Poem 54 - Cold Frost

The cold chill made my bones freeze

I put on my gloves and sweater

There was a very, very strong breeze

Warm Clothes made me feel better

My teeth chattered all the time

Making a very funny sound

It was like making sounds rhyme

Very cold is the marble ground

Fast I put my slippers on

Makes me feel much more better

Covered with snow is my lawn

Warm I am coz' of my sweater

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 53 - New Years eve

This year is completely new

For all including me and you

Leave all your worries behind

Only good things you should find

May this new year be fantastic

Good habits you should pick

On this new year's eve

Tensions you should leave

Happy New Year To All My Friends And Family Members

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 52 - A Tree's Life

Well here I am a little tree

In my shade you can rest for free

Travelers sit under me to rest

On my branches birds make many a nest

Many people pluck fruits from me

Sometimes I care but I let them be

After all everything is free

and it makes the people happy

But today was a strange day

No longer children came to play

Only one boy came and buckled his shoe

But after that he angrily went too

It was then I realized it is autumn

Day by day leaves are leaving me glum

After all they fall onto the ground

Without telling me, without making a sound

And to make matters worse

A woodcutter drove a wedge into me

I am sure on me somebody has put a curse

Because if I had evaded the attack I could be free

In a few weeks I'll be cut

Maybe into small pieces of wood

Maybe to build a hut

But I will be gone for good

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 51 - A boys first day of school

Using the comb he brushed his hair back

And once again he checked his back pack

Making sure all the books were in there

He closed the bag's zip with lots of care

Who wouldn't on their first day of school?

After all all of us just wanted to look cool

He made sure his shoelace was alright

And he made his belt a bit more tight

He tried not to get into a fight

And to the teachers he was polite

He became the teacher's favorite

Not only a little but every bit

That is how a school boy should be

Not badly behaving like me

And this boy was my other brother

The younger son of my kind mother

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 50 - My Class Teacher

(To Lakshmi Ma'am)

My class teacher

Is not a cheater

She is surely and surely the best

She can bring a good boy out of a pest

She is very, very kind

and she always uses her mind

When we play she has no objection

Actually with us she too has fun

She educates us well

About hearing, about smell

She plays and laughs with me

whenever she is free

But when she is teaching there is always silence

All children will be writing down notes with their pens

She is the one who can handle a class

And she keeps it clean as a window glass

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 49- It's almost Christmas

I stepped out of my house in delight

Everything had become white

Yes, you are right it is snow

It is everywhere high and low

Oh Yes! It is December

It is now that I remember

For a Walk I need to go

In the neighborhood to see the snow

Oh! Every house looks warm

Even the little farm

Each house has a Christmas tree

Decorated completely

In each house there is a small little light

It makes the whole house bright

It reminded me of Christmas

So I didn't make any more fuss

I went back home very, very happy

Remembering to decorate my Christmas tree

And now it is decorated

And my house is also lighted

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 48- Spend time with your friends

In life sometimes comes a point

With friends you no longer can be joint

In life comes a sudden bend

when you realize you have no friend

When the school you have to change

I know you just feel strange

It is a totally unexpected turn

from which a lesson you should learn

That friend's can't be their always

They maybe there only for a few days

With your friends a lot of time you should spend

Before comes the totally unexpected bend

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 47-A Judge's Death

Into his room went the tired old Judge

Preparing for many a case

Outside in the hall he heard something budge

Under blankets he hid his face

It was already Nightfall

When the judge heard a scream

For help he heard somebody call

He wished it was a dream

For Safety he shut the room door

and all the open windows

Trembling he sat on the floor

But later what happened nobody knows

He was found dead

A knife in his throat

Stains were on his bed

and on his black coat

Maybe it was Suicide

or maybe murder

But he surely died

And he left in this year

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 46- Sister's birthday poem

(This poem is dedicated to my sister who's birthday is today, Dec 3)

My silly big sis

Doesn't like my wet sticky kiss

With her I love to fight

What! With her I should be polite?

Being sister and brother

We love one another

The fights we usually forget

But after forgiving I do regret

She might be turning fifteen

But she is very, very mean

But she can also be fun

So she is a sister like none

She is only mine

And she is just fine

HAPPY B'DAY to you

Hope your life feels new

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 45- Father's Birthday poem

(This poem is dedicated to my father who's birthday was on Dec 1)

