Day: January 25, 2023

An Original Poetry Series written by our student Ishi Dokania

Ishi is 12 years old young writer from Gurugram. We are proud to have her as a student of the Little Writers Program, an Online Creative Writing Program using Applied Storytelling & Applied Theatre tools under the mentorship of Trainer Khusshbo Chokhaani. We congratulate Ishi for this exemplary true self-expression.

1. “What is Freedom? – Q& A Style Poetry

Is freedom a state of mind

or a unicorn?

Is freedom a bird soaring high in the sky

or the end of the rainbow?

Is freedom a hike in the mountains

or a dive in the ocean?

Is freedom a crimson morning sun

or a silver full moon?

Is freedom the earth

or the sky?

Is freedom dancing in the rain

or blooming in the spring?

Is freedom mom or dad?

Is freedom family or loneliness?

Is freedom playing with your friends

or reading alone?

Is freedom living the rules or creating new ones?

Freedom is who you are and what you want it to be.

2. “This is Freedom” – List Poetry

I asked my mom, “what is freedom?”

My mom said, “Freedom is a bird soaring high.

Freedom is the life of a tree.

Freedom is not the end of a rainbow.

Freedom means a state of mind.

Freedom is love.

Freedom is family.

Freedom is the wandering thought.

Freedom is creativity.

Freedom is a boat in the ocean.

Freedom is life.

This is freedom”

3. “Achievements of India” – Alphabet Style Poetry

A- Achieving great heights

B – Breaking the Barriers

C – Chandrayaan took off for moon

D – Discovering water on the lunar surface

E – Explaining the decimal system to the world, and

F – Functions of Trigonometry thrilled us all.

G – Greater achievement started when,

H – Hydrogen cell car testing happened.

I – ISRO made us all proud

J – Jumping to mars on its first attempt

K – Keeping its dignity

L – Letting the world see

M- Mars orbiter Mission Mangalyaan

N – New galaxy Saraswati

O – Open up our minds

P – Paleolithic, Neolithic stone ages

Q – Quilted the history to

R – Run and open the gates

S – Setting the new heights

T – Trying the best

U – using space robotics

V – Vyommitra came into action

W – Willing to make others’ lives better.

X – x-ray signatures boundary around black holes

Y – thanks to Aryabhata for giving us

Z- zero making math easier.

4. “Find the Names” – Acoustic Style Poetry

Generous farmer

Undid the fiber

Naggingly with a comb for

Jute bag

And weaving the

Net

It was as cold as an icicle

Sabotaged the bicycle

Hooted loud

Impressively loud

Night went dark

It had an impressive start

Trolls came out

It was dangerous and stout

The night went out and it was a rock

5. “The Bright Sun” – Cinquain Style Poetry

Sun

Bright, Yellow

Glowing, Radiating, Burning

Eternal ball of energy

 Phoebus

6. “The Deep Ocean”- Cinquain Style Poetry

Ocean

Deep, Mysterious

Misbehaving, Splashing, Rising

All over the earth

Mermaid

7. “Sounds Of The World” – Onomatopoeia Style Poetry

What are the sounds of the world?

Is it a phoo or a boo?

A babble or a bang?

A blast or a blare?

A blast or a bleep?

A boom or a caterwaul

A chime or a clink

A clash or a crash

A whisper or a whistle

A howl or a yowl

What is it?

8. “The Quest of Eternal Glory” – Free Style Poetry

A boy named Percy Jackson

Was accused of the Lightning Thief

When he learned what,

Not to do if you turn invisible,

When he met the kid who came from space,

the 1000-year-old boy, and a dragon trainer

Who taught him how to train a dragon,

And gave him a map to the treasure island

To find the goblet of fire

To give him eternal glory.

9. “I saw”- Couplet Style Poetry

I am a famished girl,

Eating juicy fruits.

I saw the fasted bird,

Resting on an old tree.

I saw a squeaky squirrel,

Nibbling a crunchy nut.

I saw a cute rabbit,

Hiding in its deep burrow.

10. “Am I…”- Free Style Poetry

Am I adorable or hateful?

Am I attractive or unattractive?

Am I awesome or nasty?

Am I beautiful or ugly?

Am I beneficial to myself or not?

Am I brilliant or untalented?

Am I catchy or forgettable?

Am I a charming personality or not?

Am I classy or unfashionable?

Am I commendable or reprehensible?

Am I compact or huge?

Am I courteous or discourteous?

Am I honest or crafty?

Am I creative or unimaginative?

Am I delightful or obnoxious?

Am I effective or useless?

Am I efficient or incompetent?

Well, it depends on you.

Leave your valuable comments below to encourage our young writers.