Shishukunj

Mr. Speed Limit 20

That one sign board they all used to see
Shining in his youth it was said to be
Glowing in the dark like another pole star, it seemed to be
the max 20 Speed Limit Board it was to be.

The tallest sign board across the street
Proudly stood among the trees
With power, I see his lean spine and charisma in his bizarre figure
All the speedy cars used to slow down as they approached near
Alluring silver lining like one on a soda tin can
He proudly held the title of ‘Every Female Sign Board’s Dream Man’;
The smirk on his face had confidence
And all was so perfect until
The time went by.

Mr. Speed Limit 20’s shine started losing its glory
All the cars now used to drive fast unlike when they approached slowly
The charismatic figure started losing its glamour
It started bending down lower… and lower.

The women who used to drool over, were no longer interested
“Let’s replace it”; when someone said
The unseen eyes of it filled with tears of sorrow and pain
He realised that he will never live as he used to
Ever again.

After a few days
After a few weeks
A new board Mr.Speed Limit 50 was among the trees
The cocksure young man
The new dream boy of all
Managed to tempt the stunning ‘Beauty 2020 Salon Board’
Mr. Speed Limit 20 was pulled off
The poor soul was thrown off.

After a few months
After a few years
The youth of Mr. Speed Limit 50 started to disappear
One fine morning
Among the trees
A new Sir, Mr. Speed Limit 80 was seen
It had the same smirk
And a body so lean
The same charisma
The beautiful lining of silver
The confidence in his spine increased by 60.

Time flew by
Mr. 80 made others realize he was none other than Mr. 20
Yes, he was back
He was rebuilt from scratch
He proved that he will live as his will says
Again he stood between the trees
Higher than he used to be.

My Mother’s Perfume

My mother’s perfume, enchanting.
Oh, how wonderful the fragrance is!
Break the bottle, enjoy spanking.
It’s her favourite vial, called Youthful Miss.

The sweet fragrance enters my nose.
I wish, I wish that I could apply it.
Ah! my nose burns; quick, get a hose!
So, the perfume goes into the kit.

It’s my pal’s birthday, little Rids.
Mother, please let me use it, just this once!
No no no, it’s not for kids.
You have your own, tons and tons.

The day I turned a gracious fifteen.
“Here darling, your gift from me.”
Voila! It was that Youthful Miss.
Oh, thank you, thank you, that’s a scintillating gift!

Photography

“A picture is worth a thousand words” This is a common saying everyone uses, but do you know what it means? It means that a single picture can demonstrate what you are trying to say.

Photography is a medium through which we can show different perspectives to the world. It is more like a language but it does not have words. All of us might or might not have seen some attractive photographs in our life. They certainly have some words hidden inside.

Looking at a picture is more like a brain teaser. We always try to analyze what the photographer might have tried to capture in a picture. More of a detective work. When we try to capture an idea in a picture it is very thoughtful and that is why we say that photographers are the ones who are more thoughtful towards creativity.

Photography captures the moment that is already gone and impossible to reproduce. We love to click photographs whenever we go on an excursion. We use photography to store memories of vacations, school competitions, special occasions etc. We read many types of books. But we only understand the ones with pictures better. We see different articles and news on the internet, but have you noticed that each and every one of them has a picture associated with it. Why? Because if we have a glimpse of it before reading then we can try to analyze what it is all about. This makes us more interested in reading that particular article or news.

Some of us use photography as a hobby or a talent. Wherever we go or even if we are at home we like to take photographs of anything. Being kids, most of us start taking pictures for fun. Sometimes, our mother had to rebuke us for doing so. Most of us love to take selfies and edit them to make them more interesting. Some photographers also add artificial backgrounds to make it look attractive. I think that they do this not only for making their photographs more popular but also to make other people who are not interested in the art of photography, interested in the profession to expand it across the world. To conclude I would say that “ Photography is the beauty of life captured.”

The Great Adventure

‘What would be more enjoyable than flying in a plane gazing at the shapes that the clouds form! Isn’t it fascinating that those gigantic islands look so tiny from the plane?’
‘Woof woof,’ my dog said, interrupting me. It seemed as if he was saying, ‘Sure it is!’ But unfortunately we couldn’t enjoy our trip for long as a tremendous windstorm blocked our way. It was coming closer and closer.
I was horrified and soon a blasting voice came and the windstorm broke the entire aircraft in a flash of lightning.’AAAaaaa aaaa’ Snowy and I shouted and before we knew it we fell unconscious.
As my eyes opened I saw two greenish-red eyes staring at me. I was shocked and jumped without realizing that I was on a branch. I fell on Snowy’s tail. He almost bit me. We realized now that we were in the middle of a jungle on an island. We could see creepy-crawlies all around us. We decided to settle down for a while and find our way out soon.
As we were searching for a place to stay I thought we should move forward so that we could trace from where we came but due to a sudden terrifying voice we started running and lost sense of direction. Now we had lost our way. I was disappointed but that was a blessing in disguise as we found a cave near us. We entered it. It was warm there. It was all dark but light entered through a little hole.
We followed the trail and reached a jungle. We were taken by surprise as there were no creepy crawlies. Soon we found a hut, we were delighted and ran towards it. We opened the door and our hearts stood still. We saw a lion drinking soup happily while a lioness was baking a cake. They looked at us with a smile.
We thought they were going to eat us but then they said in a very soft and sweet voice, “Hello visitors, would you like to have a piece of cake?”
We entered the hut believing them as we were starving. The cake was scrumptious. They told us that the cave is the doorway to the unscrambled jungle but the problem is that the cave keeps changing its place so we have to find it.
“Of course we will find it.” I said confidently.
“Easier said than done,” said the lion.
Two days passed but we could not find any clue but we did not lose hope, we kept moving and saw a dinosaur! It looked as scary as a devil and as tall as Burj Khalifa. That creature made my blood run cold.
I did not expect that the next minute it would jump and wag its tail like a puppy but it did. We all chuckled. I asked him about the cave which was playing hide and seek with us. He told us that it was near the waterfall. We rushed there and finally saw the cave. Snowy and I thanked all the animals and hopped into the cave.

