A Message to My Dear Child

            

            My dear daughter seated at the table.

            Before an open book, so eager to sample;

            Historical legends and Inventions of old,

            Theories of Science, Industrial Maps of the World.

            Problems in Mathematics, Complex Chemical Reactions;

            Grammar, Syntax, Evolution and Languages of the World.

            Know my darling, that Knowledge is great;

            But only second to Imagination with its Power to Create.

            Knowledge teaches Man how to climb on high,

            Yet only Imagination will help him to cross the sky.

            When Knowledge reported , ‘ We cannot fly !’

            Imagination suggested , ‘What if we try?’

            Think how Leonardo long before planned human flight.

            And Edison from a flickering Candle led us to Light.

            How did we journey from Coal to Nuclear Fission?

            And India plan its Moon and later Mars Mission?

            So Dear Child , Fire up Imagination!

            And I’ll guide your Education to strengthen your Vision.

            Start Today! Explore you World untold!

            Speak up your Mind, Step out Confident and Bold.

            Read out the Library, Hunt down your Google,

            Write up some literature, Build up your journal.

            And  then as your Vision unfolds you’ll see,

            Planet Earth is the best place to be.

By

Waheeda

HOD

Department of English