Poem - On the Railway Bridge

The signal is up, so a train is due; I run to the bridge for a better view. As the train draws in and slows to a stop, I get excited and jump and hop. People are hurrying with luggage and bags, And the guard steps down with his red and green flags. He looks at his watch; it is time to dapart; He waves "green" to the driver' Who knows he must start. So off they go, and I wave them away  Oh! I'll be a driver - or guard - one day...

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Poem - The Wonder Words

How you express your thoughts is even important than the thoughts themselves. Never let a thought shrivel and die For want of a way to say it, For English is a wonderful game And all of you can play it. All that you do is match the words To the brightest thoughts in your head So that they come out clear and true And handsomely groom and fed- For many of the loveliest things Have never yet been said. Word are the food and dress of thought, They...

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Poem - The World

Great, wide beautiful, wonderful world With the wonderful waters round you curled And the wonderful grass upon your breast- World, you are beautifully dressed. The wonderful air is over me, And the wonderful wind is shaking the tree; it walks on the water and whirls the mills, And talks to itself, on the top of the hills, You friendly earth how far do you go, With the wheat - fields that nod and the rivers that flow; With cities and gardens,...

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Peom - The wires are so still and high

The wires are so still and high  We never hear the words go by Yet messages fly far and near  I wonder if the birds can hear And when they perch on wires sip  I wonder if they're listening And telling out to earth and sky A lovely word is going by ! ...

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Satellite Communication

Have you looked up at the sky on a cloudless clear night? What do you see there high up in the sky? There are millions of stars hiding the secrets of the universe. Among them, If you look at the sky very carefully for sometime, you can see blinking stars moving from north to south or south to north and you will understand that their movement is very fast. What are they? Why are they moving so fast? They are man made stars; they are called artificial...

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Viridu

In the Variety Entertainment there was an item: a 'Viridu' Viridu, like our folk tales, has come down from generation to generation. A Viridu singer is a talented person who makes up his verse with the beat of his little circular drum, "rabana" as he sings. It is part of our culture. Even today we see the Viridu singer in public places like the bus stand, railway station or market where people for entertainment. The 'Viridu singer' entertains...

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Egyptian Civilization

"I'm going to present a slide show on grate civilizations. Civilization means man's social, spiritual, philosophical and technological development. Look at the first slide. This is one fine example of a grate civilization, the Egyptian civilization which existed in the valley of the river Nile. These huge pyramids of Egypt are the highest man - made creations of the world. The ancient Egyptians were religious people. They believed their king, Pharaoh...

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