Grand-parenting, a tussle, teeth grinding

                                                

She eats right, plays & sleep proper,

her likes, dislikes, I ought to bother

Dine protocol, no lone area to train,

licit discipline, must make her learn

Wakes up, goes to sleep, as per wish,

efforts on, to mould her sleep habits

Prolong naps at noon evidently odd,

anytime’s sleep time, utterly absurd

TV viewing forbidden, past mid night,

lights put off, a chorus of good night

2nd birthday over, still d’ diapers on,

no worry of mess, once toilet trained  

Speech progress, no area of concern,

funny broken words, sweetly spoken

Never interrupt her attempts to talk,

hear her, talk to her, cuddle and hug

Amused to drain water, from d' filter,

hurls utensils disarray, here & there

Things once done, are already done,

a brake to harsh words, trim d’ tone

 Keep calm intact, stick to your cool,

a less aggressive mode, the real tool

Problems to address in right manner,

curb temper, voice low, speak softer

Mended d’ habits, prune personality

Ameliorate d’ love and care in quality

Cartoons often create no excitement,

  wishes in instant, to see her parents

Parents know not, style of parenting,

an insecure feeling, if doing right thing

No options left, than to remain away,

week end visit of kid, one & only way

Every single incidence a story to hear,

worth remembering for months & years

Parent often miss d’ parenting chance

to be an able mentor, to give guidance

Restive for outing, in an evening stroll,

sees children in bus, back from school

Says them bye bye, sways both hand,

curious to watch a basket ball match

Watch various vehicles, in d’ highway,

chases chirping birds in park, far away

Mimics crow’s hop, peers pups in street,

busy in kitchen work, makes chapattis

Silly sketches drawn on d’ magic slate,

fables spoken for speech improvement

Why d’ things happen in certain ways,

countless queries, infinite how & why

Grand parenting a skill, learn-as-U-go,

scenes alter fast, never an alike show

Rejoice episodes, fountains of pleasure,

challenges in duty, mammoth risky role

Scope to witness, d’ priceless moments,

to hark!, child articulate comic language

A liberal parenting, unlike yester years

d’ social freedom ceded, nil fear factors

Up bring an active child, a true challenge,

dynamics in d’ dealings, needs to change

A generous grandma with a tough will,

long forgotten her child-rearing skill

Often too worried, my baby growing?

Doctor smiled, told no need measuring

Eats well, wets well, guts moving well,

baby obviously active, does never yell

Family meals planned, d’ baby in mind

simple recipes made, all of baby’s kind

If d’ grandpa busy, on piles of papers,

 she dislikes d’ chore, strews over floor

“Your erring notion, must meet it’s end,

aptly interact, with ample time spend”

My comforts less vital, her training first,

her tender feelings, to be answered fast

 

