Feelings:

When I am lonely

I am sad

With this tension

I will go mad.

I thought that friends

Were nothing

But today I’ve realised

That they are everything.

Sometimes when I am lonely

I feel bored

I need friends

More and more.

I feel my life

Is a prison

The breaking of friendship

Is only the reason.

Today I sit and cry

I think it is better to die

So I say

Bye, bye and bye.

— Sandesh Khawash, Class VI, Gyankunj Higher Secondary School, Kathmandu

Mother dear:

My mother is like the Earth

She gave me birth

She gave me a life

She showed me the light.

My mother is a Goddess

I worship my mother

My mother is gold

For me she is very

valuable.

She taught me to talk

She helped me to walk

I love her very much

But I can’t say how much.

— Mitali Oli, Class V,

St. Mary’s High School, Lalitpur

Happiness and cheer:

Let us gather round and cheer

With a sip of wine or ice cold beer.

Perhaps you’re like me and don’t drink the swill,

Or like my grandparents who live on pills.

Maybe this world seems harsh at times,

Or it’s just that most of us just like to whine.

I’d say this is a great place to be,

All depends on is how we see.

True we’ve had bad things in the past,

But we know in our hearts these will not last.

If we try our best to be simple and pure,

There’s nothing our hopes and dreams

cannot cure.

— Nitu Kedia, Kathmandu

Fly like a bird:

I wish I could fly

Like a bird in the sky

I am sad that I can’t fly

Birds are calling me from the sky

I wish I had wings

That I could fly.

If I could fly

Like a bird in the sky

I’d see this beautiful world from the sky

If I could see the world from the sky

I’d spread peace and happiness

In the world from the sky

— Kriti Dongol, Class V-B, Gems,Lalitpur

A girl comes into my life:

She is very nice.

She visits me in my dream

And resides in my heart’s film.

She thinks I do not love her

But I’ve always loved her

Please come into my life

And show me love’s light

— Krishna Pandey, Apex Academy