Urvashi Poem

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School Creed by Urvashi Sareen, Class IX, Army Public School, Gangtok. Another fine morning, she stood on the terrace, watching golden sunrays and beautiful mountains caress, her mind under stress, democracy under duress, corruption, swindlers , scamsters, taking her country for a ride, poor honest PM Mr Singh, looking tense, she vowed and consecrated, to enlighten the old man, in school she broached the topic with her peers, and sent a signature campaign as missive to Mr Singh, about the truth, honesty, integrity, & values her school preached (School Creed), Another fine morning, She saw Mr Singh on TV, Owning up responsibility & accountability for the misdeed, She knew her missive has woken his school creed, And he has vowed to breed the creed, waking up the conscious of billions, she looked in the mirror, her smile telling her, it is the school creed, that would save in the hour of need. ………………………………………………………… Urvashi Sareen The poem is set in the years 2010-11 when the Prime Minister of poetess’s country was facing the challenge of defending his honest reputation.

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School Creed by Urvashi Sareen, Class IX, Army Public School, Gangtok.

Another fine morning, she stood on the terrace,

watching golden sunrays and beautiful mountains caress,

her mind under stress, democracy under duress,

corruption, swindlers , scamsters,

taking her country for a ride,

poor honest PM Mr Singh, looking tense,

she vowed and consecrated, to enlighten the old man,

in school she broached the topic with her peers,

and sent a signature campaign as missive to Mr Singh,

about the truth, honesty, integrity, & values her school preached (School Creed),

Another fine morning, She saw Mr Singh on TV,

Owning up responsibility & accountability for the misdeed,

She knew her missive has woken his school creed,

And he has vowed to breed the creed,

waking up the conscious of billions,

she looked in the mirror, her smile telling her,

it is the school creed, that would save in the hour of need.

………………………………………………………… Urvashi Sareen

The poem is set in the years 2010-11 when the Prime Minister of poetess’s country was facing the challenge of defending his honest reputation.

This poems highlights the state of mind of a teenager caught between the high values taught in the school (School Creed) and the reverse happenings in the real world.

Poetess believes that the School Creed withstands a person even in later life and small efforts like signature campaigns can be successful in awakening conscience of a person.

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Miss Urvashi Sareen, a student of Class IX, Army Public School, Gangtok, is the English Literary Editor of School Magzine. She is an avid writer and likes to write on contemporary issues which baffle minds of her generation. Her poems and short stories have been published in several newspapers and magazines which have won her several accolades.