Smile Revolution - A Poem

 A dimple dug

Two lines made

There goes a man

To invade

The world with his smile

A beam on the face

Like the lily of the nile

So supple

A mile long one

Such finesse

Say the old ladies

God bless!

Such grace

Such zest

The happiest jowls

Happily recessed

Anger crushed

Egos compressed

Such life-turner

A shoulder to  depressed

Blushes and blessings

Gathered

Colours and fragrances

Slathered

He became a healer

A love dealer

Nothing did he do

But smile

A mould of face

A muscle curve

A narrowing of eyes

Changed the world

If a smile can

Do wonders

All these years

We made blunders

Revolutions were begun

Revolutions did end

But none

Did mend

The soul with fear

The soul lost

The soul pricked

The soul tossed

Neither triggered dilution

Of pain endless

As what was needed

Was a smile revolution!

SMS Language-Too much now!

"Ionic bonds are dose bonds which r formed due 2 transfer of electrons.
This is what I got to read when I borrowed the chemistry notebook from a dear friend of mine. Pretty heavy 'dose' of the SMS language eh? H2O seemed a perfect substitute for water and CH3COOH went well for ethanoic acid, but 'dose' for 'those'?I have my apprehensions!

The other day, a friend of mine regretted writing 'dat' for 'that' in her English examination and losing a mark in the examination.

Dear readers, u oops you must be thinking if the writer herself is careful about using the SMS language. To be honest, my informal e-mails feature more 'u's than 'you's, more 'heya's  than 'see you's and more 'BRB's than 'be right back's.

But let us all be a little less selfish and realize how mercilessly we are killing the English language.What about those beautiful long words whose beauty is in their length and not shortening them? What point is there in skipping vowels in words presuming that the reader is a born Shakespeare or a twin-soul of yours to get in mind everything and anything you write? It is simply preposterous.

Imagine our textbooks writing 'glbalisatn' instead of 'globalisation' and 'elctrfctn' instead of 'electrification'!Nobody gets a dream that their is an 'i' before 'f' in the word if he/she doesn't know it.

Most of the people of my age would agree that using the SMS language in an informal fashion with endeared ones is OK! But let us just not make it a habit!Let us just not let it conquer the original language as it is not a dialect but a pirated version. Being global citizens we must protect the originality, authenticity and elegance of our language which is so much entwined with our lives!

Human Rights-Have we forgotten the vital basics of Democracy?

Charles R. Beitz said in his book,
"If the public discourse of peacetime global society, can be said to have a common moral language,it is that of Human Rights."


Two days back, it was the World Human Rights Day on the10th day of the 12th month of the calendar(We writers sometimes wish to complicate things to make it appear interesting)I got a bit late to post this, due to a busy school day and lack of time(ofcourse 24 hours of Sunday are'nt enough to melt fatigue of the entire week!)

Anyways coming to the point, Human Rights are just so very important to us, aren't they?Aren't they something interwoven into human civilisation?
Yes, they are!They have been sprinkled upon us by birth.Just imagine a day without freedom, a world completely biased against you, warfare and drudgery everywhere, and then only would you realise, how quintessential are human rights to our society.


When a child learns how to interact, the first thing that he is taught is that we all are children of God.Truly we all are children of The Almighty.He made us with all love and care, accrediting us with virtues enumerous, empowering us, and then finally giving the green light, and here, we are on this Earth!

Human Rights like equality and dignity, are something very characteristic to our biome, something all human beings will want in their niches,something very cardinal to our existence.They guarantee all human beings the most substratal requisites of life.

Well about the Human Rights Day, you all must know that it is celebrated to solemnise they day of the adoption of the UDHR or the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly.

But what is important is not just recognition of a declaration, but enduring the rights mentioned in it. In the contemporary world (a world infested with social termites like poverty, trafficking etc) human rights have a very important role to play.Human Rights proclamation thus stands paramount when it comes to ensuring all my  global fellow-mates a peaceful and secure life.

We all need to develop a feeling of brotherhood within our hearts. Take the case of India-The Indian Constitution abolished untouchability 62 years back. Still it breathes in the airs of India's villages and cities. So what stands important is removing prejudices from our minds.Also we being the harbingers of a better future, must lend our voices to those people who are socially so paralysed that they cannot even claim the most basic of their requirements.So let us just put a step forward, cherishing the diversity of our species and celebrate Human existence on this wonderful terrain.

Thank You :-)

Scents Of Childhood..

I have two versions of this poem..The difference between the versions lies in the ending..One ending has been written by  me, the other is by my english teacher, Ms. Ashima Katthuria, without whose guidance these poems would not have come onto paper, and yes ofcourse the great Internet...
Here it is...