I love you dad

You never let me be sad

You are very rare

You taught me how to share

Father I love you

And I know you love me too

Even if I get a scare

of me you take care

You have taken me everywhere

To the market to the fair

So today I thank you

for making my life feel new

You have given me everything

Which makes me feel like a king

So today I wish you a happy birthday

This long back I did have to say

You always play with me

Together we have fun

Together we've climbed a tree

and played a lot in the sun

Near me you always are

Together we make a team

From me you never go far

Well to me like that it does seem

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 44- The moon desire

I wish I could see the moon

I know you will think this is strange

I want to see it at noon

It should be in my touching range

The moon I wish I could touch and feel

The moon is the thing on which I shall be

On the moon I wish I could have a meal

and maybe supper and some tea

Everyday the moon bobs at night

It feels shy to come in the day

Maybe the sun gives it a fright

And very far it does stay

At night the moon scares the sun

and the sun goes in hiding

At that time the moon has fun

Until the sun comes to give the moon a thrashing

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 43-Going to a desert

When I was in the middle of the desert

I realized that water was very less

Of this I became very alert

Because if I wasn't I would fall in a mess

When I wanted to quench my thirst

I would tell myself NO NO!

I should keep it for the worst

as water was very low

Riding on the camel was a big pain

Because it was the first time I was riding

For the first time I wished that it would rain

So that I could go along while drinking

At last I saw a oasis

So I finished my last bottle in a hurry

I thought this was a bliss

But later I got such fury

A mirage it had been

I almost fainted

Oh! What had I seen

Now in a few hours I might be dead

But as it grew darker

My village I could see

I went to a shop and drank water

Oh! Thank you God for saving me

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 42- Bad Man

He smoked a cigar

and I saw him going to the bar

He is a bad man people said

the street is his house and bed

Even though he is a beggar

about his life he has no fear

He tells he wants to die

nobody knows why

On my way

I see him every day

that man is sometimes funny

he asks me for money

That man though bad

must also be mad

to ask money from a child

Isn't he wild?

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 41- Lovely Twilight

It's just about to be twilight

today everything went right

there was not even a minor fight

and even I was very polite

The sun too looks very lovely

I look at it and it looks at me

Today the sun's each ray

Is going towards the correct way

Just look at the beautiful sunset

I wish I could capture it using a net

and just look at the lovely sun

I want to dance and have some fun

Though I feel a bit shy

To you now I say good bye

Because I'll go and see some more of the sight

and see the suns beautiful glowing light

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 40- Fight Global Warming

All of us have got a warning

That Earth is getting hot

It is Global Warming

and then Earth will rot

There won't be a bit of green

My Oh My!

Plants won't be seen

because all of us will die

Where once life had met

will completely have been gone

there will be no blue planet

and nobody will see twilight or dawn

We should work very fast

we should be active

we should make the future to past

only then can we live

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 39- Fat cat

My cat gained lots of weight

By eating lots of junk food

Fat is my cats state

and he does not look good

My pet is very fat

He refuses to become thin

My dear cat

will burst if poked with a pin

All day he will only eat

or only sleep

let it be cat food or meat

he will never weep

One day I got a shock

Now you will know what I saw

It could not walk

In-fact it could not lift even a paw

I forcefully made him thin

now he is in correct size

So that he won't burst out of his skin

I made him exercise

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 38- The lost key

I saw a key in the hot desert sand

To pick it up down went my hand

The key I was about to pick

When on my back I felt a hard kick

When I turned a man was looking at me

He said' That key holds my name can't you see?'

I picked it up and gave it to the man

He took it and then he ran

At once I realized he might be a robber

and not the key's owner

I felt like I was running in a race

because from that minute on was the chase

The man had a head start

'But don't give up' said my mind and heart

The man was too fast for me

And so he ran with the key

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 37- Night Fright

One very dark night

When Earth was lit by the moon

I thought everything was going right

But I said this too soon

I could not sleep a wink

So I switched on the light

At that time I heard a clink!

So I closed the light in Fright

I heard something fall

I thought it was a thief

It came from the hall

but that did not give me any relief

I cautiously opened the room's door

getting scared even more

To the hall I ran and ran

Hoping that on me won't pounce a man

But once there what a shock I got

A thief it was not

It was only my pet cat

chasing a baby rat

After counting sheep

I did fall asleep

In the morning I went to my cat

And gave it a pat

So that very night

Not everything went right

This funny incident

Into the family history it went

It is almost forgotten

by every person

But this night which was moonlit

I still remember it

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 36- One little bird

One hot morning

I heard the birds sing

and then I saw them fly

very very high

They flew into the sky

to fly I would love to try

this is not a lie

but i really want to fly

Oh! But there is one little bird

it seems to be injured

i heard it cry

as it tried to fly

I thought I'll take it to my hut

so that I can plaster it's cut

But what if I do not?

