यादें

वो बारिश की बूँदें आज भी कुछ याद दिला जाती हैं 

वो ठंडी हवाओं में साथ  घूमना

वो चाट के ठेले पर गोल  गप्पे  खाना 

वो बरसात में स्कूटी तेज़  तेज़  चलाना 

वो क्लास  में टिफिन खाना
वो भूगोल शास्त्र की क्लास  से भाग  जाना 

वो पानी पीने के बहाने पूरे स्कूल  के चक्कर काटना 

वो मिल बाँट के खाना 

वो कैंटीन के बाहर खड़े हो कर लड़ना 

वो बास्केटबाल  के लिए झगड़ना 

हर लम्हा हर पल  बस  मस्ती कर 

वो खट्टी मीठी यादें आज  भी आँखों में आंसू दे जाती हैं       

                                                   -हर्षिता श्रीवास्तव 

A friend from far away land

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There is this friend of mine,

Who lives far away from my place,

Strange are his ways,

And funny are his talks,

He speaks in that typical South Indian accent,                                             

And it’s difficult to get his words,

He will keep saying teach me Hindi,

And it’s a bit tough for me,

Because when I speak in Hindi with Him,

He will make so many mistakes,

That it will make me forget my mother tongue,

Sometimes it’s tedious to make him speak up,

I would say he is stubborn,

If he has decided not to say anything,

Then no one can make him even utter a word

Sometimes he will irritate you like hell,

And sometimes he will make this world so beautiful for you,

That you will never be able to hate it again.

He will always imitate the way I speak,

And when I will get annoyed with him,

He will drive me mad with his actions,

But that’s what sets him apart from rest,

And that’s what makes him sweet buddy,

Friend you are in a far flung place,

But still you are close to my heart,

So please don’t you ever change,

Remain as you are, it’s a request,

Cheers to you and what you are.

Fighting Cancer

So there is a website voicesnet.org....I have participated in a poetry competition which is held monthly..This is the third time I am trying my luck...I need your support fellow bloggers.
The poem talks about the agonies of a cancer patient.He sees his family working hard for him, trying to react normally but he knows everyone is going through pain, the pain of loss. They know that he doesn't have much time. they are trying to provide him a proper environment at home.
The deadly disease has shattered his dreams. His desires and ambitions have come to an end. He knows that he is going to die soon and he finds himself extremely helpless.All he wishes to do is to fight cancer.
Well the poem isn't written that great. I didn't give much time to it. I just typed in some random sentences which I couldn't rhyme.It's a fourteen line poem, literally known as sonnet. Go through the poem and if you find it good enough drop in your comments here

Gratitude

I saw the child in torn clothes first
I again saw him the next day sweeping the floor
I asked him his name
He didn't speak anything
I thought he was hesitant to talk
I then came in the evening for a walk
I found him trying to read a piece of paper
I wished him and asked his name again
He looked at me with innocence in his eyes
And started reading the paper again
I asked him if he liked studying
I could see a spark in his eyes
He gave a nod and then turned sad
I saw the ten year old every morning
He was always silent and expressionless
One day I saw him in the afternoon
He was building fire and trying to cook
And then came an eight year old girl,
Running and shouting,calling out his name
I saw the same spark in his eyes as on that day
The spark combined with a huge smile on his face
made me think about him once more
I walked up to him and asked his name
This time I got the reply from his sister
The eight year old was his sister
I asked her about her school
She told me her brother was dumb
I now felt guilty about asking him out that day
I gave my hand to him
And he finally shook his hand with me
Now we were friends and that too good ones
All three of us now sat down and played
Every evening I would play with them
Every morning I would teach them
I had developed a soft corner for the boy
He was a good listener,extremely bright
I taught him to write
I was surprised to see him learn soon
Today i asked him if he wanted to go to school
His eyes shone bright and were full of happiness
I knew this is what I had to do now
Today I came to know the true feeling of gratitude
He touched my feet,I was speechless
With a smile on his lips and tears in his eyes
He gave out a paper to me
On it was written "THANK YOU MA'AM'
And all I could remember at that moment
Was the first time I saw him,
Quiet and shy,sweeping the floor,
With a question in his eyes
"WILL I EVER BE WANTED?"

I SURRENDER

I surrender everything to you

I am heart broken

I've been defeated in the battle of life

I am shattered

I have no reason to live

O my Lord you are my only strength

There is no hope

There are no more expectations

There is no happiness

There is no one to love

Everything is over

My world is barren

I have no one but you

The Almighty,the whole of this

Universe believes in you

You give the best to everyone

So please give me the gift of death

I finish myself at your feet

I surrender everything to you

                                                                                 -Harshita Srivastava

It still hurts

It’s been long since you left me,
It’s been ages since I had a talk with you,
It’s been months since I last saw you,
It’s been long since I touched you,
It’s been ages since I hugged you,
It’s been months since I kissed you,
It’s been long since I sat next to you,
It’s been months since I ate ice cream with you,
It’s been ages since we studied together,
It’s been long since I laughed like I used to before,
It’s been months since I gave time to myself,
It’s been ages since I cried,
My smile left me,
My tears have also left me,
My emotions left me,
Since the day you left me,
Everything which was mine left me.
It’s been long…But it still hurts…….
It still hurts to be away from you,
It still hurts to sit alone,
It still hurts to have silent days 
It still hurts to have quiet nights.
It still hurts to be myself again.
It still hurts
It still hurts
It still hurts…
                                                                                           -Harshita Srivastava

I am sorry

You are away from me 
still close to me more than anyone else 
Today I fought with you
I've hurt you I know
But I've hurt myself more
I spoke more than I should have
I am sorry
I know I always say the same thing
And I repeat it again and again
I'm stupid and I'm kiddish
I'm extremely sorry sweetheart
I love you a lot
But sometimes I lose my senses
I lose the ability to think
You know I'm too stubborn
And I don't accept my mistake
But today I'm brave enough to say
It was my mistake
And if I've been able to speak out this
It's been just because of you
I know sorry can't fill the space of anger
But I can't bear this silence
I'm accustomed to listening to your voice
Every hour,every minute,every second
But it's been two hours
And my phone hasn't rung yet
I am waiting but this moment isn't passing by
I am too weak to ask for punishment
But if by this act I get you back
I'm ready to do this even
But please don't go away from me
I'm sorry my eddy teddy...
Love u loads... 
                                                                                                    -Harshita Srivastava

May be.....

An expression of my thoughts written few hours ago..

Here I am standing on the road,
Not knowing where to go
I see the vehicles pass by
But none stops for me
Everyone here has a destination to reach
But why don't I have one
I can see my world shattering
But I can't do anything about it
I am so helpless
But I have the urge to fight it all
Should I start from somewhere
And reach anywhere
May be in the middle of it
I find something to bring
A meaning to my life
May be I find the people I've lost
May be I find happiness
May be I should start right now
May be I should have never stopped....
                                                                                            -Harshita Srivastava