Snaking through the by-lanes of time,                                                  
I was thrown back in the past tense.
When the mind was a free leeway, sans any knots
Pre-occupied with orange flavoured candies and innocence.
When the eyes widened up at every incognito
Everything that blinged,
Shutting dowing hearing the lullabies
That mother used to sing.

Questions multifarious put up to known folks
Snakes and ladders and ant elephant jokes
Scrapped knees, bruised elbows and stained cheeks
When the hills on the lakeside were the only known peaks
When we were the kings and the neighbourhood park our territory
Fighting battles of stone paper and scissor creating no history

When happiness came wrapped in cocoa squares,
Bliss was synonymous to cotton candies at fairs
When milk was depression and toys possessions
When giggly escapades were an all-time obsession

This is my teacher's version of the end


When dolls made us fight days over days
Winning hide and seek was every victor's ace
That tingle of childhood now is once again sprouting
I see lovely greens around my surroundings
Beneath the heavy books
I hear a soft beat
This beckons me to come out and breathe
Now the rainbow and colours are more defined
For a little knowledge has made it more magnified
How great is childhood
And the innocence in its soul
Do listen to its delicate knock
It gives it everyone for sure


And here is my version of the end.....

Now those green lawns call me
And so do the fairs
My life wishes to rejuvenate
In the cool air....
I remember the hush and noise in the street.
Running after kites, life was upbeat.
The rain falls outside my room's window pane,
On the other side is a happy me dancing in the lane.
Splashing in the mudpools are my feet.
The heavens cry in joy, melting the summer heat.
The world varnished bright, by the downpour.
The rain seeping deep inside my heart's core
I dance, I hop, I sing around,
Remembering the golden days my heart pounds.
The beautiful brush-strokes in my life's colour-book
Ethereal and seraphic are the scents of childhood...

Where Is The Time To Stand And Stare?

This was the first poem I wrote, in 8th standard as much as my memory tells  me.It would always stand special to me, no matter how simple. UNEDITED, completely, here is my first poem. I was a little skeptical about posting this.But matters of heart..oh they leave you option-less.

WHERE IS THE TIME TO STAND AND STARE?

Where is the time to stand and stare,
When competition is everywhere?

Whether industries or politics,
Or take theatre and academics.

When people succeed everywhere,
Where is the time to stand and stare?

Corruption has accompanied competition.
Truth and justice require ignition.

Our talents need to be explored.
Where is the time to get bored?

When degradation is everywhere,
where is the time to stand and stare?

Making promises or giving speeches,
Or just learning what the teacher teaches,
Are not the the only things to be done,
As among us action has been taken by none.

Saving the Earth is our main objective,
For which we have to become active.

Where is the time to stand and stare?
When crime is everywhere.

Rapes, kidnaps, bribes and violence,
Tell me if terrorism is not a serious offence.

It is the time for us to unite,
To come together and fight.

Now answer me,
Where is the time to stand and stare
When modernisation is everywhere?

Imprints of spring..

When everything will speak everything but happiness,
When joy will be all around,
When iredscent will life be,
Spring will come and we shall take off from the ground

When lillies and sunflowers will smile at us,
When the breeze shall dance along-with,
When the sun will be showing thumbs up,
Spring will come and so will life's pith..

When the brook will nourish the green lawns,
And irrigate the ditches
When the vineyards will fragrate the air
Spring will come fulfilling all wishes.

When songs enumerous will fill the ears,
And sweet aroma will impregnate the air
The hues of life will tinct its line drawings
Spring will come like an answer to our prayers.

When the snow will melt away,
And so will our pains,
The winters will be gone
Spring will come and there would be love again.

PALLAVI JAIN

Reflections by the eyes..

I can see it in your eyes
the power to change the world,
The will to change the things absurd.

I can see it in your eyes
the courage to fight,
the strength to be truthful and support who is right.

I can see it in your eyes
a heart to love
The thought of being caring and tender like a dove.

I can see it in your eyes
the capabilities to lead,
to inspire and encourage others indeed.

I can see it in your eyes
truth and respect,
for the one with jokes,the other with intellect.

I can see it in your eyes,
the choice to open closed doors,
on the way learning a lot from the wise lore.

I can see it in your eyes to crack dilemmas,
to take decisions
reviewing every clause.

I can see it in you eyes
you can show others the light
leaving no room for gloom and plight.

I can see it in your eyes
an infant revolutionary.
Just make sure you are in no hurry.

I can see it in your eyes
you can admire others,
waiting are your sisters and brothers.

I can see it in your eyes
a conquerer by personality.
In the crowd don't lose your individuality.

I can see it in your eyes,
changes for better,
improving things which really matter!