If I Could Say and What I Could!

I wish what I said were true
I wish I could be the queen of the world
I wish I could control the world with my words
I wish everything I thought was possible.
If I say I wanna time travel
If I say I wanna fly
If I say I wanna land on the sun
If I say I wanna dance on a cloud
If I say I wanna remain a child
If I say I wanna read minds
If I say I wanna be perfect
I wish I could make it all happen
I wish it were possible.
But I can always be happy
I can always enjoy
I can always keep a smile on my face
I can always remain positive
I can always keep some hope
I can always be myself
I can always try
And then I will be unique

Drawings

The Rain

The rain is here!
Shouts the bear,
The bear goes to tell the hare.

The light goes out,
Bye Industries!
People come out,
Hello, trees!

Everyone loves the rain,
even the frogs, the beavers and cranes.

While the peacock enjoys the rain,
I enjoy the soup from down the lane.

And not a single person does not like,
The cleansing waters, pure and light.

Pranked You

It was a bright, sunny day and Sunny and Lola were hanging out at Sunny’s residence. Their families had known each other for years. Sunny and Lola were playing in the garden as their mothers were gossiping in the living room. They were running, jumping, laughing, and having a great time. They then decided to play on the swing in the garden.

It was Sunny’s turn first; who had a great time as Lola pushed the swing high into the air. He soared high in the air when Lola yelled, “Come on Sunny! You’ve been playing on the swing for the past 10 minutes! It’s my turn now!”

“Just 5 minutes more!” He yelled, coming back down and then going high into the air again.

“No! I am not going to fall for this trick! It’s my turn!” She exclaimed, in an adamant manner.

“Okay, fine!” He said as he stopped the flow of the swing and jumped down. “It’s all yours now.” He added.

“Yay!” She said as she sat on the swing. She signaled him to push the swing.

“Here you go!” He yelled as he pushed the swing.

“Woohoo! Yippee!” A delighted Lola said as she swung up, high into the air.

They were enjoying it to the fullest, when Lola started chatting. “Sunny, do you know, my papa bought me a brand-new laptop! I play my favorite games on it in the evening. Also, my mum bought me a beautiful colored pencil set! I make beautiful drawings with it whenever I’m free. My parents say that I am a great child and I deserve every happiness in the world!” She boasted. She kept on boasting and showing off her riches. Sunny, who of course didn’t like it a bit, decided to teach her a lesson.

“Well that’s great Lola, but even my parents bought me something.” He said while pushing her into the air again. “Oh really, what is it?” Lola asked curiously. “It’s a pup which can talk.” He replied, giggling under his breath. “What? Is it so? Show it to me then” demanded a keen and curious Lola. “Fine then, I’ll go fetch it from inside” he said as he went inside.

Lola continued playing on the swing. A few minutes later, Sunny returned with his hands behind his back. He tiptoed towards the swing. When he reached behind the swing, he brought his hands in front and yelled, “BOO!!!” Lola, who hadn’t noticed him, nearly fell off the swing.

“Eekk!!” She shrieked.

“Hahahahahahahahaha!! Sunny laughed.

“You!” Lola said in anger.

He had the puppet of a duck in his hands. “Remember I told you my parents bought me a pup which can talk?” He asked. “Uh-huh.” She agreed, irritatedly. “This is it! Meet my friend, Mr. Dunken Duck!” He said. “Well hello, Lola! My name is Mr. Dunken Duck. Looks like you are friends with Sunny, who’s a great friend of mine, too! You know, he told me that I’ll meet you today. He also told me that you were boasting about yourself and showing off your gifts. Well, you shouldn’t behave like this. We are all special and the best in our parent’s eyes! Just like you, Sunny’s parents also bring him cool gifts. But he doesn’t like showing off.” Said Sunny, as Mr. Dunken Duck.

Lola realized what Sunny wanted to tell her and said, “Oh, I’m sorry, Sunny! I didn’t realize that I was boasting and showing off. I never meant to do so. I just thought that you’d like to know about them.”

“No need to be disheartened, Lola. It’s okay. I forgive you, but promise me that you’ll not repeat it.” Sunny replied in his normal voice. “I promise!” Lola replied. “Great then, but now it’s my turn to play on the swing!” He replied. “Yes, it is.” She replied. Both smiled at each other and resumed playing.

Be Yourself

Here I am, praising myself for what I do every moment. I am not really envious of the achievements of my friends, instead, I am happy for them because the life that I am living is not for them, it is for me. I might be bad at drawing but that does not mean I will not try to do something else. The more I get inspired, the more I learn, I get better. We can be who we are in front of anyone, especially friends because friends are those who we are not formal with. We can dream about anything like I dream about being an artist when I grow up. If you believe in yourself, you can do anything you want. I believe that self-acceptance is very important. It is the only thing that helps us believe in ourselves. You can take inspiration from anyone you want to but never ever dream about being them because, all of us are unique and we should not waste that uniqueness in being someone who already exists. We should start being who we are every time. Be yourself, you can behave, dress, speak and do anything you want, you don’t have to follow anything your friend or anyone does just to impress him/her.

The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique. – Walt Disney