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| my first day for school: photo taken by my father |
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
First day for School
Eons ago
Two little feet
Set off to discover a new world
On a strangely fragrant January day
Alas! That swindler-Time’s swift, crack hands
Have stolen the golden memory for a keepsake
as it were
Under lock and key in His maliciously black mysterious
coffer
Forever
Eons ago
A young father’s
Loving click of his first born
On her first day to St. Anthony’s School
Still remains and delights the daughter’s
heart
Maroon Skirt, white shirt, hair tied up with
Ma’s love
Baba’s precious gal gives him a smile
tricking Time to save it
Forever
Posted
for Gabriella’s prompt Back To School @ Poetry Jam
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What a lovely photo, Sumana! How wonderful that your father took your photo and that you still have it. You may not remember a lot about that first day, but the photo expresses so very much!
ReplyDeleteSumana, what a cute little girl you were and how wonderful that your father took a photo that you still have! Your eagerness to discover the world is palpable in both the poem and the photo.
ReplyDeleteOh, I loved your sweet poem, AND picture! It was such a special day.
ReplyDeletei am glad you have that memory of your first day of school...i remember my first teacher...maybe not the first day...i remember a friend needing to call his parents because he had an accident in his pants...and the playground....
ReplyDeletesuch a cute picture sumana!! i loved the poem... what a memory!!
ReplyDeleteVery sweet memory Sumana.
ReplyDeleteand so adorable,
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much love...
Aww... so sweet, precious!
ReplyDeleteWhat a treasure it is to have such a photo as well as the loving memories of your father. A pleasure to read.
ReplyDeleteThe poetry is sweet and so are you!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Sumana! I am glad we have photographs to jolt our memory to remember things that we have half-forgotten.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful write Sumana! :) You look so adorable in the picture.
ReplyDeleteThat smile in the picture says it all.
ReplyDeleteIts good to see old B&W pics.
This is beyond sweet and perfect for the challenge. The summer before first grade my father took me to our school .. walked me through every room .. when the day finally arrived, my fear was gone.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a charming piece - so full of family love.
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