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Until

Prateeksha Jana, Class X D

The flower I adored, not the lily,
The one with the sweet, sweet smell
Like burnt sugar and texture
Like taffeta, a bud
Which could be beautiful
That flower rested in my garden
In that summer
Beauty of the light
Heat of the air
Until spring came around
With green grass
Fruits on trees
And the flowers I adored
Adored, till spring came around.
Until the flowers grew around me
The sweet scent turned cloying and deathly
Until they grew on me
And I couldn’t move
I couldn’t breathe.
Everywhere I looked, I saw it
I looked to the mirror
Hoping for sanity
But I saw it.
I tried to get it to unwind from my throat
A necklace of the flowers I adored
Now rotting

Until the spring where they suffocated me…

Reflection

Vibhooti Hasija, Class X D

Do we really know ourselves?
Or are we just strangers?
Strangers in our own bodies
Trying to compete in this rat-race
Never really succeeding.
Do we really know ourselves?
Do we know the person who looks
Back at us from the mirror?
Everyone’s a nameless face
They know what you did
But do they really know who you were?
Actions speak louder than words
Leave such an imprint on someone’s mind
That even if they want to forget you,
They won’t be able to.
Nobody really knows themselves
But if you want someone
To remember who you were,
Pretend that you do.
People dig that.

We’re nothing but strangers living a lie.

Sky

Aryaa Dubey, Class X D

The breeze of the night
The morning sunshine
The rays of thine, Oh beautiful sun
Caressing my face with thy shine
And then you turn.
Turn to undress the bright
And reveal the radiant night
Thou art so exquisite
Thy bosom holds the heart to me.
And when you bestow the drops on me
My heart becomes alive
Beauty is spread as far as you can see
That is what I call life
The stars are thy breath
The garish moon is thy heart
The sun, thy eye,

Bless me, as I part.

My Journey as a Tree

Pavitra Somaiya, Class X B
I was very small
Not very tall
When I was sown in the soil
Like a wrapped foil.
Then I grew taller
And converted myself into a bush
Irrigated with fine water
It was the root that I pushed.
Slowly I grew into a plant
With many beautiful flowers
The birds hop around me
Like the shining stars.
The people watched me growing
Into a huge tree
Suddenly, I started showing myself
As though I could fee.
I became attached to my surroundings
Like a human being
But then I realized
That it was my last scene.
I gave oxygen to earth
And treated this planet as a child.
All the love I gave
Was somewhere felt very mild.
Unfortunately, I had to go
Leaving all those lovely moments
‘coz life is like a cycle

Which never ends.

A SALUTE TO MOMS

By Tanisha Shah, Class VIII B
MOM!!!!!!!

It is a word which makes the whole world for a child. A small word to address someone who made one’s life.

Mom
You are the one who gave us a lively and happy life. You are the one who faces all the troubles that come on her child.
You are amazing, magnanimous, loving, caring,
‘MY WORLD’
THANK YOU 
FOR making me feel special.
FOR always protecting me
For always being the best
I KNOW THIS MUCH IS VERY SMALL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR US BUT STILL…….
ALL MOMS, YOU ROCK!
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A SUPERSTAR

HAPPY MOTHERS’ DAY

School – The Wonderful Place

By Tanisha Shah, Class VIII B

School is the place I enjoy to go,
From when my learning stage was very slow
I’ve been spending eight hours here each day
Since 12 years ago.
This is the place
Which helped me accomplish my dreams.
It is the place which cleared the troubles,
Which hindered my achieving streams.
I am thankful also
For setting my career base.
I promise to maintain the dignity and grace

Of such a wonderful place.

Android Lollipop-The Sweetest Android Ever

By Ishaan Nyati, Class IX G

Here I tell you the story of Android Lollipop with the signature Material Design tagging along.
It all began when Google decided to bring about the 5.0 update. On October 15, Google released its much anticipated Android L (this has been a tradition of Google to name its new android as a sweet, beginning with the next letter; and the last version was Kit-Kat, and so the next would begin with L) Lollipop, smashing all rumours of Liquorice Candy or Lemon Honey Pie. It later announced that the first devices to come with Lollipop ‘out of the box’ (that is as a base software) were the Nexus 6 (phone), the Nexus 9 (tablet) and the Nexus Player (a television extension; and all three were to be launched on November 3. These were also the first devices to run the sweet operating system.
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The Lollipop source code was also made available through the Android Open Source Project in the same week. And both application and operating software began to update to the new standards set by the search engine giant. Most of the apps developed by Google have been updated for material design. All of the Nexus family has got the 5.0.2 update and companies such as Motorola, HTC and LG have also developed Lollipop for their flagships. Samsung, breaking all records, has updated most of its phones in a very short time period.
One of the most important things to note about Android Lollipop is the newly introduced Material Design. It describes this new look in this way: “We challenged ourselves to create a visual language for our users that synthesizes the classic principles of good design with the innovation and possibility of technology and science.” The very new solid squares, rectangles and circles have a floating yet physical and singular touch to them. Also a circular selection interface has been developed that is different from the quite persistent complete selection interface.
Now let us come to the way the operating system will – or already has – revolutionize the way we look at any android device. The most important task of android 5.0 is to bring in uniformity in the versatile tasks and types of work that different apps do. Google launched a long list of icons that must be used to denote tasks in the taskbar (towards the left) as well as in other parts of the app. And Google aspires that this uniformity exists not only in the Android world, but also on iOS, Chrome and the internet.
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Now let us come to the less important yet significant changes that characterize the 5.0 update on Android devices. Let us begin with ‘screen pinning.’ As the brother of a 4-year old I have often felt that I could have done with an app which could ‘pin’ the screen on to a single application, and now you can easily do it on your phone without downloading any unreliable third-party apps. Just press the ‘pin button’ on the most recent window and the work’s done. To return, you have to hold the back and recent tabs buttons and the screen is unpinned (you have to put in the code if you have a lock on your lock screen).
The lock screen has also been given a complete makeover. You now swipe up to unlock, and meet the lock below (if any). You can also swipe left to open a camera shortcut, and right to avail a phone shortcut.
We can also view our notifications from the lock screen. Another change is the way the notification tray and quick settings react. The notification tray now doesn’t seem a new window but acts as a stack of cards hovering over the screen when the panel is pulled down. When it is pulled down again, the quick settings panel is visible.
Google has also started a new project- Project Volta. It aims at one of the worst problems encountered by the smartphone industry- the very short battery life. It automatically works in Lollipop phones, acting as an inbuilt battery saver and task killer to save the battery of the device. The new software also brings in a new feature of multiple users. The feature allows the creation of new users, who can set up their own devices in the virtual world, while having the same devices. Guest feature also allows ‘guests’ to use the device without prying into personal information. We can also prioritize our notifications and even select which notifications to show on the lock screen to prevent personal data being shown to any person. The other features like 64-bit processing compatibility, a built in ‘Flappy Android Lollipop’ Easter egg, a new flashlight-like application, 15 new languages and ‘Tap and Go’ are the ones that make Android Lollipop 5.0 the biggest release yet by Android and Google.

(This article by Ishaan Nyati was also posted in the May 2015 issue of Amazing Kids! Magazine – http://mag.amazing-kids.org/)