Class VII DCompiled by Atharv Kulkarni
The poem ‘My Shadow’ by R L Stevenson was taken up in our class. Some of us added our own lines to it. Let’s see what they say.
Vatsal Nayak
The worst thing about my shadow is the worst thing itself
When I am sad, he laughs at me
And when I’m bad, he hides behind me.
Aditya Singh
And if it is my feet that the shadow is holding,
Maybe he should get half of my mother’s scolding.
And if my shadow wants to stick with me all along,
Then he will have to sing me a good song.
Gauransh Sharma
I wish my shadow was as cool as me,
We would play cheerfully near the sea.
He neither has a nose, nor eyes, he neither drinks tea,
I wish I could step on my shadow’s head
And crush it just like pencil’s lead.
But what about my misfortune,
He steps along with his bread.
Ayush Baweja
My shadow is a real weird one;
Follows me to school,
But when asked questions, acts as a complete fool.
When I get very angry,
I stomp him real hard.
But he pops up again,
Without a single scar.
So, I told my shadow this morning,
If he wanted to live with me,
He better learn some Hindi and
How to make some tea.
When I see my shadow in the shade,
I get really annoyed.
Why shall he be cool,
When I’m being fried?
