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
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
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
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
School can be fun if you want it to be,
So much more interesting for you and me.
Science, maths, history, so much to choose from,
It keeps us engrossed night and morn!
Why should we be bored? There is a lot to know
Very interesting things to learn about, so let’s go!
Think of those who can’t go to school,
They are many in number, not very few.
So all the benefits of learning, we should reap,
As through each stage of life we leap.
School can be fun if you want it to be,
So much more interesting for you and to me.
Aditi Saxena 12 years, Agra
