Hi Guys! Welcome to Faces of Silicon Valley's Week-18 Blog Post! I can't believe that we've made it so far! Now before, we get started on this week's blog post, it's time to take care of some housekeeping!
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6) The entire month of October will be QUITE busy for me, so I've made the decision to stray away from my usual miscellaneous discussions, and instead share some writing with you all!
~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.without further ado...I begin!~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.
Author's Note: I really enjoy how the poem, "The Bench," came out. I was exploring my style as a writer, and I really enjoyed writing it. Originally, to write the story I kind of created a backstory for the perspective in which the story was written. Although the backstory is almost entirely fictitious, after reading the poem, I have to say a lot of my own character is reflected into the poem. I hope you enjoy!
Sidenote: I wrote this poem, as a response to a prompt. This prompt was on the Young Writers Project, a great online community where I've gotten a lot of inspiration from! Here was the prompt: "It’s a beautiful day, and you’re out for a stroll in the park. A bench beckons you to have a seat and watch the world go by. What do you see? What do you think about? Respond in poetry or prose."
The Old Bench:
She runs down the path to the lake by her old school.
Every day she comes there, for one reason.
To see something.
A bench...it stands by the lake.
Serene and frail.
It's seen it all.
The misfortunate bird droppings.
The nostalgic moments, when a father brought his daughter to throw stones in the lake.
The happy moments, when a mother gave her daughter a gift to remember.
A locket, with their family picture.
Those moments were the ones we all wish were still here.
Or years later when the daughter came crying because she realized some people never wanted to deserve her love.
Some people didn't care if she was happy or not.
Her tears aren't the only tears the bench has seen.
The bench has seen the cloud's tears, the girl's tears, and has heard the reclusive crow's plaintive call.
So yes, the bench is old and frail.
Yes, it has stains of rain-water.
Yes, there are stains of misfortunate bird droppings.
But that's because it has a story to tell.
Wouldn't you rather that?
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Check this poem out on Medium and Young Writers Project!
https://medium.com/@shivali.patra/the-old-bench-dd334789d261
https://youngwritersproject.org/explore/writing/old-bench
Random Fact: Playdough was originally used as wallpaper cleaner in the 1930s. Only in the 1950s was it used as a common children's toy. Didn't know? Now you do!
Comment Prompt: Feel free to comment to previous comment prompts! This week's comment prompt is to share your thoughts, ideas, and comments, on this writing piece!
With that, I bid thee, adieu!
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