This leaf so complete in itselfIs only part of a tree.And this tree so complete in itselfIs only part of the mountain.And the mountain runs down to the sea.And the sea so complete in itselfRests like a raindropOn the hand of God.Ruskin Bond’s Book of Verse brings together the poetry of one of India’s best-loved writers. This charming collector’s edition is a treasury of poems on love and nature travel humour and childhood and will be a lasting source of delight to readers. About the Author Ruskin Bond is one of India’s best-loved writers who has written over 500 short stories essays and novellas and more than forty books for children. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 the Padma Shri in 1999 and Padma Bhushan in 2014.