<p><strong>Loss</strong></p>.<p>I thought, a sunny day where nothing could go wrong;</p><p>A sentence that made me cry lifelong.</p><p>I was enjoying life in class;</p><p>Didn’t know I was fragile like glass.</p><p>The principal called me to share something;</p><p>What he told me shattered everything.</p><p>He told me my father was in a car wreck;</p><p>An accident that broke his neck.</p><p>I stumbled backwards hearing those words;</p><p>It felt like my heart was stabbed with a sword.</p><p>I can’t believe he is no more;</p><p>The memory that is etched in my core.</p><p><strong>Chinmayi L, 15<br>Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka</strong></p>.<p><strong>Back to sweet six</strong></p>.<p><br>As twilight cascades, the crowd gathers,<br>Turning the day into a core memory.<br>Cakes and toffees tossed and gulped,<br>Whistles screeching from every mouth.<br>Crowns twirling to the beat of music,<br>Frocks and gowns with frills.<br>As ribbons of boxes are untied, they unleash a surprise.<br>Be it plastic, be it gold, each a memory to hold.<br>As the night descends, so does the party,<br>But the music in me, it soars,<br>Takes me into a trance, when I reminisce about it.<br>Taking me back to sweet six, again.<br></p><p><strong>Nehrin Riyaz</strong>, 10<br><strong>Mangaluru, Karnataka</strong></p>.<p><strong>Every memory</strong></p>.<p>I want to live today over and over again<br>I want to remember every bit of this day<br>I want a flashback safe inside<br>And I’ll make sure it will stay<br>I want to embed the time we spent<br>in to my heart, etched in my soul<br>To smile each time it surfaces back<br>An image, a picture of joy in this world<br>I want to make memories every moment<br>and live them over and over again<br>I want to bury them deep<br>Inside the core of my heart, letting them shine<br></p><p><strong>Mehreen M</strong>, 14<br><strong>Bengaluru, Karnataka</strong></p>
<p><strong>Loss</strong></p>.<p>I thought, a sunny day where nothing could go wrong;</p><p>A sentence that made me cry lifelong.</p><p>I was enjoying life in class;</p><p>Didn’t know I was fragile like glass.</p><p>The principal called me to share something;</p><p>What he told me shattered everything.</p><p>He told me my father was in a car wreck;</p><p>An accident that broke his neck.</p><p>I stumbled backwards hearing those words;</p><p>It felt like my heart was stabbed with a sword.</p><p>I can’t believe he is no more;</p><p>The memory that is etched in my core.</p><p><strong>Chinmayi L, 15<br>Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka</strong></p>.<p><strong>Back to sweet six</strong></p>.<p><br>As twilight cascades, the crowd gathers,<br>Turning the day into a core memory.<br>Cakes and toffees tossed and gulped,<br>Whistles screeching from every mouth.<br>Crowns twirling to the beat of music,<br>Frocks and gowns with frills.<br>As ribbons of boxes are untied, they unleash a surprise.<br>Be it plastic, be it gold, each a memory to hold.<br>As the night descends, so does the party,<br>But the music in me, it soars,<br>Takes me into a trance, when I reminisce about it.<br>Taking me back to sweet six, again.<br></p><p><strong>Nehrin Riyaz</strong>, 10<br><strong>Mangaluru, Karnataka</strong></p>.<p><strong>Every memory</strong></p>.<p>I want to live today over and over again<br>I want to remember every bit of this day<br>I want a flashback safe inside<br>And I’ll make sure it will stay<br>I want to embed the time we spent<br>in to my heart, etched in my soul<br>To smile each time it surfaces back<br>An image, a picture of joy in this world<br>I want to make memories every moment<br>and live them over and over again<br>I want to bury them deep<br>Inside the core of my heart, letting them shine<br></p><p><strong>Mehreen M</strong>, 14<br><strong>Bengaluru, Karnataka</strong></p>