My lil sis

You came to my heart and home

Like a little bundle of cuddle

You taught me how to share and sacrifice

You gave me joy through your baby squeals and wrinkles

You gave me happiness galore through your innocence

I have seen you taking your first steps

I have walked with you holding your tiny fingers

I showed you off to my friends in pride & glee

I loved the innocent fights we had, over bats, balls and dolls

I have seen you growing up learning the letters of life

From a baby, you grew up to a young girl with a mind of her own

Then all of a sudden, a storm came un-announced in our lives

Destiny had to snatch away the loving  presence of our mother

We shared the pain and cried side by side

The grief that was so heavy, we hardly could bear

If not for the strongest shoulders of our father

Who carried us through the storm

By hiding his own pain in his bosom

Just to see us smile

Time moved on, soothing the wound

The young girl blossomed into a fine young lady

Doing things sometimes gracefully and sometimes clumsily

Bur dearest sis, it is for us to take the learning from each event, good or bad

And keep walking on the road of life

Now that you are ready to cross another milestone of your life

I want to tell you dearest lil sis

It causes me equal pain & pleasure to see you don a new mantle in life

It is a moment to be cherished and eternalized

I know even the nature does not hold on to a happening whose time has come

The river gushes to meet the sea, the fruit drops when it ripens

The leaves fall when autumn

So move on , with courage and assurance

To discover new things

To experience the unknown

To challenge the difficult

However when you need the wisdom of a few grey hairs

Or tranquility of age

Or love unconditional

You always have me, your Dia, to turn to for comfort !