Naman (Std 7) enjoys writing poems and wanted to have this one published.

The Old Man in the Rain

There was once an old man in the rain.
Who was standing without a cane.
He walked until he was beside a train.
The train moved from its place, the old man jumped in without using his brain.
It stopped, the old man walked out and entered a plane.
Gates were open, air hostesses weren’t alert, even the plane took off, the old man fell, and was caught by a crane.
It let go, the old man fell, hurt his knee, and felt a lot of pain.
Some people saw what had happened, so they took him to a hospital in a cot tied to a chain.

After reaching, he went to a doctor who said, “Please sir there is no need to complain.
It is not a big sprain, so don’t take much strain and lie down in bed until your knee gets a nice regain.”
Never did the old man walk in the rain again.

Mr. Atul Karwal lived a long cherished dream of scaling the world’s tallest mountain range. Getting through the selection process itself is a feat as the selection lasted a few months, testing his physical abilities, endurance, adaptation skills, his knowledge about flora, fauna, mountain climbing, nutrition…his motivation!

To get selected he had to trek for weeks in dense forests under difficult circumstances that included rains that would refuse to stop for days, walking in knee deep murky water, sleeping in inhospitable conditions, facing crawling insects, slimy reptiles and wild animals. The list goes on. He lived his dream to climb the Everest for almost fifteen years and took more than a year getting ready for the expedition. After getting selected, the journey had just about begun. It included detailed, step by step guidelines to minimize health hazards and risks. The expedition was long and a single slip could prove to be fatal.

His determination, dedicated effort and ability to dream big are truly commendable.

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