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CORONA VIRUS                                        ROSE



          There came a pandemic                               Once there was a rose. It was really proud of itself
          Named corona virus.                                 as it was really beautiful. One day while swaying
          Doctors advised to eat                              in the breeze on a sunny day, a little girl came near
          Fruits that are citrus.                             it. However when she attempted to touch it, a thorn
          Corona spread very quickly.                         pricked her finger. She ran crying in pain to her
                                                              mother. Her mother told her not to go near the rose
          Government announced lockdown.                      again as it had thorns that pricked and hurt.
          Nobody will be out of their homes
          In the whole town.                                  The rose, however was quite disappointed. One
                                                              moment a little girl was going gaga over its beauty
          No shopping, no mall.                               and the next she was crying. Itwondered how it
          Everyone prayed                                     could remove its prickly thorns. Then it asked its
          For the number of cases to fall.                    friend the honeybee to remove them.The honeybee
          Only vaccine is the hope.                           came and removed the thorns. The rose was very
          Don’t tarry…wash your hands                         mighty pleased and said, ‘Thank you’.
          With water and soap.                                Then something strange happened. A little boy
          Wear your mask.                                     came and plucked the Flower because it was pretty
          Cover your nose and mouth.                          and it did not have thorns. That was the end of the
          Corona is everywhere                                pretty rose.
          In north,east,west andsouth.                        The other roses were shocked. They understood that
          Whoever stays home is brave                         they had thorns to protect them. We cannot negate
          So stay home and stay safe                          the importance of anything.

          Aditi Meval                                         Moksh, Myra, Nainika, Oass, Naitik
          7-C                                                 VI-B

               THE CREATION



                                                              We have academics
                                                              Even during the pandemic.
                                                              We still stand strong as a nation.
                                                              How are we connected?
                                                              What is this blessing?


                                                              The INTERNET I dare say
                                                              This message I shall convey:
                                                              The internet is the magic wand.
                                                              We can see each other,
                                                              We can travel the world from our homes
                                                              Be it skyscrapers or domes.
                                                              To witness the creation of this treasure
            We are stuck inside our homes                     Would be man’s greatest pleasure.
            On our sofas like garden gnomes.                  The thrill, the excitement, the fear,
            To go outside, we need to take precautions        All these emotions can be found here.
            Need to touch things with caution.                Though you might have some hesitation,
            Of the deadly virus- beware!                      I am alive to witness this creation.
            Death and sickness everywhere.

                                                              Avika Malik
            Yet, we are connected,
                                                              VIII-A



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