These beautiful lines was recited by alumni on 2008 School day celebrations...
Most of us would agree that the days we spent in high school were certainly the best days of our lives. It was in school that we made our first friends, competed to excel, hoped for places in the sports teams, and learnt our first lessons about life. Emotions, drama, broken hearts, and lies. And they say these were the best days of our lives.
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,
yet managed to line up daily for the morning prayers.
When we learnt writing with pencils and
Progressed to fountain pens and ball pens and then Micro tips!
When we started calculating first with fingers and
then with Clarke's 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 classrooms, corridors,
Playgrounds and even under the trees.
When all the colours dresses in the world,
Decorated the campus on the Saturdays!
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 ties and socks rolled into balls!
When few played throw ball and volleyballs in the scorching sun,
while others simply played book cricket in the Confines of classroom.
Of fights but no conspiracies!
Of Competitions but seldom jealousy!
When few rushed at 4.30 to Conquer window seats in our School bus!
While few others had a flavour of standing near the door.
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 stressful quarterly, half yearly and annual exams
and the most enjoyed holidays after them!
Most of us would agree that the days we spent in high school were certainly the best days of our lives. It was in school that we made our first friends, competed to excel, hoped for places in the sports teams, and learnt our first lessons about life. Emotions, drama, broken hearts, and lies. And they say these were the best days of our lives.
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,
yet managed to line up daily for the morning prayers.
When we learnt writing with pencils and
Progressed to fountain pens and ball pens and then Micro tips!
When we started calculating first with fingers and
then with Clarke's 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 classrooms, corridors,
Playgrounds and even under the trees.
When all the colours dresses in the world,
Decorated the campus on the Saturdays!
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 ties and socks rolled into balls!
When few played throw ball and volleyballs in the scorching sun,
while others simply played book cricket in the Confines of classroom.
Of fights but no conspiracies!
Of Competitions but seldom jealousy!
When few rushed at 4.30 to Conquer window seats in our School bus!
While few others had a flavour of standing near the door.
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 stressful quarterly, half yearly and annual exams
and the most enjoyed holidays after them!
Gone are the days of ninth and tenth standards, when
we spent almost the whole year writing revision tests!
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!
Gone are the days when we used to talk for hours with our friends!
Now we don't have time to say a 'Hi'.
Gone are the days when we played games on the road.
Now we just travel on the road with our vehicles.
Gone are the days when we saw stars shining at night.
Now we see stars when our plans don’t work.
Gone are the days when we sat to chat with Friends on grounds.
Now we chat in chat rooms.
Gone are the days where we had no money in our pockets and still fun filled on our hearts!!
Now we have the purse as well as credit card but with an empty heart.
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 hanging in our hearts forever and ever and ever.
we spent almost the whole year writing revision tests!
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!
Gone are the days when we used to talk for hours with our friends!
Now we don't have time to say a 'Hi'.
Gone are the days when we played games on the road.
Now we just travel on the road with our vehicles.
Gone are the days when we saw stars shining at night.
Now we see stars when our plans don’t work.
Gone are the days when we sat to chat with Friends on grounds.
Now we chat in chat rooms.
Gone are the days where we had no money in our pockets and still fun filled on our hearts!!
Now we have the purse as well as credit card but with an empty heart.
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 hanging in our hearts forever and ever and ever.
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