Those Were The Days

Those were the days…..

When we used to get up late

No worries of any day and date.

All I love to do was

Mould the clay

And play Gili Danda whole day.

When there was no fear for swinging on branches

And no worries for bathing in ponds.

When writing with chalks was passion

And incomplete HW was no more a tension.

When building a house of cards was a dream

And remember, we’re eating biscuits only for the cream?

Ahh! That big fat smile we used to carry,

When heavy rains protested school from a distance.

When Good Morning was sung as Goooood Morning

And Thank You was sung as Thaaaank Youuuu Teaaacher.

Ahh!! You are singing now too...

And When 2 × 1 = 2 was uttered as Two Oneza Two.

We even had tiny fights while standing in a queue.

And remember, the love of wearing uniform that's very new?

When we had all the lunch that Mumma send

And drank all the juices that Mumma blend.

We never got bored to choose several dresses at trial

Because our Fancy dress competition was at prior.

When white vans were perceived as kidnapper’s van,

And Red car was perceived as the luckiest on land.

When ice cream sticks were used

To make a pen holder

And fevicol, to show that you are as brave as a soldier.

When rainy season was awaited

To make small boats and sail them in water.

And sand was used

To cast the building blocks

As if we were engineer in talks.

Really, how beautiful the days were

How childish we were!!

How transparent we were!!

No worries to pretend just behaved as we were.

Though impossible, but we all wish

If we had Doremon’s Time machine

To visit back those days

Far from the business of loss and gain,

Away from the feelings of grief and pain,

To be that innocent child once again,

To live that good life once again.

And cherish all its beautiful rays once again.