<p>I woke up early one morning,<br />The earth lay cool and still.<br />When suddenly a tiny bird,<br />Perched on my window sill.<br /><br />He sang a song so lovely,<br />So carefree and so gay.<br />That slowly all my troubles,<br />Began to slip away.<br /><br />He sang of far off places; <br />Of laughter and of fun.<br />It seemed his very trilling<br />Brought up the morning sun.<br />I stirred beneath the covers<br />Crept slowly out of bed,<br />And gently lowered the window,<br />And crushed his bloody head!!<br />Arjun Anish, 11th Std, Trio World School, Bangalore.<br /><br />An evolved race!<br />Stray dogs and cattle all over the roads,<br />Street urchins playing there<br />Unmindful of traffic hazard!<br />Young and old easing themselves<br />On the side-walks, if any;<br />No gender bar!<br />Throwing garbage on the street,<br />To keep their rat-holes,<br />Their so-called houses clean and tidy!<br />Here and there you see people<br />Washing clothes and bathing<br />Their kids on pavements.<br />No sense of shame.<br />Rendering the City of Gardens<br />A Garbage City!<br />We live in a democracy<br />We can do anything<br />Long live Bharat Mahan!<br /><br /><em>Ranjana Ranganath, 6th Std ‘A’, The East West School, Basavanagudi, Bangalore.</em><br /><br />Wishes<br />How I wish, I wish, I wish<br />For a cute, little fairy to grant my wish<br />Lovable, laughable, beyond the rainbow<br />Aims the cloud with her bow and arrow!<br />But alas, I know this won’t come true<br />For I am just me and you are just you!<br /><em><br />Bhoomika Bhagwat, 4th Std, Sri Aurobindo Memorial School, Bangalore</em></p>
<p>I woke up early one morning,<br />The earth lay cool and still.<br />When suddenly a tiny bird,<br />Perched on my window sill.<br /><br />He sang a song so lovely,<br />So carefree and so gay.<br />That slowly all my troubles,<br />Began to slip away.<br /><br />He sang of far off places; <br />Of laughter and of fun.<br />It seemed his very trilling<br />Brought up the morning sun.<br />I stirred beneath the covers<br />Crept slowly out of bed,<br />And gently lowered the window,<br />And crushed his bloody head!!<br />Arjun Anish, 11th Std, Trio World School, Bangalore.<br /><br />An evolved race!<br />Stray dogs and cattle all over the roads,<br />Street urchins playing there<br />Unmindful of traffic hazard!<br />Young and old easing themselves<br />On the side-walks, if any;<br />No gender bar!<br />Throwing garbage on the street,<br />To keep their rat-holes,<br />Their so-called houses clean and tidy!<br />Here and there you see people<br />Washing clothes and bathing<br />Their kids on pavements.<br />No sense of shame.<br />Rendering the City of Gardens<br />A Garbage City!<br />We live in a democracy<br />We can do anything<br />Long live Bharat Mahan!<br /><br /><em>Ranjana Ranganath, 6th Std ‘A’, The East West School, Basavanagudi, Bangalore.</em><br /><br />Wishes<br />How I wish, I wish, I wish<br />For a cute, little fairy to grant my wish<br />Lovable, laughable, beyond the rainbow<br />Aims the cloud with her bow and arrow!<br />But alas, I know this won’t come true<br />For I am just me and you are just you!<br /><em><br />Bhoomika Bhagwat, 4th Std, Sri Aurobindo Memorial School, Bangalore</em></p>