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Flower on the Road

Flower on the Road

Chitra Padmanabhan Ages 11-12 70 words

Spring has come,
said the bougainvillea
Crimson, orange, cream
and yellow
Making a flower wall
along the road
I bring happiness
to all.
Wait, said the
little flower
on the edge of the kerb
I, too, blossom
though I am small
Every now and then
a little child walks past,
sees me
at her height
And happily smiles.
Doesn’t that make us comrades
on the road!

Flower on the Road
Flower on the Road

Word treasure

crimson
— bright red colour
kerb
— edge of a road or path
comrades
— people who work or fight together
the end

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