TO THE BEST JOURNEY...NHVPS

I've walked up these same steps
So many times, I know where it's broken
I've spent ten years of my life here
So I'm writing this, a thank you token

The place is really beautiful
You come to love it quite fast
but the journey moves on quicker
And the place then becomes your past

The court where I was introduced
To the game I love so much
The place where I made my first friends
To be comforted by just their touch

The surrounding greenery
That makes you feel at peace
Numerous things that touched me
And of my heart you are now a piece

But how can I forget the beautiful people
With which I shared this journey
All those with whom I share memories
All those who were beside me

My friends, my pillars of strength
You gave me the courage to stand up if I fell
You cheered me on to reach the goal
And for that in my memory, you will dwell

I can't forget the teachers either
Who led me to the right
Who have been there to support me
Guiding me in the dark to the light

This place, NHVPS, you have my heart with you
I'm just happy that I can say
Once an nhvpian, always an nhvpian
And thank you for making me this way!

THEN WE BECAME ONE

She lay there on the bed
Not a tear streaming down her face
She knew her end was coming near
She knew she would leave this place

Why it had come so early, no one knew
But she hadn't given up hope
Her hands were scarred
From clutching on to the rope

She knew she was going to fall hard
But would she give up grip on the rope?
Or would she have to be pulled down
By those who didn't have hope?

Which was better? She had no idea
All she knew was that she fought hard
And it wouldn't be worth it if she let go
Hope was her only card.

But how then, would she accept her end?
She knew how, peaceful and in grace
She'd leave behind the best of herself
To make her world a better place

She decided to give away her heart
To those whom she loved and cared
She knew they would appreciate it
The best part of her would be shared

And so when I went to see her
She smiled that painful smile
But it made relief flood through my body
Because I hadn't seen it in a while

And then the next second her heart stopped
She closed her eyes and went to sleep
While I too closed my eyes
And then started to weep

Her smile. The last thing I saw
My face, the last thing she saw
I just took it all in
Her every perfection, her every flaw

And then suddenly
I had her strength, I had her love
I had her courage...I had her
I knew she was smiling from above

And at that moment I was content
I hadn't lost a person! She wasn't done!
Instead she let go of her rope
And then we became one

MY SACRED PLACE...BASKETBALL

Have there ever been times
That you feel that you are great?
That making the world yours
Is your destiny, your fate?

Well that happens to me a lot
In one special place
When my problems become my friends
Because them, I'm ready to face

I know my potential, my limits
I know how well I play
I know that I give my best
Each and every single day

With the ball in my hand
Basket in front of me
This is my sacred place
This is where I'm free

There are nine other people on court
But that doesn't matter at all
Because my confidence is on a high
And I will get up if I fall

Sometimes people will say that you can't
So show them you can and stand tall
Play with your heart and soul
And like your life depends on the ball

And if there is ever a negative force
That's trying to push you down
Get rid of it immediately
And make the world your own

Basketball has been a huge part of my life
But for now, it's goodbye my dear friend
But you will forever be in my heart
Till the very end

You have made me grow
You have paved the way
And I'm thankful for that
Each and every single day

When I will see you again, I know not
But if I happen to see your face
Pull me by the hand
And take me to your sacred place

THE DOOR TO THE SOUL

Do you ever feel like you're losing a person?
Do you see it in the way they smile?
And notice it through the way
They haven't laughed in a while?

Well you never actually want to lose them
But you feel like you can't see them that way
And that their sadness is defined
Each and every single day

When it comes to a disease or ailment
Some people tend to lose hope
All this while they were clutching on
But they lost grip of the rope

And however long you hold them above the cliff
It's up to them to climb up or not
But either way you're happy for them
Because it was a battle well fought

But if you ever need some solace
That they are still in there
That you're not just doing this
For a person who doesn't care

Look in to their eyes
Tell me you can see a spark
That twinkles when they smile
And lights up to push out the dark

Well, that's the door to their soul
Their last sign of being alive
The sign that in life they were happy
And some time ago they had thrived

The eyes...they speak for the soul
When they're happy they shine bright
But when they're giving up hope
They become dark like the night

So don't let that happen
Make those around you laugh and smile
And trust me, if they see your hope
Theirs too will grow a mile

REPUBLIC DAY!!

A celebration is coming around
Everywhere waving flags to be found
A sense of pride grips the nation
The day of our constitutions creation

The day our rights and duties were stated
As 26th January it was dated
An effective voice for India to speak
Standing up for the strong and the weak

For this we endured a lot of pain
Only for freedom and power to gain
We secured unity through the fight
And won the freedom with our might

It aims to promote fraternity
And keep peace for all of eternity
Faith hope and religion it reserves
And gives the people the justice they deserve

The Indian flag is hoisted above
For our country we show our love
A sense of pride grips the nation
The day of our constitutions creation

THE INDIA OF MY DREAMS

The flashing lights, the big cities
Cricket being played all around
Different kinds of people everywhere
Every type of religion can be found

The amazing monuments we see
The cultural heritage sights
The numerous amount of sunset points
And the quiet peaceful night

The number of roads just for shopping
The roadside pani-puri
And ice golas, and other chaats
So spicy they fill your mouth with fury

The red fort, where we hoist the flag
The Taj Mahal made of marble so white,
And so many beautiful temples,
They'll be forever embedded in your sight.

But these are just the common things
Between real life and the India of my dreams
It's easy to love your country
But to criticize it, it's harder than it seems

There are just a few things that I would change
The India of my dreams would be clean
I would walk on the road without holding my nose
And The India of my dreams would be green

The India of my dreams would be a safe place
Where I could walk on the road in the night
Where we wouldn't use the A/C at all
And drivers wouldn't stop just to fight.

The India of my dreams wouldn't just have the rules
And not follow them all day
The India of my dreams wouldn't judge me
If I went to the church, mosque, and temple to pray

The India of my dreams would have no poor
And wouldn't flourish on money and credit
But would have the power of helping people
And we would flourish on merit

The India of my dreams would say
That no man is greater than me
And the India of my dreams is innocent
And hence it is corruption free

But this India of my dreams is not real
It exists only in my dreams
And to make this dream come true
It's harder than it seems

But what then, are we here for
It's to make this dream a reality
We will start from the smallest area
And spread it to every city

The India of my dreams, will soon come alive
And I know that we will all give our best
To make our country, and all of us too
Better than the rest.

THE HEAVENLY BODIES

I'd like to tell you the story
Of the moon, stars and the sun
A story which not a lot of people know,
And that's why it's a special one.

We all have have exclaimed once in life
Oh the mighty sun, it shine so bright
But isn't it a different story
When we see the moon in the night?

The sun is our main source of light
We pray to it, like it is a god
But does that make the stars and the moon
Any more likely to be a fraud?

Well you might like it in the day
With all the heat and light
But let me tell you about the sacrifices made
By the moon to light up the night

The sun so mighty yet so humble
Rises above us all like royalty
And then descends to show us
The moons shyness and loyalty

The stars, they shine like balls of light
Just a dot compared to the moon
Hoping that they become a sun
And rule our skies soon

But what you don't know is the love
Shared between these bodies in the sky
A one so strong and powerful
We could never get there if we try

It's a beautiful love story, this one
Because they enlighten our eyes
Because all the time the most beautiful thing
Is above us, those amazing skies

And like this...light shone
Through the walls of heaven, bright
And the skies continue to rule our land
Be it day or night