ADIEU: to the best days of my
life Gone are the days……
When the school reopened in June
And we settled in our new desks and benches.
When we queued up in book depot
And got our new books and notes.
When we wanted two Sundays and no Mondays,
Managed to line up daily for the school and the lords prayers.
We learnt writing with chalks and pencils, and
Progressed To fountain pens and ball pens and then micro tips.
We began drawing with crayons and evolved to
Colour pencils then sketch pens and finally water colour.
We started calculating first with tables and then with
Log tables and advanced to calculators and computers.
When we chased one another in the corridors in
Intervals, and returned to the classrooms drenched in sweat
When we had lunch in third period in classrooms, corridors,
Playgrounds, under the trees and even in cycle shed.
When all the colours in the world,
Decorated the campus on the Second Saturdays,Christmas nativity plays and founders days.
When a single P.T. period in the week’s Time Table,Was awaited more eagerly than the monsoons.
When cricket was played with writing pads as bats,and Neckties and socks rolled into balls.
When few played “kabadi” and “Kho-Kho” in scorching sun,and football in dreazy rains.
While others simply played “book cricket”,”pen fight” in the confines of classroom.
Of fights but no conspiracies,
Of Competitions but seldom jealousy.
When we used to watch Live Cricket telecast,
In the opposite house common rooms in Intervals and Lunch breaks.
When few rushed at 1:45 to “Conquer” window seats in our School bus.
While few others had “Big Fun”, “Chock-o-bar”,”kulfi ice”,”dholka” and “Pepsi”
At 2:00 Clock.
Gone are the days Of Sports Day, and the annual School Day,
And the one-month long preparations for them.
Gone are the days Of the stressful Quarterly,
Half Yearly and Annual Exams, And the most enjoyed holidays after them.
Of tenth and twelfth standards, when we Spent almost the whole year Writing revision tests(thank god it’s over).
We learnt, we enjoyed, we played, we won, we lost,
We laughed, we cried, we fought, we thought
With so much fun in them, so many friends,
So much experience, all this and more.
Now we don’t have time to say a HI.
Gone are the days when we played games on the road on BANDH DAYS.
Now we code on the road with laptop…………….
Gone are the days when we saw stars shining at night.
Now we see stars when our code doesn’t work.
Gone are the days when we sat to chat with friends on grounds with guitar in hand.
Gone are the days where we studied just to pass.
Now we study to save our job……………………….
Gone are the days where we had no money in our pockets
and fun filled on our hearts
Now we have the ATM as well as credit card but with an empty heart
Gone are the days where we shouted on the road.
Now we don t shout even at home
Gone are the days where we got lectures from all.
Now we give lectures to all… like the one I’m doing now....
Gone are the days
But not the memories, which will be
Lingering in our hearts for ever and ever and Ever and ever and
NO MATTER HOW BUSY YOU ARE,DON’T FORGET TO LIVE THE LIFE THAT STILL EXISTS.
IT WONT BE THERE FOR EVER……….
DA GIFT OF LIFE IS LIFE IT SELF……………….god bless.
amIT singh
second yr IT
MANIT,BHOPAL
17th oct 2007 22:32
this piece is one of the closest to my heart miss my school days…miss S.P.M.S the most
