Aadya Kumar (Age 10 years)
The shining bright day-end,
notes of music from feathered friends.
Flowers sway in the warm breeze.
Rabbits burrow on the lush grass.
Bushes are dotted with millions of berries.
The golden-winged butterfly rests on the sweet-
scented roses. Silvery fish calm in a pond.
Young eyes glance at the fading rainbow.
Lotuses sprout in the water.
The pond is a waking moon.
Weather nestles in for a picnic,
squirrels retreat with nuts and berries.
Children content by the rowing ducks.
Pine leaves pop hundreds of floating bubbles.
An orange glow slumbers in the horizon,
conclusion of a day’s hard work.
It is time to say goodbye. The trees wave to the
melodious breeze. The meadow is the place to be.
The meadow is the place to be.