Mum was cleaning out the attic. She handed me a box filled with old books. They brought back memories. Photos of childhood, trips with family and among them, a small sheet of paper which had my first ever poem… the ink had faded with time, but the moments were fixed forever in mind.
My mum saw me looking at it. She asked me to put it back. I carefully folded back the sheet and put it my diary of poems.
“Why are you holding on to that junk?” she asked.
“Oh, it may be junk to you, Mum, but it is a memory to me. This is one junk I can never replace.”
I picked up my diary and walked off into the garden, my eyes shining with joy at having found a piece of myself again.
For: Sunday Scribbling
Vinay Leo R.
Poetry & writing are to me, a breath of fresh air in a life that is sometimes covered by the smoke of sorrow or self doubt. They also become the sweets I share to celebrate when life offers me a reason to. But most of all, they are to me, my life. For each word I write is a piece of my heart, a thought that just had to find its way into the world.
You went down the memory lane today? Nice.. btw what is your first poem? can you put it up here??
my mum has saved many such trivial things from my childhood which help me walk down those memory lanes sometimes.. its a strange feeling .. strange but good..
Those memories are so important. nicely said.
It's good to go down memory lane once in a while, to find something priceless to you was wonderful.Yvonne.
:)its an awesome feeling going through ur old books n photos n works.. btw u shdve put the poem here for us 😉
really Leo? how old were you when you wrote that first ever poem of yours? can you post it here son?from the start, even when you haven't recognized me yet, i knew then that you are a gifted and talented boy…and you going down memory lane and founding your first ever poem is a manifestation of it…the talented, the gifted Leo… it's an honor for being one of your avid followers…and one of my followers…:)
This was just beautiful… I felt so touched especially by that last line. I love it when I can find and cherish another lost piece of myself…
i to still hold on to the first rhyme i ever wrote :)..urs..hemu..
Its always a happy moment to find something you treasure. Could relate it to it Kunju.
Awwww!! How old were you then, Vinu??:)
heyy..nice yr..memories are always a treasure to keep..:) bt, dont u like to share ur first ever poem wid us..:)
Sweet!!!!!!!…put up the poem!!! I was planning to do a diary series muself 🙂 🙂
@meow,yeah… went down memory lane :)yeah.. can't put that up.. its very childish re! 😀
@aria,yeah.. my mum too.. but old stuff needs to be removed so new can come in i guess 🙂
@anthony,yes indeed they are important! 🙂
@yvonne,yes it is good 🙂 we find priceless memories 🙂
@amal,yeah it is an awesome feeling!!put the poem?its very childish yaar…
@amity,was 10 i guess… :)post it here? 🙂 will see..glad to have you as a follower too.. 🙂
@shadow,yes 🙂 cherish a lost piece of me 😀
@hemz,even me too! 🙂
@swapna,thanks chechy! 🙂 it is indeed happy moments!
@nichu,i donno yaar.. 10 i think!
@mads,lets see… might soon share 🙂
@prya,thanks :)will see about the poem!! 😀
I am nuchu , not nichu :@ Leo, you are forgetting me :'(
hmmm nice moment..i too love to kept greetings n photos..still i have so many given by my school friends n group photographs of 5th n 6th class. It always brings smile on my face 🙂
@nichu,no re.. ur nuchu only i know.. nichu is new nickname for nuchu.. nichunuchu 😀 😉
@riya,wow! 🙂 yeah they do bring a smile don't they? :)lovely!
its really nice to see something valuable after so many years na :)Wonderful feelings in your post vinu :)loved it 🙂
heyy Leo…u came across ur first ever poem…wow…it must be such a beautiful,special feeling,must have made u nostalgic…awww…and now that u had mentioned it…should have put it up here na…we would love to read what you had written then..do put it up..and yes before i forget a very happy diwali to u n ur family!hope this diwali gets u lots of prosperity and happiness!enjoy yourself!take care!god bless!
I have saved a few items of my children, very 'valuable' junk it is! 🙂 You can read about it here:http://shailsnest.com/wp/memoirs/on-valuable-junk/
ah… that first poem… that first short story… those are treasures more than gold or diamonds or money. i could totally relate to the post. 🙂
@suma,thanks a lot! 🙂
@parzi,put it up here? lets see dear! :)happy diwali to u n ur family too 🙂
@shail,indeed it is.. :Dvaluable junk!!
@ajai,thanks a lot!
hey..pl do share that pom here..:) i too found one of my childhod note books..my father had kept it for me and shown me my handwritig and the story..:) I too love that memoryy…it cab never be a junk!!!Happy diwali
@prams,yeps :)will try to share it here! :)indeed, can never be junk!
What a treasure! I wish you had posted the poem, too!
Nice. I know people who part with 'stuff' all the time and never look back – I hang on to lots of my stuff and value it…
@linda,will post it soon! 😀
@tumblewords,indeed.. every one does i think! 🙂
Nothing is more interesting than going back to read something we wrote long ago, it brings back not only the words, but the moment and the feelings that created it. How I wish I still had a couple of my journals from long ago. What have I forgotten? In what ways have I changed?
ah like everyone else I am looking forward to reading the poem – love the story 🙂
it has been forever that i have flipped anything old. i m in the process of cleaning :)Click The JUNK I need to Rid oFF!
@sophie,yes.. we all wish for a time travelling object don't we? 🙂
@dee,thank u 🙂 like everyone, i'm trying to put it up too 😀
@desi,is it? 🙂 hehe.. hope u find a memory to share with us soon then 🙂
Hah.. yes… nostalgia has a way of eating up our hearts from the core… N u were 10 when u wrote it !!! posted that poem anywhere in this blog ??? if so… ping me the address…
@arun, its there sometime after this post bro..! 🙂