Shishukunj

The Rose’s Lesson

Mansi Choudhary, Class X A

Its either dusk or dawn,

I can see the shadow cast on.

It’s mesmerizing as it ‘dis-closes’

I stand amidst the feast of roses.

The pleasure of its aesthetic touch,

The fragrance so deep,

I’m bewitched.

I can hear its sigh

It says beseechingly,

“Let me live.”

Live aspiration lights up his life

Gives him happiness long, along the time.

Looking at the mere rose, I asked myself,

“Can’t we leave our avarice?”

Its either dusk or dawn,

I see the shadow cast on

The bloom mesmerizing as it ‘dis-closes’

I stand amidst the feast of roses.

The Story of My Life

Vaidehi Partani, Class X A

(Poem inspired by Chapter 1 of The Story of My Life by Helen Keller, Long Reading Text for Class X)

The moment of my life

When my eyesight flies

Everything is dark

Life without a spark

Heart heavy with fear

Eyes full of tears

Nothing to see

I can just feel

My life is colourless

I can only guess

I fly like a free bird

In this marvelous world

I can’t do this any more

My life is just a bore

Life like a blank paper

No summer, no winter

Why was I punished

My life so unnourished

Why did god become so bad

And make me so sad

Has it been a nightmare

Which I have to bear

The worst part of my life

When my eyesight flies

When my eyesight flies…

Suspense

Sanjali Bhandari, Class VIII F

Hoarding the truth of life

Every second has suspense as sharp as a knife.

Sometimes it brings laurels,

Sometimes reasons to quarrel.

Don’t be insecure,

You’ll definitely be cured.

You just have to have temerity,

And have to be full of sincerity.

Literary Geniuses from Around the World – A British Council Project

Students of Class XI organised an Exhibition on ‘Literary Geniuses From Around The World’ from April 18-20, 2016, in the school auditorium. Students, along with educators, researched about and also read the acclaimed writings of eminent authors from India, Pakistan, the US, the UK, Italy and Russia in accordance with their British Council Project. The exhibition was a colourful display of the research done by them. The artistic props, portraits and music added to the

vibrance as students from other classes and visitors moved from one kiosk to the next where Class XI students described the exhibits and shared information about the countries and the selected authors. The plethora of books and authors on display undoubtedly inspired everyone to devote at least some time to reading them.