ದೊಡ್ದೋನಾದ್ಮೇಲೆ....!

೧೯೮೪ರಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನ ಮ್ಯಾಗಜೀನಿಗೆ ಬರೆದ ಕವನ... ಚಿಕ್ಕಮ್ಮನ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳಿಗೆ, ಆಕೆಯ ತೊಡೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಕುಳಿತ ಪುಟ್ಟನ ಉತ್ತರವೇನು?  ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ  ನೆನಪಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮುಂದೆ ಇಟ್ಟಿರುವೆ. 

"ನೀನಾಗುವೆಯೇನು   ಪುಟ್ಟ                                                                                                                                                                ದೊಡ್ದೋನಾದ್ಮೇಲೆ...?                                                                                                                                                                          ಡಾಕ್ಟ್ರೋ,ಇಂಜಿನಿಯರ್ರೋ,                                                                                                                                                              ಗವಾಸ್ಕರ್ರೋ, ಬೋರಿಸ್ ಬೆಕರ್ರೋ..                                                                                                                                                                  ರಾಜ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ರೋ, ರಾಜ್ ಕಪೂರ್ರೋ..                                                                                                                                                          ಕೇಳಿದಳು ಚಿಕ್ಕಮ್ಮ                                                                                                                                                                            ಲೊಚಲೊಚನೆ ಮುದ್ದಿಟ್ಟು.  

ಕಣ್ಣರಳಿಸಿ,ತಲೆಯಲುಗಿಸಿ                                                                                                                                                                         ಪುಟ್ಟ ಬಾಯ್ಬಿಟ್ಟ                                                                                                                                                                             "ಹೋಗು ಚಿಕ್ಕಮ್ಮ...                                                                                                                                                      ನಾನಾಗೋಲ್ಲ ..ದೊಡ್ದವ...!!"