> 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.
>
> We learnt writing with
> slates and pencils, and
> Progressed To fountain pens and ball pens and then Micro
> tips!
>
> When we began drawing with crayons and evolved to
> Color pencils and finally sketch pens!
>
> When we started calculating
> first with tables 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,
> under the trees and even in cycle sheds!
>
> When all the colors in the world,
> Decorated the campus on the Second 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 Neckties and socks rolled into balls!
>
> When few played
> 'kabadi' and 'Kho-Kho' in scorching sun,
> While others simply played
> 'book cricket' in the
> Confines of classroom!
>
> Of fights but no conspiracies,
> Of Competitions but seldom jealousy!
>
> When we used to
> watch Live Cricket telecast,
> In the opposite house in Intervals and Lunch breaks!
>
> When few rushed at 2:45 to
> 'Conquer' window seats in our School bus!
> While few others had 'Big Fun',
> 'peppermint',
> 'kulfi', ' milk ice !' and 'sharbat
> !' at 4o Clock!
>
> 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 the stressful Quarterly,
> Half Yearly and Annual Exams, And the most
> enjoyed holidays after them!
>
> Gone are the days
> Of tenth and twelfth 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
> Code on the road with laptop!
>
> Gone are the days
> When we saw stars
> Shining at Night!
> Now we see stars when our code doesn'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
> studied just to pass!
> Now we study to save our job!
>
> Gone are the days
> Where we had no money in our pockets and still fun filled
> on our hearts!!
> Now we have the atm as well as credit card but with an
> empty heart!!
>
> Gone are the days
> Where we shouted on the road!
> Now we don't shout even at home
>
> 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
> Lingering in our hearts for ever and ever and
> Ever and ever and ever .....
>
> Gone are the Days.. But still there are lot more Days to
> come in our Life!!
> NO MATTER HOW BUSY YOU ARE,
> DONT FORGET TO
> LIVE THE LIFE THAT STILL
> EXISTS................
