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TO MY DAUGHTER

Glory Sasikala

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It's written to my daughter who likes to travel. While I sit at home and worry about her.

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How often will you travel the world? Hills and plains and cities unfurl Praying plans don't go awry Your mind on high while I... You save for your trip On your days get a grip Book tickets to fly Your mind on high while I... The day has arrived! Things in order contrived Settle in seat with happy sigh Your mind on high while I... And for days you're gone In groups and alone Through the world you will fly Your mind on high while I... While I here will wait My eyes down the road by the gate To you, your world To me, mine. .. Yes, you'll travel the world while I... 

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Written on January 25, 2022

Submitted by glorysasikala on January 24, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme A
Characters 89
Words 18
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 1
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Glory Sasikala

 · 1964 · Kolkata

Glory Sasikala is a writer, poet and publisher from Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. She is the Editor and Publisher of GloMag, the international monthly online poetry and prose magazine, and is administrator of the group of the same name on Facebook. She is the creator of ‘The Chennai Ladies’ series of E-books on Amazon.com. more…

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