THE BOY

  (Rabindranath Tagore's ideas)

Where did I come from, mother?
Where did I come from to you?
—You came from my dreams,
from how much I loved and felt.

As a scared bird
waiting the new sun,
you were hiding
here in my heart.

You were in the games
of my happy childhood,
and on the altars
as a deity I saw you.

Oh mysterious charm,
wonder of love:
hold in my arms
best treasure in world!