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Monday, February 5 2001
The quake
Harshvardhan Kumar

Harshvardhan Kumar is ten years old, the youngest writer on Sawf. Born of parents who themselves are writers and journalists, writing comes natural to him. He plans to draw his own illustrations for his future writings. To read his poetry on Sawf please click here. This poem is a tribute to quake tragedy victims from him.

I was fast asleep.
and had a dream of a heap ( of toys).
But suddenly I heard a clang! Bang!
My dog started to bark and I said: "Be quiet Fang!"

Then there was a loud shutter
"Who is it" I started to mutter
...A loud scampering of feet
I stood up ready to see the danger I was to meet!

Then when I was just about to pounce on the intruder
There was was a hooting sound(probably my friend Hooter)
I counted:1...2...3... "Mom,Dad"
What a fit I had

They told me to go to bed
and cool down my head
I slept off again
...When

There was that shutter once more
and a saucer hitting the floor
I was fully awake
when my mom said: " It's only a quake

I slept off soundly
then there was a wining
so beastly and houndly

The End!

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