Poems: Harmony

Sunil Ranjan *

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*Mohan Villa, Speaker Road, Naya Tola, Muzaffarpur-842001

Mix

When you choose to stay apart

You only feel sad

Be willing to be the part

For then you’ll feel glad.

Unity

Man-made borders across

the globe Yet we all are one

Differences, yet there is hope

To share joy and fun.

Let’s choose to be warm and nice

Wherever we are

Despite distance let’s rejoice

Let there be no bar.

Thinkathon

Think of all you wish to do

As you walk or run

Take care to be always true

Share knowledge and fun.

Manners

Be gentle, be soft and sweet

Whenever you speak

Either in classroom or street

Be humble and meek.

Culture

Take pride in your culture

Never forget your root

Always care to nurture

It is the sweetest fruit.

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Creativity

Think afresh, feel free to say

What you have on your mind

Let yourself be in full play

Why at all stay behind?

Don’t ever choose to be held back

By what had been done before

Dare to get off the beaten track

You too may have something more.

Growth

Love to know, love to grow

Love to be up and high

May be fast, may be slow

Never give up but try.

Think afresh when you go wrong

Don’t ever feel let down

When you are daring and strong

You shine and win the crown.

Great Personalities

Read life of the well-known and great To feel happy, up, and high

Through tough times how they wrote their fate

They’d passion to touch the sky.

Patience

Plan afresh, be on the go

Work hard night and day

Don’t you ever lose your flow

You will find your way.

Thank you

When someone does something

for you

Say ‘Thank you’ with a smile

It’s a touch of warmth that is due

One feels glad for a while.

Sorry

Say ‘sorry’ when you go wrong

Don’t ever mind saying so

It’s human, it makes you strong

You don’t make any foe.

Punctuality

Tick tock tick tock tick tock tick tock

Pick up the pace and go

Don’t get held back, follow the clock

Don’t you ever be slow.

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Talking

If you talk and talk and talk

You’ll waste your precious time

It may come to you as shock

When you are past your prime.

Values

Love the young, respect the old

Take care to be nice

When you have a heart of gold

You always rejoice.

Human values count a lot

Don’t ever be cold

Everything comes to naught

If you lose your hold.

Human Touch

Be caring, be kind to all

No matter who they are

For then only you’ll stand tall

You will be shining star.

Choose to always love mankind

It’s healing human deed

Never let yourself go blind

Help all who are in need.

Early Rising

Birds too twitter and fly high

Up from nightlong sleep

They too cheer up in the sky

Come, wake up and leap.

Friends

Choose to always make good friends

With whom you can share

Have fun with them, they are gems

They are ones who care.

They’re with you in joy and sorrow

They get you easy

There’s promise of new tomorrow

With them you feel free.

Happiness

When you show your teeth and smile

You spread joy around

You tickle all for a while

As you take the round.