The Poetic Corner

Friend Good friends are not easy to yield, But sworn enemies are present in every field. Then there are those who act as friends, But are actually like a snake, Who tend to bite you at every wake. A person is a true friend, If he knows every inch of you, And people like that are very few, For they love you as you are, And try to mend you with care; Friends are present in every life Through your ups and downs To help you out of grief, And make sure you don’t revive the frown, Not so many are lucky to have such a friend, If you have one never leave his hand. -Ananya Mallik

The civilization of Egypt is a mystery, But wh at I love the most is their incredible history, It starts with Amun Ra, the god of sun; Who was Khepri in the morning when he rolled in mud and had fun; But he became Khnum the ram in the evening. And this is just the beginning. There was the god of wind- Shu, Whose daughter was Nut, striped and blue, She was the goddess of sky, Whose love for Geb, the earth, would never die. They had two sons, Set and Osiris, And two daughters - Nephthys and Isis. Osiris became the Pharaoh to solve his kingdom’s crisis, And married his sister, Isis. Set was the god of desert sand, And chaos and Ra’s left hand. Nephthys became the goddess of darkness, decay and death. As the pharaoh’s protector, she killed his enemies with her fiery breathe; Isis was very magical, Who made Ra’s condition critical; By creating Apophis a snake, To defeat whom was not a piece of cake. Horus was the son of Osiris and Isis Meanwhile Nephthys and Set had a son An