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Showing posts with label artist. Show all posts

Saturday, 7 October 2017

The Flute Seller

Reference - I was sitting outside my home and suddenly heard a magical and melodious sound. This post is a reminder to ourselves to take out time to listen to the enchanting music of Nature and value artists in our vicinity.

A cup of cappuccino and a book;
Picture Courtesy- Sumiran Caprihan
I sit in the garden at a nook.

Chatter of the people,
twitter of the birds,
dogs bark and cats purr.
Trees shed the leaves on the earth.

Musical instrument afar is heard.
"It's a flute!" I abruptly jump and 
run towards the man;
who holds a bunch of flutes.

I call him out and he gives me a look;
disappointed with me he was
as I didn't wish to buy his flutes.

I asked him, Would you like to earn by playing the flute?"
He answered, "That's not my job. 
It is to sell the flute.
Many like you have asked me to play 
but I don't wish to.

My job is only to sell the flute."

Thursday, 16 February 2017

Woman

Woman

Like the magnetic force
her eyes pulled me closer 
She is an artist's creation
and a living woman.

 The frown and dishevelled hair
distressing worries in her eyes.
Then I  looked at her lips
there was no trace of a smile.

The bindi is not her own
all bought by the husband.
She's not even hers anymore.
She wants to talk but 
who is her own?

Her eyes speak volumes
A tornado of upsetting thoughts 
She stays with me tonight 
in my dreams, memories 
and the artist's world now.

P.S - These lines are inspired by Mr Baijnath's creation of a painting of a distressed Indian married woman. Mr Baijnath is an experienced and exceptional artist based in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. I visited his 'Rangakriti Art Gallery today (16/2/2017) and these are my afterthoughts.