On Paper

A Poem — inspired by the wonderful days when everything was in paper

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With a paper, I made my first boat
On it, I learnt my first alphabet
Upon it, I scribbled my first poem
Between them, I hid many secrets
In it, I expressed my first love
From it, I read my degree conferred
On which were printed my achievements
Within its pages was this earth
From which I knew about great kings
Colourful days of…