What's Life Without Simple Machines?

This is a poem I wrote in 4th grade which I found recently and posted. Enjoy!


Imagine how the world would be,

Without any technology.

No simple machines, and so no compound,

Nothing but our voices to provide a sound!



Imagine that there were no screw,

If you had to hold things together,

There would be nothing to do!

Your desks would break,

And the doors would fall flat,

Imagine all the problems caused because of that!



Now try and think what it would be like,

If there was no such thing as a pulley!

Then how would you play and ride on your bike?

Also there would, of course, be no elevators.

Also it would be so tough to draw water from a well

(Aah! Imagine what would happen if you fell!)



Here goes my favourite, can you guess what it is?

None other than the great lever!

Without levers, you wouldn’t be able to do all of this:

Playing on see-saws,

Opening doors,

You wouldn’t even be able to mop up your floors!



If there were none of these,

We wouldn’t be able to chop down trees!

It’s none other than the fantastic wedge!

Imagine there were no wedges, then how would we

Use a nail for connecting,

Or a knife for cutting?



Imagine there were no inclined plane

They really help us a lot,

(Though you may say they do not)

You find them in steps,

And on your playground slides,

Just look around, and you’ll see them on all sides!



Last but not least, the wheel and axel,

You find them on roller skates,

And on very heavy crates,

You’ll see them in trains,

And on cranes,

The wheel and axel never fails!



So now can you clearly see?

How difficult life without simple machines would be?

Gratitude

Knowledge

Great, Everlasting

Shines like light

Reflections on the truth

Wisdom

It shines like a beacon in the distance,

So easy, yet impossible, to attain;

The ultimate treasure which one can seek to gain:

That glowing lamp, shrouded in mist;

Obscured by the fog of ignorance.

Without it, one will be lost,

Filled with fear and doubt.

Just a blind man, wandering about.

So Avoid all foolish delusions,

Reach that brilliant lamp, at any cost.

It is difficult to find it all by oneself,

Several guides must show the way.

And in the end, one owes it to they:

Wonderful, loving TEACHERS,

Who reveal the path to success.

They tirelessly explain and instruct,

Help one learn from one’s mistakes,

They put in all the effort it takes,

Preparing one for all obstacles,

Showing how to rise and construct.

So celebrate every teacher,

Give thanks to those who helped you discover:

That wonderful lamp in the distance,

No longer obscured by doubt and ignorance.

Teachers

Intelligent, encouraging

Steer lives towards knowledge

Deserve so many thanks

Educators



The Conch Bearer

Here is a book review on the book 'The Conch Bearer' by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni in the form of a poem!

The book starts in a bengali alley,
and takes you to a secret himalayan valley.
Along the way there is lots of magic,
and interesting events,
both happy and tragic.

The excitement begins in a tiny shack,
from work a boy named Anand has come back.
But there he finds a mysterious man,
who claims that he will and can,
take Anand on a wonderful travel,
if he will protect a conch which is quite a marvel.

So Anand sets out, starting in his alley,
to go return the conch to its silver valley.
Accompanying him is Nisha, a girl of the streets,
and the man, of course, with his magical feats.
On the trip there is lots of danger,
and scary encounters with an evil stranger.
But Anand and his friends overcome it all,
and enter the secret valley standing tall!
Yet, even there, Anand must make with precision,.
a horrible, poignant, life-changing decision.

This is a fantastic compelling adventure story,
with ups and downs, despair and glory
The Indian setting gives the story a special feeling,
making the book very appealing.
I assure you this book will never make you frown,
It's a real page turner, impossible to put down!

The story of a far away land

Long ago, there was a far away land,
where almost no one would lend a helping hand.
 the adults were selfish and full of themselves,
never bothering to clean floors or dust shelves.
because with enjoying themselves they were never done,
all day the men would drink and have fun.

The women were even worse,
always worried about their hair and purse.
 but the children, Ah! the children were good!
They never cried or bothered, and they were never rude!
they were helpful and kind, loving and caring,
always happily laughing and sharing!
but were they rewarded for their kindness? No way!
Instead they had to cook and scrub all day!
 the self-centred grown-ups made them do all the work,
 while all they did was sit and smirk.
who would change this? No one would.
not one of the grown-ups was kind and good!
Then, one day, out of the blue,
came strangers: there were two!
 they had magical powers, that could:
turn evil and bad into good!

it was wonderful, what the strangers did to that land,
now everyone would lend a helping hand!
now the people were always singing and sharing,
always looking out for each other, ever so caring!
so now in that land the people were happy,
never, ever, rude, mean or snappy!
 So this is the story of a far away land,
and how it's people learnt to lend a helping hand.

St. Potato's academy

St. Potato's acadmy is a school,
which teaches you the worst you can be,
Like: how to drool,
how to shout, and (of course) how to pout,
even how to wear your clothes inside out!

To them all rules are bad,
and discipline is even worse,
an A+ is (for them) truly sad,
a F- makes them proud!

So it happened that to St.Potato's,
there came a boy with manners,
while all his classmates threw tomatoes,
he wrote a report on tanners!

Every day, he was crisp and clean,
to everyone he was most polite,
soon he made all the students very keen,
to do their maths sums right!

St.Potato's academy was no longer a place,
for children of parents with no taste,
it became a respected organization,
and parents were hit with this realization:
"we should have admitted our kids there,
while there were still seats to spare!"

Global Warming and Other Problems

Global warming is an important thing,
So why do we all just play and sing?
We all sit around and and say we must stop it,
But do we really do anything about it?
Long ago, when our parents were young,
There was so much of greenery, and so much of fun!
But now in this generation, as a kid,
Why do I have to miss out on what my parents did?

When we see a hunter killing a bear,
Why do we all just stand and stare?
The tiger is the national animal in India here,
So why are we letting them disappear
Also disappearing are pandas, white and black,
And once they’re extinct, we can’t get them back!

We all say that we do care,
But all we do is stand and stare!
We all are making the oceans die,
But do we have any right to make the sealife cry?
Why don't we really ever learn,
That the forests are important and we shouldn’t let them burn?
God gave us humans this gift of control, comfort, and bliss,
So why are we spoiling his earth like this?

We all sit around and say we must stop it,
But we don’t really do anything about it!
We all say that we do care,
But all we do is stand and stare!
We all just write poems like this,
And then continue to live in perfect bliss!

The Silly Old Dog on My Blog

There once was a dog,
Who lived in a bog,
And ate like a hog.
One day he went for a jog,
Along with his friend Frog,
Suddenly he tripped over a log,
And got lost in the fog,
Oh, that silly old dog from the bog!