It is barbaric and it is painful.

No one can make him cherished,

No one can make him pleased.

Without a child,

A house is not a house.

Neither it is a village too.

It is a cemetery without children’s history.

How difficult life is

Without a child, I see

The people are hardly moving

With weary legs and eyes rainy and stormy.

I know, it is bitter and it is cruel.

Every child is diamond, pearl, and coral

Childless world is like a story without a moral.

They want to overcome hopes and fears.

They want to remind adults to dry their tears.

They are resourceful, support them.

They are creative, nourish them.

They are talented, guide them.

And beyond, they are;

magical, spontaneous, open-minded and energetic.

Childless world is beyond imagination

And think yourselves, who the person I am!

So, oh lord, enrich everyone with the heart and mind

To create such a lovely environment,

Where all the blooming buds are nurtured with kind.

The author has been teaching  English  and literature in Shishu Niketan Secondary School for 14 years