Surely it brings back those fond memories n funny days we wud have come across.
Gone are the days ………… but not the memories
Gone are the days
When the school reopened in june
And we settled in our new desks n benches.
Gone are the days
When v used 2 Q up in the book depot,
And got our new books n notes.
Gone are the days
When v wanted 2 Sundays n no Mondays, yet
Managed to line up daily for the morning prayers.
Gone are the days
We learnt writing with slates n pencils , and progressed
To fountain pens and ball pens and then micro tips.
Gone are the days
We began drawing with crayons and evolved to
Color pencils and finally sketch pens.
Gone are the days
We started calculating first with tables and then with
Clarkes tables and advanced to calculators and computers.
Gone are the days
When we chased one another in the corridors in the intervals,
And returned to classrooms drenched in sweat.
Gone are the days
When we had lunch in classrooms,corridors,
Playgrounds under the trees n even in the cycle sheds.
Gone are the days
When all the colors in the world ,
Decorated the campus on second Saturdays .
Gone are the days
When a single P.T. period in the weeks timetable,
Was awaited more eagerly than the monsoons.
Gone are the days
When cricket was played with writing pads as bats,
And neckties and socks rolled into balls .
Gone are the days
When few played kabadi and co-co in scorching sun,
While others simply played book cricket in the confines of the class room.
Gone are the days
Of fights but no conspiracies,
Of competitions but seldom jealousy.
Gone are the days
When we used to watch live cricket telecast
In the opposite house in intervals n lunch breaks .
Gone are the days
When few rushed at 4:45 to
Conquer window seats in our school bus
Gone are the days
While few others had Big Fun “pulippu muttai”
“Gulfi ice” “seeval ice” n “pepsi”! at 4 o clock
Gone are the days
Of sports day, and the annual schools day
And the one month long preparations for them.
Gone are the days
Of the stressful quarterly, half yearly and annual exams,
And the most enjoyed holidays after them.
Gone are the days
Of the tenth and twelth standards , when we
Spent almost the whole year writing revision tests .
Gone are the days
We learnt, we enjoyed, we played ,we won, we lost
We laughed, we cried,we fought,we thought.
Gone are the days
With so much fun in them , so many friends,
So much experience , all this n more .
Gone are the days
But not the memories , which will be
Lingering in our hearts for ever n ever n ever n
Ever n ever n ever ………
