MY FLOWER GIRLS

                                       courtesy : Google image

Two little girls of Third Grade

Gave me flowers in a spirit of play

Two Kadams* they were

Fleurs pour moi?

Pourquoi?       

Les filles ont ri et ont disparu

The Kadam season passed

Their undaunted spirit plunged on origami

Two paper dolls I received

Tes poupee de papier

Est tres bien

Les filles ont ri et ont disparu

They are now in Seventh Grade

Kadams stick to the trees

Paper is a paper

Elles ont grandi

* Neolamarckia cadamba, commonly called Kadam ) is an evergreen, tropical tree native to South and Southeast Asia. . It has scented orange flowers in dense globe-shaped clusters. The flowers are used in perfumes. The tree is grown as an ornamental plant and for timber and paper-making. Kadam features in Indian mythology and religion.

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