A scene from my window...

Open Sesame readers describe the sights they see through verse.

Peaceful moment

A square of light, the glass defines, where mornings gentle drama shines

Across the street the willow sways

Through a misty, soft, autumnal haze.

A single car slides slowly by

Beneath a quiet watchful sky

The milkman’s song floats faintly near

A sound of comfort, banishing fear

On the roof’s edge, a pigeon rests

Unfurling secrets from its nest

This simple frame, a world I see

A peaceful moment given to me.

Laaibah Asna, 11
Hubballi, Karnataka

Nature’s beauty

As the day breaks.

And the sun rises,

I rise up early

To open my window.

I feel delighted,

To see Nature’s beauty;

To see the rising sun,

To hear the melody of chirping birds.

I feel joyous to see the blue sky,

And white clouds here and there,

Fresh air entering my window,

Filling with coolness everywhere.

Kashvi K, 8
Bengaluru, Karnataka

Early morning sights

A scene from my window

Early in the morning,

I am fascinated by the sight;

Of the bright red sun rising,

And the chirping birds at flight.

I could see the park nearby,

Which people visit to take a walk,

And also jog and exercise,

To keep themselves physically fit.

I could see the milkman,

With milk-filled can,

And the newspaper boys

With a bundle of newspapers.

Dhruv K, 6
Bengaluru, Karnataka

Feeling trapped

I stared at the blue sky,

while time was ticking by.

The trees waved in the cool breeze,

I never found my ease.

The birds flew so high,

I never got to say goodbye.

The dry leaves fell from the tree,

fading like pain that won’t be free.

People walked here and there,

but none of them seemed to care.

Anger had me trapped

in a storm from which I can’t be freed.

Prajna Vernekar, 13
Udupi, Karnataka