Destiny's Guest

It was a bright chirpy Saturday morning,
The day of the week when I plan to be lazy and free;
I headed downstairs breathing in the fresh air,
For my normal dose of hot morning coffee;

I took a step down and it was just then,
that I saw a creature moving and struggling...
It was so tiny, so tender, so gentle..
But what is it? A rat or a squirrel ??

I stood there observing what it would do,
It struggled to move but turned too..
The 3 famous dark lines on its back were there,
It was a squirrel, that too a baby there..

We took it to a Vet as we didn't know what to do,
He said, "He's too small, he may not live for more than an hour or two..
Give him some milk and cuddle him up warm,
If he lives, its only cause of his lucky charm".

We brought him back home and cuddled him up tight,
Stuffed him around with cotton, dry grass and whatever we found right.
We fed him some milk, he gobbled it up quick,
"go slow" I said,"your food pipe isn't yet that big"

He was too tiny, too tender, too fragile to see,
He hadn't yet opened his eyes but responded well to me..
He played inside the small shoe box, his cozy home for now,
He hid himself inside a sock or went in and out of a glove..

He cuddled up at night when the weather went cold,
went cranky to drink milk, which is better seen than told..
His games amused me and made me realize, that all kids are same,
Human or not- what's in a name ??

He had become a part of the family, one among us,
Would make a lot of noise and a lot of fuss..
He was almost like an adopted son,
who needed care, love and lot of affection..


I showered him with all that and he responded well..
Each day after office he helped me cope with my stress as well..
I waited for him to grow up and christened him too,
To see him jump on his bushy tail and go out to the world anew..


But my plans were disposed as they were meant to be mere dreams only,
They were shattered when I saw he didn't grow up and fell silent suddenly..
There was no jumping, no cuddling, no cranky sounds..
All I could hear was my heart's sorrowful mourns..

He missed his mom, her warmth, her hug, her gentle care, 
She was not there for him, and that's not fair..
I did my best to make his shoe box a luxury suite..
But alas! in vain.. as mother's love has no substitute..

He left me one night and bid good bye..
leaving me with sweet memories of days five..

With lots of love, I send u from your nest..
May in peace u rest, my destiny's little guest!!..

DEATH leaves a heartache no one can heal, LOVE leaves a memory no one can steal!!