Meri Dilli (poem)

Bharat ki Rajdhani hai Dilli,

Bahut si cheeze yahan dekhne wali;

Qutub Minar Aur Lal Qila,

Bahut sundar hai yeh zila!

Meri Dilli,

Mein hai Aravalli,

Behti hui Yamuna ki dhara,

Aur pedo par chidiyon ka basera!

Jaade ki sardi,

Ne hai had paar kardi,

Aur Garmi se haal sabka,

Hota bahut behal!

Doda barfi, Kaju katli,

Aur mithai ghantewali;

Chat papdi, dahi bhalle,

Kha kar karte balle balle!

Holi Aur Diwali,

Do utsav bade achhe;

Holi mein rang aur pichkariyan,

Aur Diwali mein phuljhadi jalate bachche!

Lo bhaiya Dilli meri,

Sabh bata diya uske baare mein;

Agar aap bhi ho Dilliwasi,

Toh ye sabh hoga aapki bhi pehchaan mein!

~ Anoushka Sabnis

The World of My Dreams (poem)

If I were the creator,

Of the world huge and wide;

The world of my dreams,

Would be on the nicer side!

All animals will be wild and happy,

No one will be a pet;

But they will be cleaned and fed,

By people whom they have met!

All things would be free!

Or they could cost ₹1;

And if the most expensive car will cost ₹2,

Then we will have so much fun!

It would have no thieves,

Or kidnappers;

All good people will live happily,

And look nice and dapper!

The roads and our houses,

Will always stay clean;

No matter what time it is,

No traffic on the roads will be seen!

There will be no violence,

And no fight;

People will be safe and friendly,

With everyone, even at night!

The greenery will maximise,

And there will be hills and forests too;

No poachers, no hunters,

To kill endangered animals and birds like Cockatoo!

The weather will be pleasant always,

No extreme cold, no extreme humidity;

You will only need to wear cotton clothes,

and roam about the city!

We will have robots,

And the most high-tech gadgets;

To help us in our daily lives,

For cooking and cleaning boxes and baskets!

This is how the world will be,

The world of my dream;

Merrily merrily totally happily,

Flowing along life's stream!

~ Anoushka Sabnis

Me! (poem)

A stands for artistic,

     That is what I am!

N stands for nice,

     That's how my work is!

O is for Oh My God,

     Because this is not what a child of 9 could do!

U is for useful,

     I am very, because my brains are good!

S spells smart,

     Well, the description of the word just above!

H is for happy,

     And I'm always happy!

K says kind,

     I am kind to one and everyone!

And lastly....

A is for astounding,

     Because I am capable of being so!

~ Anoushka Sabnis

Happy Mothers Day!

Today,

Is Mother's Day,

When you have fun,

And you dance and sway!

You make a card,

With a big, smiling heart,

Which is as sweet,

As a fresh berry tart!

You get a cake,

That, at home, you have baked

Or bought from a shop,

With dark chocolate flake!

Then when she closes her eyes,

"No peeping!" we remind her twice!

The cake and card, is a big surprise,

And at count of three, to her it's like a prize!

~ Anoushka Sabnis 

My To-Buy List (poem)

Today I'm going to the market,
To buy some packets,

Of eggs and bread,
And chocolates that we can shred;

A litre of milk is just fine,
And half kg of flour is mine;

Chocolate chip cookies are so yum!
I'll take two packets, not one!

I'll need one packet of sugar too,
Because it makes me feel sweet when I'm feeling blue!

That's the end of my to-buy list,
Which I'm holding firmly in my fist!

~ Anoushka Sabnis