The mean old dustbin

There once was a mean old dustbin
In the house of Mr.Brent
Whenever he put something inside it
Out it immediately went

In went all the trash
And out it immediately came
With anything that went in
The result was always the same

One day Mr.Brent got angry
And told the mean old dustbin
That he should behave well
Because behaving badly is a sin

But it wouldn't listen
And continued behaving badly
The dustbin's horrible behaviour 
Really drove poor Mr.Brent mad

So one fine day he threw
The dustbin far, far away
And told it to come back
Only when it would behave

But the dustbin didn't like it outside 
Aas it was keep being bitten by mice
Even the cats kept troubling him
And it was not all nice

So the dustbin went back home
By jumping on to a lorry
It went back to Mr.Brent
And said it was very sorry

Mr.Brent felt pitiful
And let the dustbin in
Since that day Mr.Brent
Has a very obedient dustbin!

-Minnal Senthil
23rd April 2018

WHOOSH!!

Whoosh came the wind,

Gracefully moving a feather away from the ground

Whoosh came the wind,

Passing our houses and making an eerie sound

Whoosh came the wind,

Moving a seed and giving it a brand-new life

Whoosh came the wind,

Slashing our faces like an extremely sharp knife

Whoosh came the wind,

Making my glass of orange juice spill

Whoosh came the wind,

With all it’s force to spin the big windmill

Whoosh came the wind,

With all it’s might to make the trees sway

Whoosh came the wind,

Rattling the windows and upsetting all the hay

Whoosh came the wind,

Messing the papers and creating a hullabaloo

Whoosh came the wind,

To sing it’s most favourite song to you!

-Minnal Senthil

24th April 2019

The insane lion

Once the crazy crane

chipped of the lion's mane

the crane got beaten

by the loin, it was eaten

oh! the lion was insane

The humongous frog

There once was a huge frog
that always sat on a log
it once ate a rat
and also a cat
and can also eat a labrador dog

- Minnal Senthil
4th March 2018

The man who sat on a pan

Once there was a man
who sat on a pan
it  tossed him around
making a lot of sounds
then threw him up to the fan

-Minnal Senthil
4th March 2018

Friends

Friends are the ones who help each other

And want each other to succeed

Friends are the ones who come to you

In your hours of need

Friends are the ones who guide each other

In whatever path they take

Friends are the ones who assist each other

With anything they are going to make

Friends are the ones who wish to see you

Rising to the stars

Friends are the ones who really miss you

When you are somewhere far

Friends are the ones who always want you

To be happy and glad

Friends are those who never want you

To become grumpy and sad

Friends are those who we never want

To see going apart

Friends are those who always have

A wonderful place in our heart!

Truth Hurts - My experience

Truth Hurts - My experience
21-Nov-2017

Once upon a time I was playing a video game. But the bad thing was that i was doing it without my mother knowing. I did for days and days and months and months. But whenever I did it I couldn't resist myself from playing. I knew that whatever i did was wrong. But i was addicted.

In the bottom of my heart something was telling me to tell my mom about this. But i thought that if I tell my mom then she will scold me. But the urge to tell my mom kept increasing and I had butterflies in my stomach. Bad butterflies. When the urge to tell my mom kept increasing I decided to tell my mom. I came to my mom and started crying. Just crying. I told my mom about it. And my heart felt light. Very very light after that.

Minnal Senthil
21-Nov-2017

Haikus on nature

Summer here again
Music plays sweetly, drifting
And life is renewed

An octopus went
off to war. It's a good thing
that he was well armed

An afternoon breeze
expels cold air along
with the fallen brown leaves

Minnal Senthil
Oct 2017

Mr. Cloud Mr. Cloud

Mr. Cloud Mr. Cloud
Oct 2017

Mr.Cloud Mr.Cloud,
Do you play with the Sun?
Do you feel proud,
and do you have fun?

Do you talk to the birds
When they come by?
I have heard,
you telling them hi!

Do you talk to the Stars,
at the dark night?
Or, are they far
but you can still see their light?

Oh Please! come down
Mr.Cloud Mr.Cloud

-Minnal Senthil
Oct 2017

My trip to Goa

My Trip to Goa
Dec 2017

When I went to Goa I had been to Palolem beach, Patnam beach and Colomb beach.

It is good if you take your own car to Goa because you wouldn't have to book a cab all the time. You can even rent a scooter or a bike there. But if your family has more than 2 people then it is better you take a car.

When you go there you will see many Europeans and Americans. Do not stare at their accent or looks because they would feel odd.

You should carry your own swimsuit. The dress shops and the restaurants are very nice. In Mobar beach we collected many shells. There is parasailing in Mobar beach. I and my sister saw a humongous jelly fish in Mobar beach. There are many crabs and mollusks.

We also went to Agonda beach. In Agonda beach the waves are very strong and nice. We even went to a church called 'basilica of bom jesus' where the body of  St. Francis Xavier is kept. The architecture is very nice in the church

-Minnal Senthil
Dec 2017

The Lazy Frog

If I were a frog
I would sit on a log

I would swim in a well
How deep no one can tell!

I would catch a fly
that would pass by

With my tongue so long
it wouldn't be wrong
to catch a fly
or a dragon fly

I would be happy
and very jolly!

- Minnal Senthil
August 2017

Guess who I am

I sore through the sky

But a bird I’m not

When you see me from the ground

I look like a dot

I have windows

And I also have wings

I carry people

And I also carry things

I am huge

I am humongous

And my mechanics

Are stupendous

I even move faster

Than the fastest train

Can you guess who I am?

You have to use your brain!

Minnal Senthil

11 Feb 2018

I want this & I want that

I want to play

I want to run

I want to sleep

I want to have fun

I want a dog

And I want a cat

I want this

And I want that

If you get what you want

Then you’ll become greedy

And you may stop

Helping the needy

You shouldn’t buy wants

But only needs

You shouldn’t show

Even a single drop of greed

Now you know

What to do and not

And don’t buy stuff

Which you’ve already got

Minnal Senthil

10 Feb 2018