Deepika Padukone Shares The First Poetry She Ever Penned At The Age Of 12, Calling It Her ‘First And Last Attempt’

Deepika Padukone posted a photo of a poem she wrote in 7th grade on her Instagram account.

New Delhi: Deepika Padukone always stands out as a multi-talented personality in Bollywood. A Few people know that the actor also had a poet inside her. She channelled the poet inside her when  she was just 12. 

Deepika posted a photo of a poem she wrote in 7th grade on her Instagram account over the weekend. This is a far cry from what you would expect a 12-year-old Deepika to have written. The actress had written a charming poem called "I Am" on children's perspectives and how they see the world. 

The poem reads: "I am a child with love and care. I wonder how far the stars reach. I hear the rush of the waves. I see the deep blue sea. I want to be a loving child of God. I am a child with love and care. I pretend to be a blooming flower. I feel the soothing hands of God. I touch the mountains way so far. I worry if I am liked by all. I cry for the ones who need God's tender touch. I am a child with love and care. I understand that life must end. I say you must work hard. I dream what I ought to dream. I try to do my very best. I hope I deserve the very best. I am a child with love and care. (sic)."

Sharing her poem, Deepika wrote, "My first AND LAST attempt at writing poetry! This was in grade 7. I was 12. The poem was titled ‘I Am’. We were given the first 2 words that you see…and the rest is history."

The actress was a badminton player in high school, following in the footsteps of her father, Prakash Padukone, a notable badminton player. To pursue a career in modelling and acting, Deepika, at 16, relocated to Mumbai, where she made her name in acting.