And there you're sitting on the couch beside
Wondering what you can actually tell
Or may be just leave things the way they are
They will turn into hell.

You pick up the phone and drop it again
'Cause you know you will not say anything
Love bound us, and now we're trying to bind our love
So helpless, you can't get through it.

And then when I see you giving me a cold shoulder
I couldn't stop those tears from my eyes
They gushed down through, set all the fears
At the edge of this time, I promise you
I'll fade away from your life… honey!
'Cause I love you…
Sweta Parmar
Stella Maris High School, Bangalore

Ode to memory
As birds freely fly
Tears fall down and dry up in the sands of time,
Joys fly away like the yellow leaves of autumn.
Rosy hopes fade away like the petals of a decaying flower,
And Fate's brazen hand crushes dreams into dust.
But memories linger, they are never dead.
Like faithful companions the aged, weather-beaten, scarred,
(Yet with that touch of freshness as seen in an aged face)
They follow us, through thick and thin
Till we reach that great dark inn.
Rupam S. Kalita
City Faculty School, Guwahati

Spiral Spirit of Music
Music is the art and science of harmonious sounds
Delights a guy even on silent mounds
Every timbre of a melody has an intimation
Carefully arranged by a dedicated deliberation.
Each notation demands a diplomatic crave
Departing each minute shrillness by not giving it have
Each tune is a thoughtful flow of rhythm from heart
Causing the surging of blood in every body part
Music boosts the soul with its wisdom
And enlightens its profundity and sweetness at random
Music chases away all hectic worries
Imparting patience causing joyous merries
There is no co rival of music to hamper its funkiness
And create a hindrance in the flow of its sweetness
Music is the devoted meditation of heart, mind and soul
Which decides a person's role in setting a goal.
Shivya Agarwal
Sophia Senior Secondary School, Ajmer