<p> SECRET GETAWAY<br /><br /> I<br />Go away<br />Now and then<br />To my favourite haven<br />No<br />Permission needed<br />To get there<br />Neither ticket, nor fare.<br />No<br />Home-work there<br />Or other worries<br />I do whatever I please.<br />It’s<br />Magic Land<br /> – Where chocolates grow<br />On the trees in a row,<br /> – Where<br />A magic carpet<br />Is free to ride <br />Or to travel far and wide<br />– where <br />There are <br />No studies, whatsoever<br />And exams? No, never!<br />You<br />Sure can<br />Go there too<br />Whenever it suits you.<br />It’s <br />Easily accessible <br />And quick to find<br />Tucked away in the mind.<br />This<br />Wonderful place<br />And perfect nation<br />Is nothing but – imagination<br />A<br />Perfect getaway<br />From our busy schedule<br />And the monotony of school.<br /> <br />JOY RIDE<br /><br /> A tuft of hair<br />A lone feather<br />A single, stray gas balloon<br /> All sailing and drifting and blowing away<br />Destination unknown.<br /> The tuft of hair<br />Now here, now there<br />Carried aimlessly <br />By the flow of air.<br /> The feather – I see it swing<br />Must be used to flying<br />Before it parted<br />From some lofty bird’s wing.<br /> The balloon gone astray<br />I can see it gently sway<br />Blown by the breeze<br />Till it’s a tine speck – far, far away. <br /> <br />SILLY PETS<br /> <br />My dear dog Daisy<br />Is so bashful and coy<br />But the dog she’s in love with<br />Is just a stuffed toy!<br /> My pet parrot Polly<br />Mimics everybody<br />Even the cuckoo in the clock,<br />And the burp of a baby!<br /> My neighbour’s sheep Shylie<br />Cuddles up to me<br />For the wool of my sweater<br />Is sheared from her mom, you see!<br /> <br />RAQ (RARELY ASKED QUESTIONS)<br /> <br />Does an embarrassed sheep feel sheepish?<br />How does a frog play leap-frog?<br />How tough a life is called a dog’s life <br />When it is led by what else – a dog?<br /> Does a chicken chicken out<br />When it is cowardly in fear?<br />When a crocodile feigns grief,<br />Does it shed a crocodile tear?<br /> Does a goose get goose-flesh<br /></p>.<p>When in great excitement?<br />Can an ass make an ass of himself?<br />And a fish fish for a compliment?<br /> <br />THE SCARECROW <br /><br />The depressed scarecrow in the field<br />Was feeling sadder than before<br />For none of the crows and birds around<br />Were scared of him any more<br /> <br />They even built a nest or two<br />On his hair that was made of hay<br />The kids, they found him funny<br />And laughed at him all day<br /> <br />Unless he gets a make-over<br />Of his facial expression<br />He’ll have better prospects<br />In a clown’s profession</p>
<p> SECRET GETAWAY<br /><br /> I<br />Go away<br />Now and then<br />To my favourite haven<br />No<br />Permission needed<br />To get there<br />Neither ticket, nor fare.<br />No<br />Home-work there<br />Or other worries<br />I do whatever I please.<br />It’s<br />Magic Land<br /> – Where chocolates grow<br />On the trees in a row,<br /> – Where<br />A magic carpet<br />Is free to ride <br />Or to travel far and wide<br />– where <br />There are <br />No studies, whatsoever<br />And exams? No, never!<br />You<br />Sure can<br />Go there too<br />Whenever it suits you.<br />It’s <br />Easily accessible <br />And quick to find<br />Tucked away in the mind.<br />This<br />Wonderful place<br />And perfect nation<br />Is nothing but – imagination<br />A<br />Perfect getaway<br />From our busy schedule<br />And the monotony of school.<br /> <br />JOY RIDE<br /><br /> A tuft of hair<br />A lone feather<br />A single, stray gas balloon<br /> All sailing and drifting and blowing away<br />Destination unknown.<br /> The tuft of hair<br />Now here, now there<br />Carried aimlessly <br />By the flow of air.<br /> The feather – I see it swing<br />Must be used to flying<br />Before it parted<br />From some lofty bird’s wing.<br /> The balloon gone astray<br />I can see it gently sway<br />Blown by the breeze<br />Till it’s a tine speck – far, far away. <br /> <br />SILLY PETS<br /> <br />My dear dog Daisy<br />Is so bashful and coy<br />But the dog she’s in love with<br />Is just a stuffed toy!<br /> My pet parrot Polly<br />Mimics everybody<br />Even the cuckoo in the clock,<br />And the burp of a baby!<br /> My neighbour’s sheep Shylie<br />Cuddles up to me<br />For the wool of my sweater<br />Is sheared from her mom, you see!<br /> <br />RAQ (RARELY ASKED QUESTIONS)<br /> <br />Does an embarrassed sheep feel sheepish?<br />How does a frog play leap-frog?<br />How tough a life is called a dog’s life <br />When it is led by what else – a dog?<br /> Does a chicken chicken out<br />When it is cowardly in fear?<br />When a crocodile feigns grief,<br />Does it shed a crocodile tear?<br /> Does a goose get goose-flesh<br /></p>.<p>When in great excitement?<br />Can an ass make an ass of himself?<br />And a fish fish for a compliment?<br /> <br />THE SCARECROW <br /><br />The depressed scarecrow in the field<br />Was feeling sadder than before<br />For none of the crows and birds around<br />Were scared of him any more<br /> <br />They even built a nest or two<br />On his hair that was made of hay<br />The kids, they found him funny<br />And laughed at him all day<br /> <br />Unless he gets a make-over<br />Of his facial expression<br />He’ll have better prospects<br />In a clown’s profession</p>
