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Poet's Corner
Outside my window a new year I see,
And I can determine what kind of year it will be.
It can be busy and productive and funny,
Or boring, and cold — but I’ll make it sunny.
My own state of mind is a determining key
For I am the person that I choose to be.
I can be creative with my crafts on the shelf,
And think more of others than
I do of myself.
I can enjoy what I do and make it fun
Rather than gripe and unload on someone.
I can be patient with others less driven
And encourage them to use their talents given.
I’ll have faith in myself, what I’ll see, what I’ll hear;
And I personally intend to
make the best of this year
AMBREEN SHAMA,
15 years
Dawn
New wishes, new dreams and new hopes are born,
As the night changes itself into dawn.
The darkness, the fear and the worries are gone,
As the night changes itself into dawn.
A situation of singing and chirping is formed,
As the night changes itself into dawn.
Light falls and the grass shines in the lawn,
As the night changes itself into dawn.
The time of saying prayers is on,
As the night changes itself into dawn.
Its the time of reading the Holy Quran,
As the night changes itself into dawn.
MOHAMMAD ASIF NAWAZ,
13 years, Abbottabad
Life and death
Life and death,
A matter of one breath!
World is like a tuffet,
On which we are all puppets.
Coming here with hopes,
Going away is like a slope.
Struggling for money,
It seems quite funny.
Don’t create a panic,
When comforts vanish.
Sure it will happen,
That day will come like a weapon.
So why to cry,
When we all have to pass by.
Don’t think that God will play unfair,
But a big reward for you is there.
MYRA SAEED
The tumultuous birthday
I was going to school today
And you know today was my birthday
Suddenly containing a huge
sound my car tyre burst
And my younger sister was crying from thirst
My whole timetable was set on fire
And there was only one choice a taxi to hire
I reached half an hour late to school
And in that case there was nothing cool
And because of that
I had to stand in punishment
And of course I needed something for nourishment
So I ate two beef burgers
On the way back I saw two robbers
And that was my tumultuous day
I don’t know but maybe because
I realized that it was my birthday
WALEED RASHEED,
12 years
My dog
I have a dog
His name is tog
He likes to chew logs
He is funny
He has a long tummy
He has a cute mummy.
M. DANIAL SYED,
8 years, Karachi
Unaccepted
Coming and going coming and going.
Friends or foes? Trapped in confusion,
Disturbing comments, emotional pain
Just because I suck at the game.
Comments, freak or geek, disrespected, why?
What did I do to deserve so much pain?
Inside, will there be no relief?
I’d rather die than hear those comments
Am I different?
Should I cry or lie that I’m
OK and just die?
So, my friends, I don’t lie
I’ve just endured the most crucial punishment of all
And it will make me cry until I die....
I’ve experienced unacceptance.
FARRUKH SAEED
My mother
Ever since I could remember.
From my childhood till this day onwards,
There was one special person I always knew
Who nurtured me and guided me as I grew
She cared for me more than anyone could ever do
She gave me light, when all was dark
Put some hope in my heart
I can’t repay the troubles she took for me
Just to make me a good human, she did it all for me
She’s an angel, blessed to me by God
To correct me if I ever go wrong. Now I say this with pride in my verse
“My Mom is the greatest in the whole universal”.
SYED HARIS ALI
A butterfly
If I would be a butterfly
I would fly
I would fly over the flowers
And the trees —
I would be very beautiful
I would fly very fast
Children will love me
They will run after me
It’s only a wish of a butterfly
MARIA SYED
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