<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=350708" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Star, still a kid</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Star, still a kid</div><div style="margin:10px 0">A national function<br>National Child Achievers’ Award<br>For demonstrated excellence<br>In far-reaching talents<br>In art, science, mathematics<br>And for skillful display<br>Of courage and valour</div><div style="margin:10px 0">President, Prime Minister and<br>A host of great dignitaries gracing the function<br>Minister for Human Resources Development<br>Herself reading out the citation<br>And presenting the awardees<br>The medallion and the certification</div><div style="margin:10px 0">A kid of nine years<br>Chosen for the award<br>For the ability to solve<br>In a very short interval<br>Problems in mathematics <br>Requiring complicated calculations<br>And for the skill in reciting<br>From memory voluminous<br>Ancient scriptures </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The child came on to the stage<br>The Minister read the citation<br>Decorated the kid with medallion<br>The President and the Prime Minister<br>Walked up to the kid<br>And greeted her<br>When asked how she feels about this<br>National Award<br>The Awardee started telling<br>In her own style and in a broken shrill voice<br>Today is Thursday<br>I will reach home by Saturday<br>I am in fact on the wait for<br>Monday to come<br>I will attend school that day<br>To show this medallion and certificate<br>In the school assembly<br>And on top of it<br>My class teacher will put a star<br>Against that day in my diary<br>For having won this award<br>Which is the greatest exciting thing for me</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Yes, <br>Star, still a kid</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Bashyam+Narayanan">Bashyam Narayanan</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=350708" data-title="Star, still a kid de Bashyam Narayanan" data-description="Star, still a kid A national function National Child Achievers’ Award For demonstrated excellence In far-reaching talents In art, science, mathematics And for skillful display Of courage and valour President, Prime Minister and A host of great..."></div> </div> </div>

solid border dashed border dotted border double border groove border ridge border inset border outset border no border blue green red purple cyan gold silver black