Love Poem

A couple of days ago, in a moment of affection, K-bao was inspired to pen a spontaneous verse for sister C-bao.

She uses quite sweeping language in her description of her 4-year old sister: wise, generous, kind.


Of course, a few minutes later, all the inspiration was quickly forgotten and the sisters went back to their normal, um, less loving routine. 

Poetry

K-bao's skills as a young writer have expanded of late, due in no short part to voracious reading. A few snapshots of random notes K-Pop found scribbled on pieces of paper are shown above and below.

K-Pop noticed quite a few nature motifs - sun, spring, firefly, star - as well as some keen awareness of what she is observing and feeling ("hear yourself breathing and you are calm"), as well as what is going on in the background (the observation about K-Mum is a gem). Emily Dickinson, here we come!

Young Author

K-bao has advanced significantly as both a reader and writer recently, and indeed has started penning her own little booklets.

Last weekend she decided to write - and illustrate - her first book, admittedly constructed by putting eight or nine staples to two sheets of paper. Subjects ranged from astute observations ("My family is nice") to statements about her own feelings ("I was mad because I got sick") to pronouncements of universal truths ("Love is kind").

In her second book, written shortly thereafter, she invited K-Pop to co-author (but not to co-illustrate - clearly she has formed her own quite accurate opinions already on K-Pop's artistic capabilities).