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What We Now

Chase 12

When I see a child, Childhood
Young, cheerful and wild,
I travel to my past,
In my memories, those days forever last. Memories
Those days of my childhood,
We’re simple yet good.
On evenings in Summer until fall,
I’d sing and dance and play with my doll.
But in the Winter, we’d all gather,
And enter the abandoned house using a
ladder. Rays of light flow through my glass,
They said it was haunted, Fluttering my heart with all memories of past.
Having gone there, the elder kids flaunted. Of joyful and playful things,
The playground was where I spent most of my Like a baby hummingbird spreads its wings.
days,
Burying treasure and making maps in the I wish I had a camera,
bright sun rays. To capture all those memories,
The best part was feeding the street dogs or I wish I had words to pen them in my diaries.
running from them,
Or changing hobbies from painting to dancing I still remember all those memories,
and even writing with pen. Playing with friends all the day.
Once we were such innocent minds with a From hide and seek to fighting over the Barbie
beaming and happy face, dolls,
These bittersweet memories are only what we Flying kites on the rooftops.
now continually chase.
That was the best of time,
When we were together.
SONAKSHI NEGI Enjoying grandma’s tales,
Of angles and ogres.
GRADE VIII

Memories flood my mind,
Of those beautiful childhood days.
I wish I could go back again,
And be a child again.

KUDRAT PAINULI
GRADE VIII