Acknowledgement
Special thanks to:
My parents who encouraged and supported me and through every step of the journey.
Contents:
Section 1:
Unknown
A Question
Friends
Fallen
Freedom and Luxury
Section 2:
50 Years
Reminiscence
Pleasures of Life
Hope
Gratitude
Section 1:
“I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.” – Charlie Chaplin
"Tears come from the heart and not from the brain." –Leonardo da Vinci
"One thing you can't hide is when you're crippled inside." –John Lennon
“The good times of today are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.” -Bob Marley
"The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone." –Harriet Beecher Stowe
Unknown
As she picks up a picture
Of a person she has never known,
A single tear appears
Glistening like dew.
How she longs
For the love and care,
Of a person whom
She has never even met.
She can only wonder
How life could have been,
If the particular person
Was still with her.
And as she puts back
The picture of her mom,
She walks away slowly
Holding back her tears.
A Question
I have a question, Mommy
Where is my Daddy?
He promised he would return to me
After the war was over.
Yet, it’s been five months now
Still, he hasn’t returned.
That day a soldier arrived
And he told you something
Since then, you have been crying
What did he tell you, Mommy?
When will Daddy return
To give me a big hug?
When will he return
To play with me again?
When will he return
To read me stories?
When will he return
To say “I love you?”
I have a question Mommy
Where is my Daddy?
Friends
Quiet, shy and nerdy,
How anyone would describe me!
And indeed, I was unsocial
And nervous around people!
Going through a lot of stress
From school, tuitions and many more!
I felt miserable
And wanted a way out.
But then you suddenly came
And lent me a hand.
I took it
And I suddenly felt grand.
Countless jokes, endless laughter
Defined our friendship.
Having each other’s backs
I felt grateful to God.
But then it happened!
The chain was broken!
And without you, my friends
I went back to square one again.
Fallen
As I walk out into the night
Falling on me drops of rain
I hold on to a faint light
But it is all in vain.
I walk without purpose
Surrounded by not a light
No cheers or a smile
Only shouts and jeers.
Not a path up in front of me
Only an eternal void
I am to be consumed by
And say goodbye.
And as I recognise
That I have truly fallen
I can only walk forward
And weep in silence.
Freedom and Luxury
Walking in the dirty streets,
And dark alleyways,
The 2 pairs of brown paws
Make their silent way
Towards the butcher shop
For scraps and leftovers,
Which the butcher keeps generously
For a certain inhabitant.
Roaming the streets by day,
And staying in an alleyway at night.
Living a really simple life
But definitely happy alright.
Gazing at the stars at night
With a couple of friends,
All together as a team,
And all free by right.
Meanwhile, in the backyard
Of a house across the street,
A certain inhabitant
Waits eagerly for its meal.
A boy with bowls of food and water
Places them near the creature,
And gives it some quick pats
As it devours its meal hungrily.
Mornings and evenings are spent
In walks and play.
But those are the only times
It experiences another world.
The creature stares at the night sky
With a collar and a chain around its neck.
The only things that signify
Its permanent fate.
Deep down it knows,
No matter how much it devours with glee,
And no matter how much it is loved,
It will never be free.
Section 2:
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony.”- Mahatma Gandhi
“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” – Mother Teresa
“Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.”- Helen Keller
50 Years
When you two first started
A new chapter in your lives,
You had nothing much
Except for each other.
But you never gave up.
You vowed to traverse life
And stay with each other
No matter what.
Through all times good and bad,
You never let go of each other’s hands.
And fifty years later,
The love still carries on.
Now you are not just two,
You have an entire family
Blessed with gifts from God
And having want of nothing.
Yet your love for each other
Has never wavered in the slightest
And we all pray to God
That it remains this way.
Reminiscence
When I was a child,
I read storybooks all day,
Dreamed about being this and that,
And made new discoveries.
Playing and imagination,
Always curious about the world.
My only struggle was school.
Oh, those were the days!
Then I became a teen,
And started to discover myself,
While coping with the increased workload,
And struggling to maintain relationships.
Neither a child nor an adult!
It was always so confusing.
Becoming quite a rebel,
And trying to find my place in the world
Then I became an adult,
Holding down a job,
And having to manage expenses
Of household and family
All childhood dreams forgotten,
All ambitions lost.
My only thought was to make a living,
And maintain quite a tribe.
Now I am old and frail,
Lying in a hospital bed,
Surrounded by my family,
And all of my friends.
I feel a strange calm
Wash over me,
As I peacefully and finally
Close my eyes for the last time.
Pleasures of Life
Observing a beautiful sunrise
Or a mesmerising sunset
Or just watching the pit-pattering rain
Or the relentless fall of snow.
Going out on a trip
Be it a beach or the hills
Or just going out into the garden
And sitting amongst the greenery.
Out for a movie
Or for dinner
Either by yourself
Or with your closest.
Just chilling in the weekends
Lazing on the couch
With your favourite book or movie
Or whatever your hobby.
We better never stop
Appreciating these moments
Because little they may seem
But they are the pleasures of life.
Hope
Once a struggling idiot
After graduating college,
Having no idea in life
And thought to be a failure.
However, something kept me going
Even during this time.
That feeling is what
We all know as hope.
It kept me going
And motivated me
Even when the whole world
Had given up on me.
Now I have reached
Heights thought to be unreachable
And I am finally sitting
On the peak, as I always wished.
When I look back now,
I feel proud
For never losing hope
And never giving up.
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Gratitude
For a family so wonderful,
Which never leaves my side,
Which loves me like no other,
And which is my shield.
For friends who have been the best,
At catching me when I fall.
The friendships are fire forged
And unbreakable at the core.
For the teachers who have
Been like my guardians,
Preparing me for the outside world
And helping me stay on the path.
They helped me get out
Of the darkest corners of my life
And turned me into the person
Brimming full of light.
I learn to appreciate the people
Who have been my support system,
Because once they are gone,
They will be missed forever.
About The Author
Riddhiman Das was born on 2nd March, 2009.
He is a 15 year old teenager and an aspiring writer. He is extremely fond of reading books and literature and he also loves playing the guitar and singing. Riddhiman resides in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, in India with his parents Debjani Dhar and Kausik Das.
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Well written
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