Child: Oh mother! Look, all the flowers on br This plant are flying away br Mother: No! You are wrong my child br These are not flowers, they are butterflies. br Child: Look mother! They look so beautiful br Going one on top of the other into the sky br Oh! How I wish to play with them mother br But like them I cannot fly… br Mother: Don’t waste your precious tears my child br By crying about things you cannot do br You can walk around and play br But can the flowers walk like you? ? br Child: Mother, can you tell me why these things happen br I shall give you a kissy if you do. br Mother: We know very little about the secrets of life br Though I know God created them for me and you! ! br br br P.S: This is a translation of the famous malayalam poet kumaranashan's poem 'Ee Valliyil Ninnu Chemme'. It is one of my all time favourite poems.