Gone are the days!!! My Friend...

WhenThe school reopened in June,
And we settled in our new desks andbenches!
Whenwe queued up in book depot,
And got our new booksand notes!
Whenwe wanted two Sundays and no Mondays,
yet managed to line up daily for the morning prayers.
We learnt writing withslates and pencils, andProgressed
To fountain pens and ball pens and then Micro tips!
When we began drawing with crayons and evolved to Color pencils and finally sketch pens! When we started calculatingfirst with tables and then withClarke's tables and advanced to Calculators and computers!
When we chased one another in the corridors in Intervals, and returned to the classrooms Drenched in sweat!
When we had lunch in classrooms, corridors,Playgrounds,under the trees and even in cycle sheds!
Whenall the colors in the world,Decorated the campus on the Second Saturdays!
Whena single P.T. period in the week's Time Table, Was awaited more eagerly than the monsoons!
Whencricket was played with writing pads as bats, And Neckties and socks rolled into balls!Whenfew played"kabadi" and "Kho-Kho" in scorching sun,
While others simply played"book cricket" in theConfines of classroom!Of fights but no conspiracies,
Of Competitions but seldom jealousy!Whenwe used towatch Live Cricket telecast,
In the opposite house in Intervals and Lunch breaks!
Whenfew rushed at 3:45 to"Conquer" window seats in our School bus!
Whilefew others had "Big Fun", "peppermint","kulfi", " milk ice !" and "sharbat !" at 4o Clock! Gone are the daysOf Sports Day,and the annual School Day ,
And the one-month longpreparations for them.
Gone are the days Of the stressful Quarterly,Half Yearly and Annual Exams,
And the mostenjoyed holidays after them!
Gone are the days Of tenth and twelfth standards,
whenWe Spent almost the whole year writing revision tests!
We learnt,We enjoyed,We played, We won, We lost,We laughed, We cried, We fought, We thought.
With so much fun in them, so many friends, So much experience, all this and more!
Gone are the days When we usedto talk for hours with our friends!
Now we don't have time to say a `Hi'!
Gone are the days When we played games on the road!
Now weCode on the road with laptop!
Gone are the days When we saw starsShining at Night!
Now we see stars when our code doesn't Work!
Gone are the days When we sat to chat with Friends on grounds!
Now we chat in chat rooms.....!
Gone are the days Where westudied just to pass!
Now we study to save our job!
Gone are the days Where we had no money in our pockets and still fun filled on our hearts!!
Now we have the atm as well as credit card but with an empty heart!!
Gone are the daysWhere we shouted on the road!
Now we don't shout even at homeGone are the days
Where we got lectures from all!
Now we give lectures to all... like the one I'm doing now....!!
Gone are the days But not the memories, which will beLingering in our hearts for ever and ever andEver and ever and ever .....
Gone are the Days....
But still there are lot more Days to come in our Life!!
NO MATTER HOW BUSY YOU ARE ,DONT FORGET TO LIVE THE LIFE THAT STILL EXISTS.....