Long Face - Light Poetry

3 years old Gopal loved his dad
And in free time they together played
In the evening after he came from work
When before coffee he would take a break.

His mom would prepare snakes and biscuits
Which they would happily taste
Enjoying each other company
And being together happily.

One day when Gopal’s dad went to wash his face
Gopal said he will help him in his place
And when his father asked why he took long time to finish
He replied, ‘ Your head is bald, you got a long face!”

Grow a Garden

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National Bird Of India

Indian peafowl, or peacock photographed by Ingo Amdt

The peacock struts his stuff in a colorful display to catch the eye of a potential mate.

Indian peafowl are a species in a group of birds called pheasants. The males are called peacocks, while the females are called peahens. Together, they are peafowl.

Show- And –Tell!

Gopal was in 10th standard
And his school days had came to end
Grandpa had invited him to visit him
Who about his grandson had high esteem.

Gopal did not want his grandpa to be let down
So he asked his Mom to clean and press his uniform
As Gopal was not good at school
He thought a plan his grandpa’s friends to fool.

Gopal’s Mom with eyebrow raised
“In school are you getting award,” asked
“No, no”, Gopal said, “I’ m going to attend
Along with grandpa his club for shoe-and-tell!”

Helping Out!

From school Gopal was on camping trip
With other friends whom teachers took
They had to climb a hill near by
So from there they could see the sky.

At first students were very eager
But when climbing half they were tired
Still they made it to the top
While one student in middle left out needing help.

When none came forward,
“I’ will give chocolates to whoever help”, said teacher
Suddenly few student got down and brought him
“Good”, said the teacher, “ Now the chocolates
bag is somewhere below go take it!”

Vision Problem!

Gopal was in 5th standard
Daily he used to avoid going to school
By giving lame excuses
And his parents each day had to take the test.

He had eye sight problem
So his books Mom used to explain
Later she brought him glasses
So he could read well in classes.

One day to attend class his Mom woke him up
Gopal replied from the bed he can’t get up
When she asked what was wrong,
He replied, “I just can’t see myself at school today!”

Busy Dentist’s Advice!

Gopal was a progressive kid
In school his team he used to lead
Even in his house he was very active
So he is intelligent his Mom knew.

One day Gopal’s teeth came loose
And not a work he could do
Still he was on the move
Playing in his house with toys.

His Mom took him to a dentist
Who advised : Avoid sitting for a long time,
After extracting the teeth.
His Mom replied, “ the only time he did that
Was when we came here for an appointment!

The Quick Reply!

Gopal was in 5th standard
In holidays his father wanted him
swimming classes to attend
Gopal was afraid to get into water
And to make him learn it was very hard for teacher.

Gopal father forced him to attend
So Gopal as he liked to learn used to pretend
His father thought he would be good swimmer
Along with his friends he would be a winner.

One day Gopal’s father went to see him in pool
At that time rain started to down pour
Leaving his friend Gopal came out of pool
To his father’s surprise, replied “To avoid being wet!”

When Small Is Tall !

Gopal was in 10th standard
Who wore clothes of latest standard
Since latest fashion is what he liked
And wanted his pocket money hiked.

Gopal’s mother loved his son
And wanted to see his team win
In the basketball match Gopal played
Where he lost one of his contact lenses.

After a brief fruitless search Gopal gave up
But his mother found within minutes she took up
“How did you do that”, asked Gopal
She replied, “I was looking for Rs 1500
and not a piece of plastic that is small!”

Ancient history is now out!

10-years old Gopal was good in school
Where teacher invited a man from Egypt to tell
About famous pyramids of Giza
So about ancient history they could realize.

Gopal’s father had introduced him to net
Where through computers he knew many facts
He learnt a lot in his house
By clicking with the key pad and mouse

The man showed slides of pyramids
And said, “They were built around 2600BC
Does anyone know what that means?”
Recognizing the pics Gopal shouted out,
“Before computers!”

When Toad Told!

Gopal was in first-stranded
The teacher used to give him assignments
As he was poor in studies
And him to improve his parents wished

One day teacher read a story about toad,
And helped Gopal spell out, “T-O-A-D.”
While Gopal was writing a story
Who seemed to be very happy.

