Book-o-topia! (poem)

Books have pages, and they have stories,

Here I have a book, about a house with many storeys,

This house with many storeys, has a bookshelf,

On one extreme end of which stands a book by itself,

This book on the shelf has a little photo,

Of a magical book which has a golden glow,

The magical book with its special glow,

Has a magic spell... Feena Zeena Glum Doh!

As I read the spell, I hear a certain hum,

And before I realise, I have transformed... into a bookworm!

I wriggle on pages, eat stories and drink ink

I play with pens, and in delight, don't even blink,

I crawl up to another book, and love the way the pages smell,

Then squiggle to the bookshelf, and for sometime there I dwell,

I see similar worms on other racks and shelves,

Then we eat, sing and dance, all by ourselves,

This is a magical terrene and I see a house with book walls,

There are clipboard top tables, pencil legs and all,

I explore the house more, and wiggle to the basement,

There I see a tunnel, with stun and amazement,

The tunnel takes me through, to my main book,

And on its last page, I stare and look!

Lo behold.. it's a reverse spell to get to the human world!

I utter the spell, with my little tail curled,

With yet another hum, I get transported back to my room,

And find myself holding the book, in front of my rose bloom!

I check the clock and no time has passed,

I am delighted, I am entranced!

So ecstatic to discover the Book-o-topia land!

I keep going there to visit my bookworm band!

~ Anoushka Sabnis

Birthday Party!

Cakes, drinks and games,

That's what a birthday is!

Frolic and fun,

And tasty food like chocolate bliss!

You play in the lawn with friends,

and family;

You see pretty flowers,

like rose and lily!

Then there's a magic show,

And the kids scream yahoo!

The magician spells the magic...

with ABRACADABRA GILI GILI CHHOO!!

There is song,

There is dance;

Everyone on-stage,

Not waiting for a chance!

Finally comes the time,

When the candles are out;

The cake's on the table, 

And excited kids prance and shout!

In the end,

From the birthday kid,

Take your return gift,

And a hug and goodbye you bid!

~ Anoushka Sabnis

Solution for Pollution?

The lakes are dirty,

And the rivers are too,

Filth is the problem,

Your manners and you.

You throw garbage,

In the seas,

It's very bad,

But still, you are at ease?

You eat ice creams,

And throw wrappers on the way,

Where do they go?

In the oceans far away!

The fishes are dying,

Because of oil and dirt,

So why why WHY

Litter the water on Earth?

This is OUR water,

Suffering from pollution,

To make it clean,

Let's think of a solution!

~ Anoushka Sabnis