It might die in the hot

But how will I catch the bird

I really wondered

At that time it flew

But believe me this story is true

- Gaurang Rao

Poem 35- Faith in God

In God we must believe

from morning to eve

When you are in danger

absolutely have no fear

God is there everywhere

over here and over there

If you want God in your heart

This is how you must start

All you should do is pray

In your heart God will longer stay

Every problem of yours God will share

He will come to you without turning a hair

Once I had to go to an examination

Very late I had reached the station

But God had stopped the train

by pouring down unexpected rain

Another time I had lost my way

And to God I did pray

When I was crying in pain

God put me on the correct lane

Poem 34-Monuments around the world

The leaning tower of Pisa

and the pyramids of Giza

All these monuments are very great

Places you'll like and not hate

The long amazon river

And the tall Eiffel tower

are places that I would like to see

Places that I'll see with glee

So one day when I am free

I'll go to the places not seen by me

and a few other places too

but for me everything i see will be new

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 33-Messy room

Your room is in a mess

In every place is scattered a book or a dress

You go and clean it at once

or for tea you wont get buns

My mom was in a fit

I knew now I had to clean it

I picked up every dress and book

and made sure I cleaned every nook

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 32- Oliver Twist

I pulled my hat a bit more down

'course I had to in this hot town

'Ay 'Ay I was carryin' a heavy sack

And now I had grazed my back

Now of the days I have lost track

From the day I knew what was a whack

They taught a scared old boy who is nine

yes they taught me how to steal somethin' thats not mine

Yes this is the life of Oliver Twist

To live in the hot or to live in a mist

From the theft school now he had run away

Here he is now walking in the hot sun of may

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 31-The lost kid

Around the streets wandered the boy

Carrying his only thing, a small toy

Crying and not knowing what to do

I am sure the little boy wished this was not true

After some time he came and asked me

'My father did you see'?

I held his hands and said No

and the boy started crying in woe

At that time he pushed my hands and ran

and ran and ran to a man

The man his father took him to a car

and both of them went very very far

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 30-Park eve

In the beautiful light of the eve

I saw many people leave

The park in front of my home

where i go and freely roam

A place where I love to sit

A place that keeps me fit

To reach there I usually race

Of course my favorite place

Whether it is light or dark

I simply love that park

That is the best place I have seen

The best place to where I have been

- Gaurang Rao

Poem 29- Funny night

It was very dark

When I heard my dog bark

I thought somebody was in my house

or was it just a mouse

I tiptoed to the hall

where i tripped over a ball

When I thought I was gone

The lights flashed on

I almost jumped out of my skin

and wobbling was my chin

I thought I'll be shot

But what a shock I got

It was only my mother

Who had come to drink water

so my folk

wasn't this a joke?

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 28- Exams october

True came my fear

the exams have come near

Study is the only thing I can do

about Christopher Columbus and his crew

And now to you I will say goodbye

you know the reason so don't ask me why?

Study...Study...Study

I'll miss you my buddy

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 27-School again

The excellent holidays end here

And school days have come near

I hate waiting in the morning traffic

For the school which I reach very quick

Have to study every minute

To become a doctor or a pilot

I wish Biology and physics

were easy as breaking sticks

Then I shan't mind the thing called school

Where you are not allowed to break even one rule

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 26 - Trouble

Trouble... trouble... trouble.

By minute it is getting double

So much holiday homework to do

I wish this was not true

Oh no! school starts tomorrow

I said with lots of sorrow

So i'd Better do my homework

Other wise i'll look like a jerk

Nor do I want to be looking like some silly nerd

But I don't want to look like I have a brain of a bird

- Gaurang Rao

Poem 25-Insects

insects are very small,

so small they can cling to a wall

grasshoppers,lizards and spiders

are very good hiders.

smaller insects like termites and ants,

are so small,they can hide under plants.

they mean no harm, even in a farm.

they just want a home,

where they can freely roam.

so let us not kill insects

and think too are gods pets

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 24-On a Bus...

Once on the way to Bangalore

I entered the bus and sat in my seat

My mother who came last closed the door

as I was relaxing my feet

I thought I will go to sleep

But I was thinking very deep

about my nice vacation

which I was enjoying in my nation

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 23- Heavy rain

While I was walking down the lane

down poured the rain

while running I lost my way

and reached a shop called flowers of May

But the shop was not open any more

said the notice on the door

luckily the rain stopped

I jumped, skipped, danced and hopped

I soon remembered the way

and no longer there did I stay

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 22- Spring

In the early days of spring

I heard the birds sing

and saw the flowers bloom

from the window of my room

Only in the beauty of light

could I see this excellent sight

My garden is the best

I thought as I went to rest

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 21 -Going to the Moon

I said I'll go to the moon

I hope the day will come soon

For a long time I did wait

For the big date (to go to the moon)

I hope somebody will give me a boon

So that i can go to the moon

but who will give it to me?

