A poem on friendship by Ananya Vijayvargiya and Vinisha Shrimal of Class XII
How beautiful, how priceless
These fireflies in the darkness
How magical, how needful
This light of friendship in our lives
We became friends
We grew together
We became ambitious
We became dreamers
You held my hand
You walked with me
And we built our treehouse up on a tree.
Through thick and thin, through ups and downs
You made me smile amidst the frowns.
The laughs, the love, and sometimes tears
I got to learn the importance of peers
Smiles are infections, We catch ’em like the flue
When we are together, Laughter isn’t few
So lets watch these fireflies glow; for hours
I hope they remind you of me when we are far.
I remember football matches
I remember board games
The friendship bracelet I gave you / and the nicknames.
We look up at the sky
‘Aeroplane aeroplane’ – we shout so high
Birthdays we celebrated / Full of cheer
Like monkeys we all gathered
Yell, play, giggle – have fun every year
Fights that last morning to dawn
Wishing teachers singing the greeting song
Good morning teacher
Times we played zero-cross
Winning in the tips and tops
Snakes and ladders, ludo and dice
Hide and seek, water and ice
Friends make all games full of pleasure
They give happiness by being together
Moments of love and fun, teasing each other
Hope life will still be the same.
So lets watch these fireflies glow; for hours
I hope they remind you of me when we are far.
What is a friend?
Quite a number of things
Like a welcome ‘hello’ when the phone rings
A person who borrows and lends
There’s no return even when life ends
A friend in need is a friend indeed
Every moment shared is a divine treat
Friends care, friends share
They are the ones who are always there
No blood relation no bondage they bear
They are beyond compare
They share your grief when you cry,
And encourage you always to try
Friends can read your face and smile
It’s the warmth that makes you alive
Friends give you joy both great and small,
Friendship is simply above all.
So lets watch these fireflies glow; for hours
I hope they remind you of me when we are far.
Laughing, giggling together we sing
Through life’s hardships together we stand
Cuz this is what friendship is
Moving ahead altogether
Standing with each other, whatever time brings.
Making a friend takes a while
Being one takes a lifetime
True friendship lasts years
Fear of losing then brings tears
I feel grateful, I feel lucky
I feel complete to have you as my buddy
I value each gesture, I cherish every moment
No matter where life takes us
I will always be there
Be it today or tomorrow, I will always care
This is my ode to you, my friend
you’ll always be a blessing, a godsend
So lets watch these fireflies glow; for hours
I hope they remind you of me when we are far.
