<p>Water gushes down from the mountain tops<br />The valley sparkles under the sun's gaze<br />Farmers tend to their newly laid crops<br />The women walk to the wells holding pots<br /><br />Boys and girls run around happily<br />Mothers yell at their children chastising<br />Flowers dance around merrily<br />Things are as they should be.<br /><br />People watch the sun set, slowly disappearing<br />The moon leaps in to take its place<br />Suddenly all is silent in the village<br />No one can see a single face<br /><br />Farmers, mothers and children are fast asleep<br />The night animals come out finally free<br />Only a few hours and they too will lie down<br />Things are as they should be.<br /><br /><em>Malini Srikrishna<br />8-A, SKCH(CBSE)</em></p>
<p>Water gushes down from the mountain tops<br />The valley sparkles under the sun's gaze<br />Farmers tend to their newly laid crops<br />The women walk to the wells holding pots<br /><br />Boys and girls run around happily<br />Mothers yell at their children chastising<br />Flowers dance around merrily<br />Things are as they should be.<br /><br />People watch the sun set, slowly disappearing<br />The moon leaps in to take its place<br />Suddenly all is silent in the village<br />No one can see a single face<br /><br />Farmers, mothers and children are fast asleep<br />The night animals come out finally free<br />Only a few hours and they too will lie down<br />Things are as they should be.<br /><br /><em>Malini Srikrishna<br />8-A, SKCH(CBSE)</em></p>