Hi all !!!
Gone
are the days...
When
the school reopened in June,
And
we settled in our new desks and benches.
When
we queued up in book depot,
And
got our new books and notes.
When
we wanted two Sundays and no Mondays, yet
Managed
to line up daily for the morning prayers.
We
learnt writing with slates and pencils, and
Progressed
To fountain pens and ball pens and then micro tips.
We
began drawing with crayons and evolved to
Colour
pencils and finally sketch pens.
We
started calculating first with tables and then with
Clarke's
tables and advanced to calculators and computers.
When
we chased one another in the corridors in
Intervals,
and returned to the classrooms drenched in sweat.
When
we had lunch in classrooms, corridors,
Playgrounds,
under the trees and even in cycle shed.
When
all the colors in the world,
Decorated
the campus on the Second Saturdays.
When
a single P.T. period in the week's Time Table,
Was
awaited more eagerly than the monsoons.
When
cricket was played with writing pads as bats,
And
Neckties and socks rolled into balls.
When
few played "kabadi" and "Kho-Kho" in scorching sun,
While
others simply played "book cricket" in the confines of classroom.
Of
fights but no conspiracies,
Of
Competitions but seldom jealousy.
When
we used to watch Live Cricket telecast,
In
the opposite house in Intervals and Lunch breaks.
When
few rushed at 1:45 to "Conquer" window seats in our School bus.
While
few others had "Big Fun", "Chock-o-bar","kulfi
ice" and "Pepsi" at 2:00 Clock.
Gone
are the days Of Sports Day, and the annual School Day,
And
the one-month long preparations for them.
Gone
are the days Of the stressful Quarterly,
Half
Yearly and Annual Exams, And the most enjoyed holidays after them.
Of
tenth and twelfth standards, when we Spent almost the whole year writing
revision tests.
We
learnt, we enjoyed, we played, we won, we lost,
We
laughed, we cried, we fought, we thought.
With
so much fun in them, so many friends,
So
much experience, all this and more.
Gone
are the days when we used to talk for hours with our friends.
Now
we don't have time to say a HI.
Gone
are the days when we played games on the road.
Now
we code on the road with laptop.
Gone
are the days when we saw stars shining at night.
Now
we see stars when our code doesn't work.
Gone
are the days when we sat to chat with friends on grounds.
Now
we chat in chat rooms.....
Gone
are the days where we studied just to pass.
Now
we study to save our job
Gone
are the days where we had no money in our pockets
and
fun filled on our hearts
Now
we have the atm as well as credit card but with an empty heart
Gone
are the days where we shouted on the road.
Now
we don’t shout even at home
Gone
are the days where we got lectures from all.
Now
we give lectures to all... like the one I'm doing now....
Gone
are the days
But
not the memories, which will be
Lingering
in our hearts for ever and ever and Ever and ever and Ever .....
NO
MATTER HOW BUSY YOU ARE ,
DON'T
FORGET TO LIVE THE LIFE THAT STILL EXISTS.
IT
WONT BE THERE FOR EVER.
SO,DON'T FORGET TO INVITE ME TO YOUR HOUSE to have a chat and to have a DINNER