My Love Affair with Writing

The Love Poem by Felicia Lujan
Written on December 31, 1983 at 8 years old
My First Attempt at Poetry

Is there anything better to find? The other day I came across a poem I wrote when I was just eight years old! Eight years old?? With original art work! Nice… I don’t know what could demonstrate my age old love affair with writing and creativity better than a love poem I penciled as a child? I even made this into a little card. My mom— I love, love, love her for saving this. It may be one of the most special things of mine that I have come across in the family papers she has passed on to me. It’s kinda funny that she wrote “sad” on it, because the poem isn’t sad at all. This just goes back to how a reader of another person’s writing interprets the piece. I could give her a big hug right now for writing the date on it. Thank you mom! This could just be the first poem I ever wrote? There have been so many. This one was for my parents. I just couldn’t believe that I was only one year older than my son is today when I wrote this? Wow! It seems I was sort of advanced for my age or maybe boys are different? I’m not sure? I mean- I can’t picture my son writing like this? Anyhow- I wanted to share the evidence tonight. Here is evidence that I have been in love with writing farther back than I can even remember!
What a great find…

The Love Poem by Felicia Lujan
Written on December 31, 1983 at 8 years old
My First Attempt at Poetry

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