day 56: something you did as a child that other people remember you for
As a kid, I loved writing poems. I was a mooning sort of a child who had a passion for scribbling verses at all times. In fact, my favorite book at that time was my Mom's Collector's Edition of Poems.
I was a moody kid most of the times, sulky and mournful. and only writing poems seemed to keep me quiet and happy. I don't know how it began but I'd forever hang out with a notepad and a pencil scribbling various random thoughts in rhyming lines. My mother encouraged me to keep it up and would keep buying notebooks to give a harmless outlet to my bursts of energy.
Looking back, I can see how skillfully my mother channelized my habit into a wonderful habit of reading and learning. Rhyming schemes, figures of speech, sonnets, little by little she introduced these concepts as tips to improve my poems. Just a word or two to pique my interest. She knew I'd hound her till I got enough information to quench my curiosity. I have to thank her for showing me patience all those years back and for giving me the gift of learning and appreciating great works in verse.
But yes, as a specific answer to today's question, poetry is something people remember me for.
As a kid, I loved writing poems. I was a mooning sort of a child who had a passion for scribbling verses at all times. In fact, my favorite book at that time was my Mom's Collector's Edition of Poems.
I was a moody kid most of the times, sulky and mournful. and only writing poems seemed to keep me quiet and happy. I don't know how it began but I'd forever hang out with a notepad and a pencil scribbling various random thoughts in rhyming lines. My mother encouraged me to keep it up and would keep buying notebooks to give a harmless outlet to my bursts of energy.
Looking back, I can see how skillfully my mother channelized my habit into a wonderful habit of reading and learning. Rhyming schemes, figures of speech, sonnets, little by little she introduced these concepts as tips to improve my poems. Just a word or two to pique my interest. She knew I'd hound her till I got enough information to quench my curiosity. I have to thank her for showing me patience all those years back and for giving me the gift of learning and appreciating great works in verse.
But yes, as a specific answer to today's question, poetry is something people remember me for.
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