamattarrrrr'.

Ha ha ha. 
Click. Click. 
Caught your laugh in a photograph.
Now let's see the ships sail n dock @ the Cochin wharf.

And roam round around until the sundown.
After dark we'll see the stars and you can change your gown.

Hey tender graduate, one thing I sure bet.
With your magic 'Jee-boom-baa' you're teachers pet.