Baisakhi: The New Season English Poetry – Baisakhi (especially in Punjab) is celebrated in much the same way as Gurpurbs. Gurdwaras are decorated and visited. Parades, dancing and singing happen throughout the day. Many Sikhs choose to be baptized into the Khalsa brotherhood on this day. Baisakhi: The New Season Stretching, rubbing my eyes, With a wide yawn, I fill …
Read More »Chinese New Year: Short English Poetry For Kids
Chinese New Year, known in China as the Spring Festival and in Singapore as the Lunar New Year, is a holiday on and around the new moon on the first day of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar. This calendar is based on the changes in the moon and is only sometimes changed to fit the seasons of the …
Read More »Going to School: Short Poetry by Arshia Sheikh
Going to School: Short poem – Since the world is facing pandemic, little children misses, the school in lockdown. They are eager to meet their lovely friends and teachers. They enjoy the daily class lesson and activities of the school. Schools give them immense delight. School is a place where you get proper education in a disciplined environment. Children unite …
Read More »The Gift of A New Year: Joanna Fuchs
The Gift of A New Year: Joanna Fuchs – Joanna is married and currently lives in Sandpoint, Idaho. She graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in fashion retailing. Joanna’s first writing job was teaching correspondence courses American Savings and Loan Institute. During her career she has wrote and presented her own speeches at colleges and corporations. Joanna’s …
Read More »New Years Prayer: Joanna Fuchs
New Years Prayer: Joanna Fuchs – The New Year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next year. Cultures that measure yearly calendars all have New Year celebrations. On January 1, 1600 Scotland, was the first country to adopt January 1 as the first day of the New …
Read More »A New Year With You: Joanna Fuchs
A New Year With You poetry by Joanna Fuchs – The whole world solemnizes New Year with great enthusiasm and energy. This day has a special contingency for people. People concerned to various walks of life welcome New Year in their own hearty ways. There are few things common in all the traditions when it comes to New Year celebration …
Read More »My Shadow My Girl: Short Poetry On Daughters
My Shadow My Girl – Short Poem: A daughter is a very special creation in the family. Daughters are not only delicate and lovely but also a strong pillar of the family. Their sometimes, sweet, smiley faces and beauty encapsulates the joy of parenthood and becomes the cornerstone of strength in families. The fact that, some cultures have been harsh …
Read More »Teach Your Children: Poetry by Arshia Sheikh
Teach Your Children: Most children act on impulse, not knowing whether or not it’s good for them. Also, most parents want their children to know how to behave, but are not sure where to begin. There are several ways how you can be teaching etiquette to kids, most importantly, by setting an example on your own and staying consistent. Etiquette …
Read More »The Pumpkin: English Poem about Thanksgiving
The Pumpkin: John Greenleaf Whittier uses grandiose language in “The Pumpkin” to describe, in the end, his nostalgia for Thanksgivings of old and bounteous love for pumpkin pie, the enduring symbol of those holidays. The poem begins with strong imagery of pumpkins growing in a field and ends as an emotional ode to his now elderly mother, enhanced by similes. …
Read More »Thanksgiving: Harvest Festival Poem for Kids
Thanksgiving is a holiday in the United States and Canada when people give thanks. In the United States, it is on the fourth Thursday of November. In Canada it is on the second Monday of October. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln said the last Thursday of November would be a national Day of Thanksgiving for the United States. American immigrants brought …
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