The final exams are in the offing br Mugging and bugging in full swing br Burning the midnight oil br Stumble to go to the next class br br ………… br br Youthful faces with awe in the look br Start the year with cheering sigh br I know each by name calling day and day out br Half yearly closes breaking half my heart br br Reaching the wards as everlasting partners br Achieved by bricking inch by inch br Portions are over and prelims are done with br Gems are ready though not for sale br br Comes the day call it farewell br Loading tonnes of grief into my heart br Students nay my children start br Praising me for anything and everything br br Tears start rolling down my cheeks br Not that praise inebriates me br Fear of separation and pangs of love br Prick the heart with pin’s precision br br Comes the vacation and birds fly off br Corrections to care, I go on with papers br Letters show me the person behind br Making me smile and cry br br With pain in the heart and br Gain of centum result br I allow my children br To jump to the next class br br Time rolls by with mixed feeling br Reach the school to the same class br New faces new hopes new feelings br Another set of children to make me happy and sad!br br rajagopal haranbr br