So that to the moon I can flee

-Gaurang Rao

Fold in Bathroom

This incident took place when I was 5 years old. I had learned how to fold my bed cover. One day me and my sister were folding our bed covers at the same time, as our room was quite small there was not too much of space to stand and fold. I got angry and went to the bathroom and folded it there. I didn’t know I should not do it in the bathroom. My parents and sister had a hearty laugh at this incident. Later when I was a bit older I realized what I had done. I still feel ashamed of myself of doing such a thing.

Riddle 1 - Which game?

This game is played with a heavy ball and a stick

It is not a game where you can freely kick

When you put the ball into the hole

It is like you have scored a goal

You cannot put the ball into water or sand

At least it should fall on a patch of green land

What is the game?

Write down the name.

Poem 20- चेहेकती चिड़ियाँ

आज मैं सुबह को जब जाग गया

मुझे दिखा एक भारत नया

में रोज़ सवेरे चिड़ियों का गाना सुनता था

मैंने पुछा "कहाँ गए है सब चिड़ियाँ माँ?

क्या वो कभी नहीं आयेंगे?

क्या वो कभी गाना नहीं गायेंगे?

फूल नहीं हैं बगिया में

चुरा लिया है किसने उन्हें?

हम लोग है इस के कारन

जो पेड़ों का हुआ मरण

पेड़ों को मत काटना

बचाने में हाथ बढाना

Summer Holidays - 2010

I am starting to feel very excited, only a few days more and my summer holidays start!!

Going back to India visiting my relatives and playing with my friends and cousins.

Won't that be fun? Just imagine, two whole months of fun. Have to keep in touch with studies though. The sad part is that there is LOTS of holiday homework which I will have to do when I am in India. Anyways can't wait for the school to close. It closes on July 8th and reopens on September 14th.

Poem 19- Thank You God for nature

Thank you trees that give me food

That does taste very good

Thank you sun for giving light

Which makes the planet nice and bright

Thank you water because of which we live

Thank you God for all you give

Thank you my loving Earth

After all you are the place all of us got birth

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 18-East or West Home is the best

I love my home

where I can freely roam

Where I can run and play

throughout the day

It is not like school

where you cannot act like a fool

A place where you can dance and sing

And eat like a king

East or West

home is the best

Nothing better than my house

where my mother catches a mouse

- Gaurang Rao

Poem 17- Water to live

The well was dry

and nor was it near by

I had to walk a mile

to live for a while

There was no rain for a week

and nor was there a near by creek

where i would be able to quench my thirst

but this day was one of the worst

- Gaurang Rao

Poem 16- Laughter

Always Keep laughing

When you are dancing or singing

It will make you feel better

if you have been bitter

It keeps you healthy

whether you are poor or wealthy

It always refreshes you

even if you argue

- Gaurang Rao

Poem 15- Confidence

Confidence is being brave

even if you are in a dark cave

Keep faith in your mind

and always be kind

You can do anything

even become the king

confidence is all you need

and you will always lead

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 14- Day by Day Getting Worse (Earth)

Why is Earth Getting worse

Is it because of a curse?

Is it already too late

to save even a state?

"Help Me!! Help Me!!

Just Plant one tree

All the trees have died"

Earth Bitterly Cried

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 13- Pet

I wish I had enough money

to buy a small bunny

only if my parents would let

such a cute pet

Or even a cat

that will catch a rat

then it will get a treat

for lunch it might get meat

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 12- Family

My sister, mom and dad

none of them are bad

They help me in every place

even if i have to win a race

In the homework which I hate

They always give me faith

That homework is nice

and easy as eating rice

- Gaurang Rao

Poem 11-Save Earth

Why was Earth created

It has only heated

We could have kept it cool

But even I was a fool

My dear mate

Is it too late

for the Earth to be saved?

where I have played

Like thunder we must stop

the little water drop

and even a tree

Yes, You and Me

We have to reunite

So that together we can fight

against pollution

as it is the only solution

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 10- Friends

Without friends its no good

I have just understood

The days we have played

and when together we had stayed

These days can not be wasted

as only once they are tasted

So never forget

the friends you have met

-Gaurang Rao

Poem 9- Kitchen

My mother works in the kitchen everyday

Let it be in June, July or May

Everyday she sweeps the floor

But dust keeps coming more and more

Not only the kitchen, but also the house

she looks for a lizard or traps a mouse

She washes forks and spoons

some with designs as moons

- Gaurang Rao

Poem 8- Books

I have read many books

In which there are crooks

some who pick-pocket money

and some who steal honey

Some books have mystery

while some have history

Some about life

where a person is killed by a knife

- Gaurang Rao

Poem 7-Activity Day

A special day has come

So do not be glum

It is a day full of creativities

and the school has such good facilities

I see many things

Including birds with wings

and things made of clay

which are kept on a tray

-Gaurang Rao