A Sonnet on Solitude - Tokavi Achumi (BA 4th Semester)

It often weakens,

Fills with sorrows and pains,

And like a house without a backyard,

It doesn’t fade into oblivion.

It’s like a parasite,

Which remains blind and deaf.

Moments seem to last for eternity,

And nothing seems viable.

Contentment is a virtue to be learnt,

And patience is a ware to deal with it.

You can fool its vast magnanimity,

With cheer, and a good spirit.

It shall perish away like the first bloom,

At the luscious dawn of glee.

Photograph courtesy - Spearheads Photography

Romeo and Juliet - Vinika Chishi (BA 1st Semester)

(Original art- water colour on paper)

Eternal Love - Vini H Aye (BA 1st Semester)

Thy word became flesh,

Ye blessed the world and around.

Beauty compared to none;

All mortals exalt thee.

Ye heals pain, soothes the broken,

Set what’s best for every soul.

Oh! Great is thine love,

Transforming sinners to new beings.

No soul breathes in thy absence,

No soul lives without thy love.

Ye brightens the path,

And leads in the pious way.

Blessed is me having thy grace,

All of me adoration for thee.

No turning back, thou art with with me

Your love is sufficient for me.

Beloved - Buhiu B Lam (BA 6th Semester)

The day I was born was the greatest day for you.

With joy you introduced me to the world.
Alas, you didn't wait to celebrate my first birthday.
The thought of you brings tears to my eyes.
Forever you are etched in my heart.

They tell me of your kindness, gentleness,
They tell me how you cared.
It hurts me and I envy... I missed all your goodness.
A night with you in my dreams is the happiest of all.
Wish to go on dreaming, but the dawn doesn't permit.

On cloudless nights I look up at the sky,
And there I watch the stars twinkle.
I sing my evening song to them,
I know you are in their midst.
I wait for your lullaby to wish me goodnight.

My friends all greet and gift,
Their kind mothers on this good day.
I always wish to give you the best I can.
I mournfully wonder why the heavens took you away.
Tales of your love for me heal me.

Seasons change, years pass, things renew,
But my hope in you stays the same.
Watch me...
Protect me...
I love you mom.





Image courtesy- Essential Things Devotion webpage

A Perfect Christian - Lhichelo Khutso (BA 2nd Semester)

If we want to be a perfect Christian,

Always be gentle and humble.

Be immune to sin,

And never ever stumble.

If we want to be a perfect Christian,

Always study and remember,

All of God’s commandments.

He who is trustworthy, and merciful.

Peace and harmony find expression,

In this wonderful God of mine.

He never forsakes,

Forgives, or ever forgets.

We perhaps cannot be perfect,

So we always need to pray,

For the power to do our best,

To love God and obey. 

Image Courtesy: turnbacktogod.com

Fiery Stars - Ighali Sylvia Shikhu (BA 2nd Semester)

Story of the old and dying ambers,

Old norms conquered by the future.

The bitter truth of the new era,

Resonates in whispers, and hushed voices,

In graves, of kings and men.

Of freedom and free men,

Blotches on the innocent,

And sinners trod with pride.

Yet mounting, drooling for better,

Those were the days I say.

When in times of rage and utter fury,

The symphony of chaos created mad ballads.

As I dance forlorn, enslaved I am,

For the betrayal tightens me.

Each step counted, and counted twice.

Will I be the first to witness?

A forlorn vision of my stars ablaze,

Is it too late to rhyme with fire?

The fiery stars gaze upon me,

My rage, my wrath, my anger,

Reflected in their immortal rays.

Ode to Lost Peace – Neingusenuo Kin (BA 2nd Semester)

The leaves had fallen,

The dust had settled.

The streets, lonely.

All that walked past it, the winds.

And mournful was the skies.

Just clouds, darkened clouds.

What had happened,

To this street always filled with joy?

The stars, they shone no more,

Something was wrong, terribly.

Something had been lost forever.

Was it on the streets or heavens above?

Something ought to change,

Or is it us, humans

Who have altered His divine plans?

Peace, the elixir for our liberty.

And so it was,

The brave tower stood still,

Though frozen in shock and grief.

Anguished pathos runs shrill.

Image courtesy- ICAN official website