An Alternate Universe!

I have opened a window into another world,

Bound in blue leather, the paper was parched.

It smelled warm and dusty, like the warm insidemof an attic.

My hands raced through the golden ink.

I dived into the book,

Not knowing what I could discover on this journey.

I saw Harry Potter and Voldemort dueling at Hogwarts.

And Black Beauty riding towards the twinkling stars.

I had a voice,

A voice that didn’t sound like Matilda, Mr.Puppet or Leo Valdez,

But…like that of my mom.

“Come on, let’s go,” she said.

But I decided to ignore her,

Like I would my blaring morning alarm,

For this new world was the best one to live in – A book.

Challenge#4

Write a couplet on The madness of online school (either from Teachers or students point of view)

1.) Half an hour attendance,

Half an hour calling students to answer..

Tell me Mrs. Menon, how will I teach these maniacs.

Challenge#3

Write a couplet on how — You had prepared yourself really well for an elocution competition and was prepared to give
your best on the stage and then came a pandemic
and the school shut down.

1.) Just when I am prepared for the elecution and dreaming of getting that 1st place trophy…

Covid19— Wait a sec…..Wait for my grand entry…

Teacher: School is closed, there will be no elecution!!!

Challenge#2

Write a couplet on how—You stare at the examination paper confused and you have just realized that you studied for Arabic when it supposedly was English.—-

1.) Dumbfounded, my eyes are hooked on to the English paper,

This English paper that I supposedly thought was supposed to be Arabic.

Good bye world. Hello heaven.