Freely greets all, her social skills sound,

while at parks, parties and play ground

Interacts with the kids, acts quite smart,

with her mom dad, regular phone chat

Hair cut a tussle, in several sittings done,

hears dreamy tales, with rapt attention

Loves baby crow, way it went to school,

with schoolbag, tiffin box, water bottle

Baby downright daring, fully fearless,

never afraid of ghost, dense darkness

 I’m ambitious, must excel in all fields,

unique care given, seems a special kid

A baby princess, from an alien planet,

entice viewers promptly, like a magnet

Mingled in blood, a self esteem sense,

toils with shoe straps, with tiny hands

Sharp her response, not to go placid,

every count to develop, it’s my wish

Several aspects need, care to be taken,

but utterly helpless, for own limitation

Yet spending time enjoying it d’ most,

a treasure to me, a gem most precious

Araku, an expedition in wild woods

Began d’ trip from Visakhapatnam,

to Araku valley, on earth, a heaven

Enova slid on serpentine hilly roads,

on hairpin bends & gradient slopes

Heat declined, all in delighted mood,

to breathe pure air in d’ wild wood

 Uphill journey, enjoyed d’ greenery,

viewed with thrill, amazing scenery

Copious delight offered hilarious hills,

at caves halted d’ car with a screech 

 Bora caves, a starved dudgeon demon,

hungry mouth skywards lay wide open

A patient wait for a sumptuous lunch,

to engulf entrants and ready to munch

 a stupefying will in tourists, to submit,

scope to explore d’ tummy, cool & quiet

 Down the steps, got to bottom of d’ hell,

slimy sticky liquid smears, walls of d’ well

Darkness dispelled, by few electric bulbs,

artificially lighted labyrinths too superb

 Pillars form Calcium rich drip from top,

stand in tranquil, confer roof-support

D’ K K line trains create scary quavers,

in spite of flaws, a cave monumentous

 Reached Araku, a vast vibrant valley,

                            an agglomeration of plant mulberry

Carpeted the hills, over miles around,

cozy climate serene, no vexing sound

One mediocre bazaar, in d’ mini town,

APTDC resorts wait for warm welcome

 Haritha’s elegant suites, for night stay,

from metros, their traffic jams far away

Ambience of dining room, evidently felt,

dainty dishes aptly cooked for d’ guests

End of a tiring tour, scrumptious meals,

than a folk dance by tribal lass of d’ hills

Saree-clad tribal women thirteen in all,

for their customary dance, set an altar

Hair neatly knitted & flower fashioned,

made a curved row with rhythm of drum,

Arms tangled arms, body forward drawn

danced around bonfire, in d’ Resort lawn

Sightseeing next day, pleasure profound

D’ day’s hustles over, had a sleep sound

Away from crowd, away from d’ world,

no morning newspaper, no cell network

D’ winter dawn rejoiced, chat in balcony,

viewed fog draped fields, hillocks alluring

Sipping flavored tea, with affable aroma,

next a drive to Machhkund & Dumduma,

Ineffable silence, in d’ mountain slopes,

lush green mulberry bush, in even rows

A monkey ably snatched, cold drink can,

ran a little far, gulped like a thirsty man

 A view of Machhakund, Duduma dam,

Sangda in AP crossed, in Odisha it came

Motor trolley on a ropeway, d’ system

to reach to Machhakund dam’s bottom

In the lavish lap of the Mother Nature,

begot several tribes of casual creature

Yet too irascible, to the ire of nature,

that’s d’ mind set, myriad fear factor

Offer holy prayers in their own way,

with folded hands, rain God they pray

For flash flood fury and rain incessant,

appeal Him too, even d’ rainfall scant 

  Appease d’ pain God to alleviate pain,

Wind God to stop tornado, hurricane

Sun God, worshiped for heat and light

D’ Vigor God for, ample might to fight

pristine clan, venerate ancestral spirits

pacify by funeral dance, ritual washings

wailing, crying, dazing mortuary practice

subsistence in peril, d’ ghost soul survives

share d’ dead domestics & wild ones hunt

an unique disposal, not buried nor burnt

eat quasi cooked meat, dance war dance

D’ creature for food, if harbors anthrax

meat handlers open to a risk of contact,

develop grotty ulcers, a dermal anthrax 

Visited weekly market in remote region,

a half day walk, to buy needs they come

Hills d’ safe-abode, freely move around,

multiple funny situations often we found

D’ Bonda tribe talk in a chirping manner,

like birds they communicate each other

curiosity not expressed, no verbal query

no attempt to explain civilization theory

women carry water, in tidy metal vessel,

containers on head, one above d' other 

Ebony figure, distort features, thick lips,

for few photographs also, insist on tips

Lift offered to two guys, on back home,

 as accompanied us, so demanded a sum

A human safari with several restriction,

no free talks, close proximity forbidden

Darkness enfolded us, as a solid shroud

hurried fast homewards, on a wild ride

left them in peace in their elegant abode,

expedition exciting in d’ wild woods over