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Senior
An Artist’s
Lament
No rhyme can capture, The cries of an artist, No words can elucidate, The pain, a cyst.
No strokes can perfectly paint, The woes of an artist,
No colours, display,
Irritants: an unending list
For artists are but mortal,
Enslaved by human coats,
Bound by cruel life,
Constrained by mechanical movements.
For what can an artist do, When faced with such beauty, Enticing, enamouring, ecstatic Vivid, vibrant, vivacious, Soothing, solemn, sweet,
Armed with a quill and brush And camera and phone,
And a pitiful understanding, Of the world's beauty,
What indeed, can he do?
When the world hits him,
Hits, with beauties galore, Whose depth, unphotographable, Whose colours, unpaintable, Whose curves, unwritable
What indeed, can the artist do, But jealously love,
But slyly glance,
But regretfully lament.
Anuksha Ganesan -10B
Words & Strokes
VISION 2019 / 134
H A P P Y A N D V I B R A N T L E A R N I N G
Neha Mahesh - 4V
Ananya Maneesh - 5D
Falak Anand - 5F
How To Be A Detective In Daily Life
Mystic Mask
Every little soul I’ve known,
Wears a mystic mask unknown.
And when it starts to wear
away,
They scramble up to cover the fray.
Yet unbeknownst to all,
The frays are the lace that contours the face. However, they seek to hide,
Undercover, should they confide.
A glimpse or two is all we knew,
But such beauty lay hidden beneath those blues. Gruesome wars they fought with those masks And yet, they never sought to ask.
I watch those pretty souls fade into the hues, Their masks taking over their residues.
Every little soul I’ve known,
Wears a mystic mask unknown.
Supriti Gopal - 10B
Bullying
Making someone feel so low Is never good,
Ever did you know?
Even though, their feelings they don’t show, They are broken from within,
Ever did you know?
The heart of every person matters, When you are rude,
Their self esteem, like glass, shatters.
You have to amend your flaws,
We have to stand up-for a cause.
Only if we strive,
The hearts of stone will come alive.
And when this happens, we can proudly say, That Earth is a place where happiness lay.
Alrish Crasta - 8M
Everyone knows who a detective is - a person, especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate and solve crimes. Legendary sleuths as well as little-known ones have long used the sciences of deduction and induction to solve cases. All of us at some point in our lives have been fascinated by the logical methods and techniques used by detectives. The stories of such talented and intuitive people, both fictional and real-life, have captured the hearts and minds of generation after generation.
So why would anyone want to be a detective? Firstly, to be a detective, one needs to be observant. Imagine being completely unobservant about the world around you. You would probably be completely lost, dazed and confused most of the time! Your ability to interact with people would be based on what you have learnt from secondary knowledge. You would be utterly “clueless”. But the sad truth is, very few people in today’s world can claim that they are fully observant of their surroundings. Most people live with their heads sunk in the sorrows of the past or the worries of the future. Secondly, being a detective enhances your understanding of the people around you, about their personalities, thoughts, beliefs, etc. This helps you build better relationships and brings about a sense of trust between people.
Clearly, being a detective is beneficial. So how does one go about it? To be an efficient detective, the first and most important step is expanding your powers of observation. Practicing mindfulness, sharpening your senses, examining the world around you, watching people and noticing details can help you be a better sleuth. Brainstorming and doing
logical puzzles is a sure-fire
way to enhance observation
skills. To a great mind, nothing
is little. Observing people can
tell you more about them than they know about themselves. Read the body language of others to get to know their intentions. Actively listen to people and look out for signs of lying, such as covering their nose and mouth, micro aggressions, inexplicable sweating, etc. Make it your business to know what others do not know.
Building your intuition is important. Some people think that intuition is just make-believe and that logic is the only way to go, but you can see, through practice, that it’s best to use both sides of your minds. As your intuition relies on training and gathered information, it’s not as fantastical as it sounds; rather, it’s a way of forming hypotheses based on knowledge, experiences, and attention to details. Stay objective and let facts guide you to the truth. Minimize distractions, know what is important and relevant and stick to that. Examine everything with healthy skepticism. Stop and question your own thoughts. Work to overcome your biases, developed-over-a-lifetime. With practice, we can overcome the automatic wiring of our brains to become more objective in our thinking.
Using these steps, you can become a great detective, and deduce and observe so much about your surroundings. Most importantly, continue educating yourself. Education never ends. It is a series of lessons, with the greatest for the last. So follow these steps and become the next super sleuth!
Vindhyaa Saravanan - 10 B
Words & Strokes