You rocked my cradle, when I was a new-born
Listened to my shrieking, louder than a blow-horn;
When I came into the world, you were six-years old
But on seeing me you felt, like you had found gold
“Thank you, Mom”, you said “I love you a lot”
“A little sister is the best gift that this brother has ever got”.
You held my hand and guided me
You taught me how to walk,
You were the first person in the house
To hear me laugh and talk;
You taught me to make paper boats
And sail them in the rain-water pool,
One morning, you also prepared me
For my first day at school.
Always there to correct me
When I did something wrong,
There was also the threat of a good spanking
With a ruler that was one foot long.
By the time, I turned six
I had learnt quite a few tricks;
You didn’t let me have my way, I got real cross
It was I who hid your geometry box,
You took me out and got me a popsicle
After you fell, when I pushed you off your cycle,
For my birthday, you gave me a plastic finger-ring
And using a rope, you made me a lovely swing,
“Who gets to sit first?”, we fought like hell
We sat on it together, and we both fell;
You soothened my bruises, when I fell off the trees
Even after I filled your badminton net with leaves,
Never once whimpered when I tore your blotter
Even when I blamed you, for pushing me into the water.
My personal confidant, when my bad days came
You could turn a sad moment into a funny game;
A person ever present to wipe away my tears
To console me and drive away my worst known fears,
A person I will cherish and remember till the end
Thank you very much, brother, for being my best friend.