Teacher thought Gopal had progressed
Seeing him finished writing story looking satisfied
So teacher asked Gopal to read it aloud
He read, “I toad my mama, I like her !”

Amounts Size Earned

Gopal and Sham were friends
They used to get high school funds from the government
Although Gopal parents were rich
And from them a large sum was within reach.

From the money from his parents
He used to eat ice cream and chocolates
With his friend Sham who shared same taste
But one morning Gopal smiled least.

Government had decided to direct deposit to parents account
Sham happily told “You would have the money in an instant”,
But Gopal replied , “For past 5 years,
I’ve been telling my parents earned very less!”

Repairing the puncture

Gopal was in 10th standard
And physically he was thin by common standard
His class-mates made fun of him
So teacher tried to boast his esteem.

In the physical training class
Students were lying on their backs “pedaling”
And everyone except Gopal was cycling fast,
To their speed he couldn’t compete.

“My cycle has a puncture”, said Gopal
Taking pity on sweating Gopal teacher told all
“Okay, let others repair the puncture,”
“Others, start pumping by doing push-ups!”

I do what you don’t !

Cwr4K

Gopal was playing with Ramu
Both were 5 years old
Ramu always thought he was better
But Gopal was always clever.

In the evening both were playing
With their toy cars in the floor speeding
As children liked toys
And when playing on them they are focused.

Gopal was leading his toy on a narrow path
And on opposite direction Ramu’s car approached,
Ramu shouted, “I never back up for idiots”
Gopal leading his car in reverse replied, “I do.!”

The Wider Net

Gopal and Ramu were neighbors
Who used to play after school
The 12 year old Gopal spoke bad language
Which Gopal mother’s mind set rage.

She know Ramu used foul language
So she warned her son not to speak
But Gopal liked Ramu very much
And thought a plan in now days of internet.

“Refuse to speak”, said Gopal’s Mother
And was very happy as he agreed
As she thought from Ramu she freed
Gopal with laptop asked, “in Facebook friends… Do I accept?

Let me try…!

Three-year-old Gopal was very good observer
He liked always to help others
One day, he looked intently at his aunts wrinkled face
And to do something for her wished.

Gopal asked. “Did you hurt your face.”
Aunt answered, “No, I’m getting old and my face is wilting
A few days later, while helping his mother
He got an idea when watering the garden.

The wilted flower bloomed while watering
And he remembered his aunt saying her face is wilting
He went straight to his aunt holding the hose
And before she could react he thoroughly soaked her face!

Nice shave!

Smitha was in 10th grade
Studying she found hard
But in any matter she never wanted to be left out
So she joined tutorial becoming the only girl in class.

Once she was dozing off during afternoon
When she heard a question asked by the professor
She didn’t know what question it was
But she found most of the boys hands raised.

Smitha too quickly raised her hand
So among them tall to stand
Making everyone laugh mockingly
As the question was, “How many of you shave daily?!”

All games are not to play!

Gopal was a shy boy in 5th grade
Other than with his friends he talked a little
So his classmates wanted to teach him a lesson
And were waiting class session to end.

Most of the boys packed their meal
After class to have lunch
Gopal’s classmates hid his tiffen box
And not finding it hungry Gopal was in shock.

He had a few penny in his pocket
So he went to the shop to by choclates
A street boy begged Gopal for alms
Generous Gopal gave sweets away,
to the horror of his classmates!

The Number Next To Ten!

Gopal was in 5th grade
In a school of lower grade
Teacher had hard time to teach
While for pupils she coached.

One day she was teaching numbers
Most students could not remember
Teacher asks, “Gopal, do you know your numbers?
“Yup”, he says, “My dad taught me.”

Gopal told correctly the numbers from 1 to 10
Which drew teacher’s attention
She said, “Your dad did a good job,
Now, What’s after ten?, “Jack!

Who does everything?

Six-year-old Gopal was studying in school
And his teacher liked the way the subjects he deals
In his first year of religious studies
Teacher told, “God made everything.”

Gopal was too small to know about God
So when teacher stated he refused to nod
He quickly stood up,
Teacher thought something good was coming up.

Teacher said, “Yes, Gopal tell something.”
Gopal replied, “God doesn’t make everything.”
Teacher asked, “Then , who makes everything?”
Gopal replied, “Most things are made in China.”!