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POETS’ CORNER
Charge your cellphone
I tried to call you home
But you didn’t pick up your call phone.
Why is that so?
May I know?
Was it not charged,
Or the battery was low?
Were the credits finished,
Or the signal didn’t show?
But if there’s any problem,
Do let me know
Inaas Mughis,
10 years, Karachi
My friend
My friend is caring
And good in sharing
She plays with me
And fights with me
She is the gift of God
And I liked it a lot
I pray to God
To keep this friendship on the top
Warda Iqbal,
Karachi
The night
A silvery light shone on the still earth
That hoary glow belonged to the moon,
The silent moon, the secretive moon,
The humble moon, the cold moon-
Something ruffled through the grass,
That something was the wind.
The callous wind, the nippy wind,
The arctic wind, the consistent wind.
The hush, the harmony,
The silence, the quiet
Waver through the night air,
Nearly frightening in
Their unspoken quietude.
These hours of darkness
Bring on earth a feeling of gloom,
A sense of serenity and quiet.
This dark time of the bright day
Is too sacred to be broken by human fracas.
Waliyah Mughis
13 years, Karachi
Betrayal
You came into my life
Like a light of happiness
You asked me for a hand of friendship
I readily accepted for I did not know what is going to come up
We shared everything with each other Our secrets, our hurdles
We never hesitated in helping each other
You told me that you trusted in me
Then why did you left me alone?
Why did not you trust me?
There indeed was a great misunderstanding
But that does not mean that you leave me
That was the time in which you must have trusted me
You left me in the middle
As someone has left anyone in a desert
That showed that you did not trust me
You said you believed in me
But in the end you betrayed me
Why did you do this?
I did not do anything
You pass away from me as if you are running away
Then I also thought to forget about you
For you made me realized that friends are not to be trusted
From that day I thought not to make friends easily
It will surely take time for me to forget you
But I will never forget your betrayal for me
Midhat Kemal
13 years, Karachi
Have a look at a star
You might not be too far
It’s too much fun
Like a sugary bun
They come out at night
When the children sleep tight
If you’ll be too lucky you’ll find a wishing star!
Hooriyeh Ali
Five little ducks
Five little ducks that I once knew.
Big ones, little ones, skinny ones too.
But the one little duck with the feather on his back,
Left the others with a
Quack, Quack, Quack
Haya Esbhani,
8 years, Karachi
The kind fairy
I am the fairy Tinkerbell.
I’m small and kind as well.
I give candies and treats
To the children I meet,
Ice cream and lollipops too.
I Love to do the things I do,
I’m small and kind as well.
I am the fairy Tinkerbell.
Hajra Nawaz
10 years
Rain in summer
How beautiful is the rain!
After the dust and heart,
In the broad and fiery street;
In the narrow lane;
How beautiful is the rain!
How it clatters along the roofs;
Like the tramp of hoofs!
And I am standing on the roof;
How beautiful is the rain!
How it gushes and struggles out;
And the children are playing out;
From the throat of the over flowing spout!
Taha Ejaz
10 years, Karachi
Dad
Dad is a gift of God
I love him a lot
I try to obey him
My mom take care of him
I want to show him
How much we love him
Tooba Malik,
7 years, Karachi
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