Hope

By Asra Saleem (D'18)

As swiftly the time scampers,
the rising sun sinks, the heart hamper
the future, so inevitable, haunts me
blocking the light of glee..
as quietly my heart cries,
the pearls from my eyes die,
the gleam of light as i see
manifesting hope, making me free..
the emblem of emotion as it gave,
imbibed with success and full of daze
you will win whispered my heart
God is with you, you are safe..

Cries for the past

CRIES FOR THE PAST 

by Adil Siddiqui- D'18 
(Written in 2010)

Rapid as a bullet this time glides,

Beneath the ocean bed its secret lies,

How cruel it is for those who do not strive,

Never will it confide in, though millions dive.

It’s been a journey so harsh and cold,

Though at last, it has made me bold,

How fierce time gets when you can’t go back,

And repent for the past squandered in slack.

He thinks now how mad it was to dream,

But none perceives how he hopes to redeem,

How palpable the cries get; but not heard,

when people solely call him utter absurd.

With other drunkards, he kept on the booze,

And erotic tantrums setting him on loose,

Caring for none, what a portrayal of a smug,

Lust his luxury, how well he depicted a thug.

But as time passed, he knew he’ll die,

Look at the prayers and the giddy feeble cry,

I pity him when he cries for the past,

Wish he had realized time travels very fast.

The Eagle's lesson

THE EAGLE’S LESSON 

By Adil Siddiqui - D'18
(Written in 2011)

For half an hour this man has noticed a sight of day,

The hermetic talon, and its kingly stay,

With its head held high, the cries rowdy nay,

And the non-craven looks of the bird of prey.

Its esteem in the aura so high and true,

As Elsa quotes for the Neem, I do for the eagle so,

"Can man be as bold as thou",

When time comes for him to show and glow.

Tis the lesson the eagles sing so clear and pure,

See the birds, the battle with the sun they endure,

Look at the wounds, the blood they themselves cure,

And show again in the sky to play and lure.