Thursday, 1 September 2016

My Teacher- By Arathi Menon

You opened to us

The window of the world

You taught us

The meaning of life

You showed us

The wonders of science

And the magic of math

You made us understand

The depth of language

And the soul of music.

We, your students throughout our lives

Think of you with gratitude

You identified in us

The talents we had

Taught us to embrace the good

And abandon the bad.

You are our guiding star

The beacon of wisdom

‘The portal of success

The catalyst of skill

And lead us to the creator of the World

All Encompassing Love- Sreelakshmi Vasudevan

All Encompassing Love
He knew me before I was even thought of,
He loved me before I existed,
Love is the only feeling that,
Everyone has from birth to death,
Love is pure with no complications,
Love is a gift of God,
Love is God and God is love,
A love that comes from him to me!!

Our childhood is filled with parents’ love,
Their love will forgive us unreservedly,
They are the first ones to hold our hands,
Their love has no bounds,
Throughout life their love will be with us,
They are the lamps which brings light to our lives,
The angels sing when they are near,
Within their arms, you have nothing to fear!!

Friendship is a valuable gift in our lives,
We receive love from friends.
But sometimes love makes us cry,
Love is nothing, but love is everything!

Love is like a million sparkling stars,
We spend most of our time,
With teachers in our childhood,
Teachers are those who admonish us with love
Teachers are the ones who admonish us with care!

Love is hurting as well as painful,
Love is something that comes from the soul,
When I feel rejected,
He becomes an ever loving confidante,
He always knows just what to say,
Talking to him makes my day,
When I feel alone, I see him. Envoy of God sent for me!
My love loves me and my life is filled with colors!!

I can understand, my life mate, my soul mate,
What love is through him,
When the rhythm of my life falls,
He becomes the music of my life,
When I get worried,
He encamps me with love,
His love is never ending!!

She looks at me through her sleepy eyes,
I smile at her, she looks away,
She rises with the moon,
Livens up the gloom,
She’s my doll, She’s my love
She’s my gift from heaven above,
She’s the one who’ll carry my name,
She’s my child, the new one in my life!!

Parents are the ones who take our hand,
When we are young!
We’ll be the ones who take their hands,
When they are old!
When they lose hope,
I am there for them,
For they were with me at my birth,
And I will be with them till the end!!
Sreelakshmi Vasudevan

A Ray of hope- Arathi Menon

A RAY OF HOPE
A ray of hope
Was what you were for us
When we, far from home
Wished we were near
To those who were to us, dear
And when we got to taste
The bitter-sweet world
A tempest beyond our harbour
You were our solace
When theories like boulders
Were kept on our shoulders,
Those used only to stones
And complaints about us,
Fell upon you like an avalanche
Of us being incompetent, naughty
You tried to correct us instead
Gave us a smile, made us feel special
Made us feel like stars
Made us feel like winners
And thus, you were for us

A ray of hope

My Pal-Sreelakshmi Vasudevan

My Pal
The day I entered the campus,
I felt lonely and shy,
Cos I had never known you before,
But day after day I started loving you,
The way you love me and care for me,
Cos you are my pal,
That I’ll always keep a place in my heart,
Fighting with you was the sweetest moments
I had with you,
You will stay with me forever,
 Doesn’t matter how far we are,
You are a part of my soul,
Cos you are my pal!!
Sreelakshmi Vasudevan

My Fantasy World of Love-Sreelakshmi Vasudevan

My Fantasy World of Love
I don’t know when,
My heart started to bloom again,
I don’t know why,
My heart started to beat faster.
When I see him,
I don’t know what,
Made me so close to him.
The only thing I know is that,
I am filled with happiness!!
Dawn to dusk I thought of him,
His lovely grin made my day wonderful,
When I close my eyes,
I could see him with a cute smile,
When the world reject me,
I wished only for him to be with me,
But the truth is that,
He was not mine at all!!
Sreelakshmi Vasudevan

Hex of minds- Sreelakshmi Vasudevan

Hex of minds
Loneliness embraces our souls
When the whole world ignores us!
Loneliness understands us,
When the whole world doesn’t!
Loneliness holds our hand,
When we are left alone to walk through the darkness
But the one that we wish not to be
Is in the LONELINESS

-          Sreelakshmi Vasudevan

Social Stigma- by Sruthi Sajeev

Social Stigma
Yesterday, while I was travelling in a bus which was almost empty, a woman got in carrying a basket full of fish. She sat in one of the seats, as I wondered how such people were allowed in buses. But then, I felt sorry for her and hated myself for thinking like that. But surprisingly, I was not the only one who treated her that way. Nobody else in the bus were ready to sit next to her, though it was closer to the door. It was in fact for some other reasons, rather than the smell of the fish. Yes, it was that kind of social stigma. I got up and sat next to her. She smiled at me.
I did my part. Now it is your turn. Let’s break the Social Stigma!