Message to friends

Friends ! Friends ! Oh my dear friends !

Our friendship will never end

Even if I have got away

I recollect you every day

At every step of this run

I recollect that shared fun

After entering this life, so new

I have no friends, not even a few

I tell every body our anecdotes

About the fame that our gang got

On every step, the help you provided me

But now I had to flee

Life without you has become very tough

I have no opportunity to laugh

I wish you could be here

An invitation to you I gladly send

Friends! friends! oh my dear friends!

— Akashdeep Kamra, Class X-B,
DAV Public School, Patiala

One day I had a disturbed sleep,

In my sleep I went so deep,

that I had a nightmare,

And even the sound of silence,

I could hear.

I was in some forest,

All alone ...

Suddenly, the silence was pierced by some animal’s grunt,

He was trying to turn me into his feast,

Fighting such a huge thing I couldn’t dare,

I cried hoarse,

Then I woke up with a start,

To find that it was only a nightmare.

Love and laughter everywhere,

But to share the sorrow they’re never there.

People are there for making merry

Always pretending to be our well-wisher and friends.

And always changing with the trend.

Now if, grief and agony are everywhere,

To shower the love, they’re never there.

Rather than being sympathetic or concerned,

They seem to be unperturbed.

Beware of people, who make use of your time,

And betray you when the time changes from sweet to lime.

— Prachi Minglani Class X-C,
Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula