IF PETS
COULD
SPEAK
IF PETS COULD SPEAK (POEM)
MAISHA KHAN 6B
OH WHAT FUN!
ANVITA SRIVASTAVA 6C
FELIX’S PROBLEM
SAHASRARCHI PANDEY 6C
WHISKERS AND WORDS
MAISHA KHAN 6B
PAWFECT WITNESS
YATHARTHA BHADUARIYA 6C
IF PETS COULD SPEAK
DIVIT YADAV 6D
MY AGONY
ANVI PRASHER 6C
AUGUST
2024
IF PETS COULD SPEAK
IF PETS COULD SPEAK, WHAT WOULD THEY SAY?
THEIR THOUGHTS UNVEILED, NO MORE TO STRAY.
THE SILENT FRIENDS WITH EYES SO KEEN,
WOULD SHARE THEIR MINDS, THEIR WORLDS UNSEEN.
A DOG'S DEEP BARK WOULD TURN TO WORDS,
"I LOVE YOU MORE THAN SONGS OF BIRDS.
YOUR STEPS I FOLLOW, NEAR OR FAR,
YOU ARE MY WORLD, MY GUIDING STAR."
A CAT'S SOFT PURR WOULD BE A PLEA,
"RESPECT MY SPACE, LET ME BE FREE.
I LOVE YOU TOO, IN MY OWN WAY,
BUT INDEPENDENCE RULES MY DAY."
A BIRD IN CAGE WOULD START TO SING,
"RELEASE ME TO THE SKIES, MY KING.
THE WORLD IS VAST, WITH WINDS SO PURE,
MY HEART IN FLIGHT, CAN BEST ENDURE."
A HAMSTER’S SQUEAK WOULD TELL A TALE,
"WITHIN THIS WHEEL, I SEEK MY GRAIL.
BUT DREAMS OF FIELDS WHERE I COULD RUN,
IN ENDLESS GRASS BENEATH THE SUN."
IF PETS COULD SPEAK, WE'D HEAR THEIR HEARTS,
THEIR JOYS, THEIR FEARS, THEIR PLAYFUL PARTS.
YET EVEN NOW, WITHOUT A SOUND,
THEIR LOVE IN SILENCE DOES ABOUND.
-MAISHA KHAN
OH WHAT FUN!
IF MY DOG COULD TALK, OH WHAT FUN!
HE'D TELL ME SECRETS, ONE BY ONE.
HE'D SAY "I LOVE YOU" WITH A WAGGING TAIL,
AND "LET'S PLAY FETCH" WITHOUT FAIL.
MY CAT WOULD SAY "I'M QUEEN OF THIS PLACE",
AND "PET ME SOFTLY, WITH A GENTLE FACE".
SHE'D TELL ME ABOUT HER MOUSE-HUNTING DREAMS,
AND PURR WITH JOY, AS I SCRATCH HER SEAMS.
IF PETS COULD SPEAK, IT WOULD BE SO COOL,
WE'D BE BEST FRIENDS, LIKE A MAGIC RULE.
NO MORE GUESSING, WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY,
WE'D TALK AND LAUGH, IN A SPECIAL WAY.
SO I'LL KEEP IMAGINING, WHAT THEY'D SAY,
AND LOVE THEM DEARLY, EVERY SINGLE DAY.
FOR THOUGH THEY CAN'T TALK, THEY SHOW ME LOVE,
AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS, SENT FROM ABOVE.
-ANVITA SRIVASTAVA
FELIX’S PROBLEMS
ON A FINE MORNING, WHEN I WAS FIVE, I WOKE UP TO
FIND MY CAT, FELIX SITTING ON MY STOMACH, STARING
INTENTLY .
SUDDENLY, HE SAID,” SAHAS, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT MY FOOD SITUATION HERE.”
MY EYES BECAME WIDE OPEN OUT OF SHOCK. BUT I
FOUND MY VOICE &SAID, “UMM, OKAY, WHAT IS
WRONG WITH THE FOOD?”
HE REPLIED ,”WELL,THE FISH ARE ACCEPTABLE, BUT THE
TREATS ARE NOT. I WANT SALMON - FLAVOURED ONES
& WANT THEM NOW. ALSO, WHILE YOU’RE UP,
COULD YOU TURN ON THE TAP IN THE BATHROOM? I LIKE
TO DRINK FRESH RUNNING WATER.”
I LAUGHED, STILL IN DISBELIEF & SAID, “DEAL! BUT YOU
HAVE TO PROMISE ME THING-YOU WILL STOP DISTURBING
ME AT 1 AM DEMANDING SNACKS.”
FELIX SMILED! (WHICH WOULD HAVE LOOKED LIKE A
GRIN, HAD HE BEEN HUMAN.)
AND SAID ,”I MAKE NO PROMISES, KID. AFTERALL, A CAT
LOVES EATING “
FROM THAT DAY ONWARDS, FELIX & I HAD A WHOLE LOT
OF NEGOTIATIONS & LEARNED TO ALWAYS KEEP TREATS
STOCKED, WITH A LOT OF FUN IN OUR LIVES ADDED.
-SAHASRARCHI PANDEY
WHISKERS & WORDS
EMILY LOVED HER CAT, WHISKERS, BUT SHE NEVER
IMAGINED WHAT LIFE WOULD BE LIKE IF THEY COULD
ACTUALLY TALK TO EACH OTHER. THAT ALL CHANGED
ONE MORNING WHEN SHE WOKE UP TO HEAR A
FAMILIAR VOICE.
"GOOD MORNING, EMILY," WHISKERS SAID, HIS VOICE A
SOFT PURR.
EMILY STARED AT HIM IN SURPRISE. "WHISKERS? DID YOU
JUST...TALK?"
"I DID," HE REPLIED, JUMPING ONTO THE BED. "I’VE
ALWAYS HAD A LOT TO SAY, AND NOW YOU CAN
FINALLY HEAR ME."
AT FIRST, THEIR CONVERSATIONS WERE FULL OF
EXCITEMENT. WHISKERS TOLD EMILY ABOUT HIS
ADVENTURES IN THE BACKYARD, HIS FAVORITE SUNNY
SPOTS, AND EVEN WHAT HE THOUGHT OF THE
NEIGHBOR’S DOG. EMILY FELT CLOSER TO HIM THAN
EVER BEFORE. WHISKERS WASN’T JUST A PET; HE WAS A
FRIEND WITH HIS OWN THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS.
TALKING TO WHISKERS MADE THEIR BOND STRONGER.
HE OFTEN CHEERED HER UP AFTER A LONG DAY,
OFFERING PURRING ADVICE LIKE, "JUST TAKE A NAP,
EMILY. IT’LL MAKE EVERYTHING BETTER." EMILY, IN TURN,
MADE SURE WHISKERS HAD HIS FAVORITE SPOTS TO
RELAX AND SPENT MORE TIME PLAYING WITH HIM.
SOMETIMES, WHAT USED TO BE A PEACEFUL SILENCE
TURNED INTO WHISKERS DEMANDING ATTENTION.
HEARING ABOUT WHISKERS’ FEARS ALSO MADE EMILY
MORE PROTECTIVE OF HIM. HE TALKED ABOUT HOW
SCARED HE WAS DURING THUNDERSTORMS AND HOW
HE STILL REMEMBERED BEING A LONELY KITTEN BEFORE
EMILY ADOPTED HIM. THIS MADE EMILY LOVE HIM EVEN
MORE, BUT IT ALSO MADE HER WORRY ABOUT HIS
FEELINGS.
DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES, BEING ABLE TO TALK
BROUGHT THEM CLOSER. WHISKERS OFTEN SURPRISED
EMILY WITH HIS SIMPLE WISDOM. "YOU HUMANS WORRY
TOO MUCH," HE’D SAY. "JUST FIND A SUNNY SPOT AND
RELAX."
ONE EVENING, AS THEY WATCHED THE SUNSET
TOGETHER, EMILY ASKED, "DO YOU EVER MISS THE DAYS
WHEN YOU COULDN’T TALK?"
WHISKERS THOUGHT FOR A MOMENT. "SOMETIMES, I
MISS THE QUIET. BUT I’M GLAD WE CAN TALK. IT’S
BROUGHT US CLOSER, AND I WOULDN’T CHANGE THAT."
EMILY SMILED AND STROKED HIS FUR. "ME NEITHER,
WHISKERS."
TALKING TO WHISKERS MADE THEIR RELATIONSHIP
STRONGER, WITH ITS OWN UPS AND DOWNS. THEY
LEARNED MORE ABOUT EACH OTHER, SHARED THEIR JOYS
AND WORRIES, AND FOUND A DEEPER CONNECTION
THAT MADE THEIR BOND EVEN MORE SPECIAL.
-MAISHA KHAN
PAWFECT WITNESS
IN A TOWN LIVES DETECTIVE SARAH WITH HER FURRY
COMPANION MAX, A AUSTRALIAN LABRADOR. FIRST
WHEN SARAH ADOPTED MAX, HE WAS JUST 5 MONTHS
OLD AND USED TO GET TO BE SHY BUT EVENTUALLY HE GOT
MANY FRIENDS SUCH AS HIS BEST FRIEND, FRENCH
BULLDOG, OSCAR AND OTHERS.
WHILE SITTING ON HER COMFORTABLE COUCH SARAH
WAS TRYING TO WRITE A WRITER’S BLOCK AND MAX
SEEMED TO UNDERSTAND HER FRUSTRATION.
ONE DAY WHILE SARAH WAS OUT FOR WORK, A
MYSTERIOUS CRIME HAPPENED IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHEN SHE COMES BACK, SHE FINDS OUT THE CRIME SHE
ALSO NOTICES THAT HER PET MAX WAS TRYING TO TELL
SOMETHING, BUT UNFORTUNATELY SARAH COULDN’T
UNDERSTAND.
THEN SUDDENLY, MAX SPEAKS TO SARAH IN A DEEP, RASPY
VOICE, REVEALING HE WITNESSED THE CRIME WHILE
SARAH WAS OUT FOR WORK AND MAX WAS ROAMING IN
THE PARK WITH HIS FRIEND, JOHN! SARAH'S SHOCKED BUT
THRILLED TO HAVE A TALKING DOG AS A PARTNER IN
CRIME-SOLVING. AS SHE LISTENED TO MAX, SHE ALSO
STARTS INVESTIGATING TOGETHER.
AS THEY DUG DEEPER, THEY FOUNDED OUT THAT THE
CRIMINAL WAS HIDING A DARK SECRET WHICH IS ALSO A
MYSTERY TILL NOW. SARAH USES HER WRITING SKILLS TO
CREATE A TRAP, AND MAX USES HIS KEEN SENSES TO
EXPOSE THE CULPRIT.
WHILE SARAH WAS WRITING THE BLOG MAX WENT OUT
TO EXPLORE AND TRY TO FIND EVIDENCE. WHEN SHE
COMPLETED THE BLOG, SHE CALLED MAX BUT SHE
COULDN’T FIND HIM. THEN THE DOORBELL RANG AND IT
WAS MAX, WITH A KNIFE WHICH SOAKED IN BLOOD, BUT
WAIT, THE BLOOD WAS DRY.
WHEN SHE ASKED MAX THAT HOW HE GOT THIS KNIFE,
MAX SAID THAT HE FOUNDED THE KNIFE IN THE DUSTBIN.
AFTERWARDS SARAH CHECKED THE BLOOD GROUP AND
THE DNA OF BLOOD AND BLOOD OF VICTIM WERE
SAME.SO THIS MEANT THAT THE KNIFE WAS USED TO
INJURE THE VICTIM.
THE FINGER PRINTS ON THE KNIFES HANDLE WERE
MATCHING TO SARAH’S FRIEND JOHN.
SO, THIS MEANT THAT THE CRIMINAL WAS JOHN.
THE CASE SOLVED, SARAH'S WRITER'S BLOCK VANISHES,
AND SHE WRITES A BESTSELLING NOVEL INSPIRED BY THEIR
ADVENTURE.
ONE DAY SARAH AND MAX SITING ON THE COUCH,
REFLECTING ON THEIR INCREDIBLE JOURNEY. MAX SPEAKS
AGAIN, "YOU KNOW, SARAH, I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO
BE MORE THAN JUST A PET. I'M GLAD I COULD BE YOUR
PARTNER IN CRIME-SOLVING... AND WRITING!"
SARAH SMILES, "YOU'RE MORE THAN JUST A PET, MAX.
YOU'RE MY MUSE, MY FRIEND, AND MY FURRY DETECTIVE!"
-YATHARTHA BHADUARIYA
IF PETS COULD SPEAK
IF PETS COULD SPEAK, WHAT TALES THEY’D TELL,
OF SUNNY DREAMS AND RAINY SMELLS.
OF CHASING WONDER’S MAGICAL SOUND
OF SECRETS KEPT WHEN NO ONE WAS AROUND
THEIR EYES ALREADY SAY SO MUCH
WITH EVERY WAG AND GENTLE TOUCH.
IF PETS COULD SPEAK, WHAT TALE THEY TELL
THE JOY IN EVERY SIMPLE THING
WITH GENTLE WHISPERS, SOFT, AND SWEET.
IF PETS COULD SPEAK
-DIVIT YADAV
MY AGONY
I AM CLUELESS WHAT TO DO,
THEY ARE POLLUTING THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND MINE TOO!
STOP CUTTING TREES!
I AM A BIRD , I NEED A NEST
TO THRIVE ON EARTH JUST LIKE THE REST
UNDERSTAND MY AGONY,
NO BRANCH , NO TWIG THERE TO HELP
WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO HEAR MY YELP
OH ! WHAT SHOULD I DO,
MY SUFFERINGS DON’T SEEM TO END
LOOK! THEY HAVE POLLUTED THE WATER TOO.
INCREASED LANDFILLS, CHOKING AIR,
ADD TO MY SUFFERINGS AND THEIRS TOO
DON’T LET THIS BE YOUR GREED
OTHERWISE, WE ALL WILL SOON BE AN EXTINCT BREED!
-ANVI PARASHAR
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