lifethrupoems

I leaned over to the side

Gazed at the world around me

I stopped at the little brook

And stretched out my wings

I watched the sun dance in the water

As I took a drink

I took off into the pink sky

Then you saw me clearly

My brilliant red and orange scales, shining in the sun

My colossal, bright red wings, swaying in the wind

My fierce, scarlet claws, skewering mice

My sharp, orange horns, almost like flames themselves

Everyone gasps in awe when they see me

I fly gracefully across the sunset sky

Thinking of lives of simpletons, of mice or humans

But then I push that thought away, happy for my dragon life

We were running on our way

On a fine fall day

The birds were chirping gaily

And we saw the little ball we play with daily

I stooped down to take it

And then threw it with my mitt

She ran after it happily

And at home she pawed it lazily

She is the best dog I could wish for

Even if all the dogs of the world were lined up at my door

He dips and dives like the water itself

He swims and leaps like a ballerina

He eats his food and uses tools like a thinker

He looks and acts like an adorable puppy

He treats his cubs and family as his equals

Teaching and helping them everyday

And he regrets the day they go away

I’d love him and his family as our beloved pets

Who we’d of course treat as family

Cause he is a beautiful sea otter

As I stepped out of my nest

I wondered what they want

As they nudged me to the edge

I thought I was going to die

But then dad took off

Then I knew

They wanted me to fly

One step, a fall

I flapped my wings and took off

I was flying

As we flew away I looked at my nest and said

Good bye

Look so many lights

Some firecrackers, some diyas, some sparklers

Every house is bright

Everyone is having fun

Some people are watching the firecrackers with neighbors

Some people are playing with sparklers and family                                  

This is so much fun

This is the festival of lights

Look so many colors

Some red, some blue, some green, some pink

Flying through the air

Look so many people

Some drenched, some stained, some both

Everyone is having fun

I’m off to play with my friends

Veda, ha ha ha ha ha

I’ll get you back

This is so fun

This is the festival of colors

Why does the fire glow?

Why do all the plants grow?

Is there something we overlooked?

Hidden away inside a book?

All I have to do is peek in and look

To find the things we overlooked

Why why why why indeed

Find the secret power we need

Why why why why indeed

Find the secret power we need

Why does the fire glow?

Why did evolution grow?

Why did dinosaurs evolve?

Why does the earth revolve?

Why why why why indeed

Find the secret power we need

Why why why why indeed

Find the secret power we need

Why does the fire glow?

Why does the wind blow?

Why did that something burst?

How do I quench my knowledge thirst?

To figure out the secret power

I think and think for many an hour

Why why why why indeed

To find the secret power we need

Why why why why indeed

To find the secret power we need

I was on a walk

on a Saturday morning

then I stopped

watched it fall ever so gently

a single leaf……..

as orange as fire on the tip

but close to the stem, a crimson red

I went over

picked it up

lifted it

so it covered the sun

only the rays showing                                                    

I walked home

the image in my mind

I painted it lovingly

but not even a painting by Picasso

could capture the emotions

of the falling leaf

We hiked so long all the way to the top

We had many a break for some rest

When we came back, on the floor would I flop

But until then I shall take on the test

We had quite long breaks at bench one and two

It was at bench 2, when we had our lunch

“Were the 6th graders having their lunch, too?”

I wondered as I took many a munch

Oh yay we are on our way down from now

For my red eyes were closing steadily

I wished for some milk from a dainty cow

So I skipped back to campus readily

But now all I do is homework and play

Which is not akin to NatureBridge day