Anisha Dutta Poet Quatrain

A Nook and a Story Book

A Nook and a Story Book
  
    In my childhood on every birthday
    I owned two books owing to family norm,
    one tough academic book from my Dad
    and other lucid story book from grand mom.

   I was fascinated for gift from grandma
   That was my only entry to the story book.
   Strict Dad did not allow me to follow stories.
    To smell fragrance of story I searched for a nook.

   Nooks and corners were not safe enough.
   Dictator Dad had always strong vigilance.
   I had to hide story book under the text.
   None was able to detect my tact at a glance.
 
   04/26/16
                      Third Place

 'What I would give for a Nook and a story Book' Contest by Eve Roper
                             

   'MAY 2019 PREMIERE 4' Contest by Brian Strand

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Balveen Cheema May 3, 2016 at 9:31 AM Congrats on your wonderful placement in A Nook and a Storybook contest! Anisha Dutta May 3, 2016 at 10:54 AM Thank Balveen. Love

Bl Devnath May 2, 2016 at 9:08 AM Congrats on your beautiful win with placement my lovely friend. Loved always, bl Anisha Dutta May 3, 2016 at 10:55 AM Thanks Devnath for appreciation

Vladislav Raven May 2, 2016 at 8:29 AM Hi Anisha, Congratulations on your win in the contest. Enjoyed the read. Hugs....Mike. XX

James Inman May 2, 2016 at 5:07 AM Anisha, everyone needs to stimulate their imagination. My interest in books started with my mother reading Bible stories to us when I was only about 3 or four. Nice write. Anisha Dutta May 3, 2016 at 10:59 AM Thanks James. My interest in story books ( fairy tales, myths, Folk tales) started listening to narration of Grandma.

Andrea Dietrich April 28, 2016 at 9:10 PM Wow, that is quite a tale of woe, to have your dad watching over your shoulders like that. Thank God you had this lovely grandma. I would have died if I could not have read books as a child. Today's child has TV but in my day, we didn't have too much on tv . I really like this. Anisha Dutta April 29, 2016 at 2:35 AM Andrea in my childhood there was no TV. We listened to Radio. Story books were the primary entertainment. Love n Blessing

Jan Allison April 26, 2016 at 1:41 PM oh what a sad story Anisha for a parent to stop a child from doing something so wonderful ... to read a story book. Good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx7 Anisha Dutta April 27, 2016 at 1:11 PM Thank you very much Jan Allison April 26, 2016 at 1:41 PM typo in the title - 'and' - would have mailed you but it is turned off:-( hugs jan xx