Tuesday 26 August 2014

First day for School

my first day for school: photo taken by my father

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

15 comments:

  1. 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!

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  2. Sumana, 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.

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  3. Oh, I loved your sweet poem, AND picture! It was such a special day.

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  4. i 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....

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  5. such a cute picture sumana!! i loved the poem... what a memory!!

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  6. and so adorable,

    ◕‿◕。)

    much love...

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  7. What a treasure it is to have such a photo as well as the loving memories of your father. A pleasure to read.

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  8. The poetry is sweet and so are you!

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  9. Beautiful, Sumana! I am glad we have photographs to jolt our memory to remember things that we have half-forgotten.

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  10. Beautiful write Sumana! :) You look so adorable in the picture.

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  11. That smile in the picture says it all.
    Its good to see old B&W pics.

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  12. 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.

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  13. This is such a charming piece - so full of family love.

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