Beginning of the School in the month of June

Beginning of School in the month of June

After fun and frolic of summer vacation

The School has begun.

I can see children rushing different schools,

Walking on the narrow public-path

In front of my house.

Some of them moving in auto-rickshaw,

Some other by mini-bus,

Many of them by school-bus

Others on scooters or on bike

A few of them in their own car.

Mode of transport may be different

But their motto-Go to school to learn.

The scene reminded me those past days

Where my husband and I struggled hard

Sending our children to school anyway

With heavy bags on their back,

Water-bottle in one hand

And lunch-box in the other.

Standing on our fore-toes to meet

-the school- demands of our children

No time for us to stand-at-ease and stare

Darted towards our working-place

-for we both were job-holders.

Oh! It’s an exciting time for parents now

And for many kids too it’s an unsettling

Buying new books, bags and uniforms

-and other school-essentials

Wrapping school books in brown paper,

Choosing and pasting labels in order

 And so-so- so- on.

All these need a bit of plan

-to avoid their anxiety to settle-in.

I thought old days were of jitter

-but now it is still busier and twitter.

                                               

Indu Naik