OUR CHILDREN – OUR PRIDE!
OUR CHILDREN – OUR PRIDE! BY SONIKA SINGH Children’s Day on November 14th is celebrated in India every year.As parents and teachers let’s attempt to bring in the lives of our children cheer.To make them feel protected and loved must be our sole intention,Let’s work together and trust each other so that our children have […]
HAPPY DUSSEHRA
HAPPY DUSSEHRA BY SONIKA SINGH The two armies under their commanders stood erect ready to charge,One headed by a half-human and half-demon – indomitable and army supremely large. He was great-grandson of Brahma and disciple of Shiva – with 10 heads and 20 arms,Looked fierce, invincible, and after winning many battles he bore many scars.Known […]
WHAT THEY TAUGHT ME….
WHAT THEY TAUGHT ME…. BY SONIKA SINGH In the summer of 1993, that I took my first job as a teacher. In this lovely span of 30 years, I have learnt so much from my students. This poem is dedicated to my every student whom I taught. Each one of you is unique and has […]
THINK TWICE, AT LIST ONCE….
THINK TWICE, AT LIST ONCE…. BY SONIKA SINGH The unbridled firecracker in full fury races towards the dark sky,Emanating a riot of colors, dazzling brilliance displaying its might.The flamboyance of hues, the abstract patterns, and the noise intensify.Pleasure, excitement, and sheer delight in me it incites! I soak in the temporal magic of it for […]
HAPPY RAKHI!
HAPPY RAKHI! BY SONIKA SINGH I sit miles away from you, my brother,My childhood memories are knocking at my door.Reminding me when our house was full,With all my aunts and sisters coming home,Hands full of sacred threads, eating together and no one alone. So much fun, gaiety, and innocence abound,In small gestures, happiness was found.Today […]
WE ARE ALL SOLDIERS….
WE ARE ALL SOLDIERS…. BY SONIKA SINGH As the tenacious three took their determined stride to meet the gallows with a smile,The eyes were moist and jaws dropped even of the vilest of the vile.Standing tall and resolute having seen only twenty-three summersThey went to sleep forever to wake us Indians out of deep slumber […]
LIFE IS BLESSINGS, LIVE IT WILL IT LASTS….
LIFE IS BLESSINGS, LIVE IT WILL IT LASTS…. BY SONIKA SINGH The other day as I was walking down the lane,I happen to peep into a window with an open pane.Little did I realize what I was to see!I saw in the house my younger me! First I couldn’t recognize her a bit,Then I decided […]
ACCEPT YOURSELF AND WORLD ACCEPTS YOU!
ACCEPT YOURSELF AND WORLD ACCEPTS YOU! BY SONIKA SINGH A little girl taught me a big lesson of Life today.I had never seen Life in this way!Small things would trouble me all the time!Losing hair and gaining weight had begun to weigh me down, People would be so harsh towards me and say-You must do […]
DOCTOR’S DAY!
DOCTOR’S DAY! BY SONIKA SINGH God made human beings and he knew they would sometimes fall sick,Thinking prudently and quick,He gave some a garb of a white coat and a stethoscope,And send them down with a lot of hope.When they descended on earth, people decided to call them doctors.I call them God’s Angels and our […]
A TRIBUTE TO ALL MOMS!
A TRIBUTE TO ALL MOMS! BY SONIKA SINGH It is not easy being a mom, but definitely, it’s worth taking all the trouble!God when sent an infant down from heavenHe whispered, “I am sending you to a safe Haven.”The puzzled infant asked, “Can anyone love me like you?”God smiled and said “Your mother will love […]