I once got a chance to visit the Defence Authority Degree College for Women (Phase VIII) during vacations – the deserted corridors and empty spaces seemed enchanted. Now that I have graduated from the institute and become an ex-student, the mesmerising memories of that day still haunt me. It is the perfect nostalgia.
Photo By: Sarah S. Swalehin
The wind blows around the parameters
Picking at dust and fallen wrappers.
But the wind in that place wasn’t just wind,
The echoes of footsteps, not mere sounds.
Photo By: Tehniat Aftab
In a far-off place, close by the sea,
The wind whispers secrets of decades past.
The gales pick up on the frozen echoes
Discussed busily by inhabitants last.
Photo By: Anam Sheikh
It swishes through corridors
Kissing the tiled ground below.
Where footsteps worth following
Were made by bustling toes.
Photo By: Tehniat Aftab
It rages into rooms, into thickets of chairs,
Where laughter and merriment once boomed;
Where the paper-burdened bin bears witness
To the mischiefs of the bright and the doomed.
Photo By: Sarah S. Swalehin
It whistles across the vastness of the ground -
A blank space now, that echoed with bauble.
Beneath cracked benches it swooshes now,
Stirring memories of leisure and trouble.
Photo By: Sarah S. Swalehin
It meanders between a labyrinth of rooms,
Picking on leaves, remnants of a notebook;
The wind sweeps the ground and whispers to me,
The tale of my college when I chance a look.
Photo By: Sarah S. Swalehin
Photo By: Sarah S. Swalehin
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Posted by Aleena on October 24, 2010 at 12:45 PM
you make DCW sound nice
=)
Posted by Nabiha Zeeshan on October 24, 2010 at 12:47 PM
It IS nice!
I spent some of the most memorable years of my life there and learnt a lot in a brief span of two years!
Posted by Aleena on October 24, 2010 at 12:51 PM
oh! i wish it turns out nice for me too then ……………. so far it hasn’t
Posted by Nabiha Zeeshan on October 24, 2010 at 12:54 PM
Oh really? Enjoy your time here. I know it’s hectic with piles of assignments, quizzes and tests – but they’ll help you learn time management – the greatest tool you’ll need later on in life
Also, make sure you take out time for fun and enjoyment, because believe it or not, you’ll miss it when you’re gone from here and you’ll regret not making the most of it (if you don’t make the most of it).
Posted by Sarah R. on October 24, 2010 at 2:13 PM
luv d peotry sorta u’ve written with these pics.. brought life to d pics
Posted by Nabiha Zeeshan on October 24, 2010 at 2:27 PM
Thanks.
Awesome photos! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by mariumjamil on October 24, 2010 at 5:07 PM
beautiful photos! and the poetry is lovely.
Posted by AFI on October 25, 2010 at 1:28 PM
Nice. Seems like you took pics on Sunday
Posted by Cookie on December 25, 2010 at 1:17 AM
I never thought I’d miss it this much while I was there
but now the memory haunts me too. I truly miss the extracurricular activities that the college offered, the exceptionally good dramas and debate competitions!
Posted by Cookie on December 25, 2010 at 1:18 AM
And, yup, beautiful photos!
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Posted by Faraz on April 14, 2011 at 12:37 AM
Nice