You get dignity,
When you stop thinking wrong
When you do what you learn right
You can live dignified,
When you live a lifestyle that,
matches your vision.
You can get dignity
when you renounce the “ego of individuality”.
and rejoice ups and downs of life.
There is dignity,
when you have good thoughts,
in your heart and mind.
-Manasvi Mehra, 13 years
Gwalior
The warmth on my skin,
The heat on my face,
Humidity in the air,
The sweat after a race.
Longer days with fun and joy,
Is what summer brings.
The sky in a brilliant shade of blue,
And so many more things.
The cold, tingling feeling of the pool,
As our skin gives a sigh of relief.
Our minds thinking of the lazy days,
When nobody is in grief.
The sun shines merrily above the horizon,
Sharing its heat and light.
A smile on everybody’s face,
As our hearts are filled with delight!
– Harshita Das
– 11 years, Noida
Behind the bush, upon the mound,
ants are moving without a sound.
Leaves are passed along the chain,
where ants are lined as one.
Strands of silver make its net,
a fly is caught in its web;
Now it’s too late,
the spider comes to seal its fate.
They march on to feed the queen,
deep below she lays unseen.
Workers feed the silent drones,
in their capsule breeding zones.
The spider shoots its webs to reach,
across the ever-widening breach.
Swinging on a single thread,
beyond the gap, the web is spread
-Saurabh Patil, 12 years, Belgaum
One day came a long, serene rain,
Saplings, plants, farmers, reservoirs smiled again.
Others gave a frown of pain,
Due to foresight, there was no stink or overflowing drains.
Then arose the shining sun,
It was curtains up for a boon.
I looked up with elegant smile,
Sweet rainbow appeared within a mile.
I met the rainbow at the horizon,
It was a joyful, lovely reunion.
S. Miracle
11 years, Hyderabad
I think I shall never see,
A poem lovely as a tree.
I like to see a pink flower,
But I don’t like to see plucked flower.
I like to hear the bird’s rhymes,
But I don’t like to do crimes.
I like to see plants increase,
But I don’t like to see plants decrease.
To plant a tree we take more time, To destroy a tree we take less time.
To destroy a tree we take less time.
Save trees for our generation.
K. M. Tarumika, 12 years Chennai
As I look from the edge of the ocean,
Glimmering golden, for it’s almost dawn,
So many waves coming towards me,
And yet I know, there’s a lot more going on.
The ocean stretches for miles around,
So many creatures with fins and gills,
So many miles below the ground.
The waves are splashing closer and closer,
As I realise the world is bigger than it seems,
As I stare into the ocean,
In golden light, it gleams.
-Harshita Das
11 years, Noida
One big oak tree,
Which was very hollow,
On it rested,
The nest of a swallow.
The swallow had babies,
In her little home,
Soon the mother flew away,
For food in a dome.
Just then a hunter came,
For the meat in the nest.
With ruthless thoughts,
He was a pest.
The mother came back,
And fought with the crook.
She got scratches everywhere,
But did not hide in a nook.
The she-bird flew away,
With her children, she snatched.
For a mother’s love,
Can never be matched.
Seeing the will-power,
Of the little swallow,
The hunter was taken aback,
And left the tree hollow.
-Adya Tripathi
Once there was a boy
And everyone thought,
He was a useless guy.
He always Failed,
In every exam
Be it First second or third,
Or the last, Final term.
Once he saw an art,
Who was trying to climb a wall.
Fell down, but tried again,
And then it did not
This lit up his inner soul,
He worked harder to achieve his goals.
And one day he went up so high,
That he Finally touched the sky!
IF you too want achievements,
Never, ever cry.
Just set your goals and aims,
And try try and try.
-Adya Tripathi
The land of diversity,
Where people live in harmony.
Different cultures and customs,
And different castes and religions
Our history today tells us all,
About great leaders and freedom fighters’ sacrifice,
Who all were very wise.
Our country was protected,
Because they protested.
The Himalayas have worn a crown,
Giving birth to some of the greatest rivers,
The atmosphere here is filled with serenity,
Creating a nature that is very pretty!
-Aniha Sheela Paraveen
-10 years, Nashik
Countless stars in the sky,
I love to see them in the night.
When they twinkle in the night,
They bring to my heart, delight.
One shines, while another is shooting,
Everyone holds their breath while looking,
They come out in the night and hide in the day,
They steal my heart, in the month of May.
They brighten up the dark sky,
That is why we find them nice.
Countless stars in the sky,
I love to see them in the night.
-Anhad
15 years
Mukerian
I’ll be as bold as a hill,
and stand tall to face all hurdles.
I’ll be as soft as a breeze
and bring pleasure and treasure.
I’ll be as fast as a wave,
washing away all stones coming in my way.
I’ll bring fame and never shame;
I’ll shine as bright as a star;
I’ll fight all obstacles with all my might;
But nobody knew that it was my last night.
Anmol Kaur Mongia,
12 years, Chandigarh
If I made a mistake,
then I would have to retake,
and do it once again,
even feel the pain.
But there also lays a prize,
and that made me realise that,
even if I was to fail,
it would be a learning trail.
If I hope for medals and a cup,
I can’t just rely on luck
I must do hard work,
to show the world my worth.
That’s the essence of never giving up!
Kriti Johri, 12 years Madhya Pradesh
Either winter or monsoon
spring or summer,
this unsinkable ship,
floats forever.
This is my only lifeboat,
on which I can survive.
It is warmer than anything else,
and has always helped me to revive.
Parishka Gupta,
12 years Hyderabad
Up in the sky
In the dark misty night
Above your height
You will find a moon that shines
It seems as white as milk
And as smooth as silk
Sometimes half and sometimes crescent
Sometimes up and sometimes down
The craters are the holes
Which are formed by big stones
It moves and it halts
No matter what Falls
No air no Fair
And no bit of atmosphere
It moves every year half inches away
As the astronomers say
– Ayush Kumar
Dwarka, New Delhi
