Precious voices
Beyond seas
Across continents
sustenance ensured
(image courtesy: http://www.whatistruth.info/blessings332.jpg)
I'm placing my pile of stones here, some are rough, grainy gravel, while some are unsightly cumbersome rocks, but they form my treasure chest...
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Mar 17th- Stone 42
Precious voices
Beyond seas
Across continents
sustenance ensured
(image courtesy: http://www.whatistruth.info/blessings332.jpg)
Mar 13th- Stone 41
Fury Incarnate
The earth moved,
the ocean in a frenzy,
surged forth to swallow land
A nation ravaged...
Mar 11th- Stone 40
Round and round the electric wires
leaves, buds and flowers sprouted!
(pic courtesy: http://www.holoweb.net/~liam/pictures/2007-04-raleigh/pages/img_1813/img_1813-333x500.jpg)
Mar 10th- Stone 39
Fine tuning
Tuning in and tuning out
the static grating on the ears
And then at a precise frequency
clear as a bell!
Mar 8th- Stone 38
The striped squirrel sprinted sprightly
dodging the jagged glass edges
of the compound wall.
(image pic courtesy:https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zO3wJwNFWroyVAZc8TuDfrjhSmSbxyMY8Oi1bd73XQxbTRELjfb6JdP7Z1hjC8WY8FSDXcKKBevedryDgM4QuGArgmro3qFSSvDCd94rPbNWTKktQ8biHxREc2T_WBSKQnhgN90JjyU/s400/DEL+Apr10+3-striped+Squirrel+01.jpg)
Mar 6th- Stone 36
The evening sun peering through the
gossamer strands of the cobweb drapery
(image courtesy:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/131/328397259_9c64045e96.jpg)
Mar 5th- Stone 35
Once Upon a Time...
Lines creasing the face
sparse greys adorning the pate
knees bent, unsteady gait
teeth stained and broken
Eyes misty in past glory...
Mar 3rd- Stone 34
Zoom in and you get enmeshed in
the intricate warps , wefts and hues
Stand afar and the image emerges with clarity!
(image courtesy: http://www.absoluterugs.com/pics-rugs/tapestry-antique/antique-wall-tapestry-28064.jpg)
Mar 2nd- Stone 33
For a glimpse of Lost Souls in
The star spangled sapphire silk
stretching endlessly...
(image courtesy: http://images2.layoutsparks.com/1/125279/fairy-starry-night-sky.gif)
Mar 1st- Stone 32
Reflected Glory- Mar 1st
On the wall, behind the cloth rack, was a round slice of golden light!
The mirror on the opposite wall shimmered in reflected Glory!
Feb 28th- Stone 31
the savoury was first crushed,
sprayed with sizzling chickpea gravy
topped with green, brown and red sauces
garnished with finely chopped tomatoes,onions,
sev and coriander sprigs...
(image courtesy:http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jBBWyKGaBGQ/TCGib704JHI/AAAAAAAAAeA/v7-xhT-Vt6Y/s400/Samosa+Chaat+Ingredients.gif)
Feb 27th- Stone 30
Homeward bound- Feb 27th
Flapping wings, their paths intersecting,
they bound home wards,
far into the Twilight Orange mist...
(image courtesy:http://www.hopnews.com/geese_sunset.jpg)
Feb 26th- Stone 29
Magic of Sewing- Feb 26th
Fabric, thread, needle
Measuring, drawing,cutting, sewing
Hand on wheel,
feet on treadle
from whole to bits and then whole again...
(image courtesy: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgom61-ORlMUdNhbbWyl2lVUKo8WHV9iLdsM9HT31svFTfF0gjg11vrTduYpJA0iRMTATKr-49Lsv5_H1QasP7fJaeaoEA9eWjTNMrdvv8pfpTATkbQ-O-o2H9LBuvhGGG_UyDN8cUivc8/s1600/At_the_sewing_machine-765932_49105755.jpg)
Feb 25th- Stone 28
Today under the blazing sun
with cement and dust all around,
some romping about, between wobbly planks and thin air
and some perched precariously between land and the skies...
to create inviolable fenced in spaces
for strangers Tomorrow...
(image courtesy: http://www.aluminiumscaffold.net/wp-content/themes/thesis_17/custom/rotator/scaffolding%20header.jpg)
Feb 24th- Stone 27
Edifying synergy, Ebullient creativity
Vivacious voices, tethered down by timidity
waiting for that gentle nudge of encouragement and succour
to surge forth in abandon...
(picture courtesy: http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/25/images/2008112557730201.jpg)
Feb 23rd- Stone 26
Playing Truant? -Feb 23rd
Yesterday the sun was blazing,today nowhere to be seen
the wind is blowing chill,the clouds have rallied
will it rain or won't it?
(image courtesy-http://farm1.static.flickr.com/130/375518699_bf2d7ea0df.jpg)
Feb 22nd- Stone 25
Chock-a-block- Feb 22nd
The yellow and black giant bug
bursting at the seams
with its precious cargo
tottered into the precincts
chuckles and screams heard from afar
one by one they spilled onto the outside...
(picture courtesy:http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/14/images/2008061461320301.jpg)
Feb 21st- Stone 24
some days the waters are still, no ripples , placid and calm
easy to watch from the shore
some days there are small ripples, causing hardly any flutter
easy to remain ashore watching
and then there are those days
its windy, there are eddies
swirling and turbulent
and now sucked into the vortex
struggling to stay afloat...
(pictures courtesy: http://cdn.webecoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Moskstraumen.jpg
http://cdn.webecoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Naruto.jpg)
Feb 20th- Stone 23
During some random moment
My vacant gaze falls upon the mosaic tiles
shapes and colours emerge swimming languidly
creating a splattered collage...
(photo courtesy:https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUbB7GgukBYUKc2lJnUP92MKiUGqSMvofwteDxUUCT84X2Mv292EEzUVwxo9iEGLSWGemm44mYcHTKuNpfrF5Uz-fsCcOAGVHOQJg7X64dGaW1LkOZtZxxKavTpwKR-nF_mFFPWO-Wdok/s400/pompeii+mosaic+tile+floor.JPG)
Feb 19th- Stone 22
The rumbling gets nearer
There is a slight tremor
A fleeting vision of windows,doors and faces
Yet another cargo of humanity
racing to reach somewhere...
( picture courtesy: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Uae-pHpqdaQ/0.jpg)
Feb 18th- Stone 21
Lull - Feb 18th
The night is still
The trees and leaves are still
Even the air is still
Has somebody pressed the Pause button of Life?
Feb 17th- Stone 20
Blades of sunshine
searing through the coconut fronds
in the distant grove...
scorching the doorstep...
( photo courtesy : http://coastcaribbeanimages.com/photographs/473/disp_473.jpg)
Feb 16th- Stone 19
Whats Brewing!- Feb 16th
The spatula slicing through the splattering stew
a pinch of this, a dash of that...
simmering low
the aroma just right
not too pungent, not too bland...
Feb 15th- Stone 18
Strangers- Feb 15th
For a brief slice of time
Two people share the same space
No glances exchanged
No words uttered
The bus comes
And they part forever...
Feb 14- Stone 17
The sun tracing geometric patterns
on the floor through the lattice of the windows...
making it just a tad bit warmer...
(photo courtesy : original copyright :http://admin2.clikpic.com/stevepcox/images/window_shadow01jpg.jpg)
Feb 13- Stone 16
All that remains- Feb 13th
Memories trapped in the mind
Tears trapped in the eyes
Sobs choked in the throat...
Image trapped in a frame!
Feb 12 - Stone 15
Crackling sounds
Blinding smoke
Licking flames
Burning leaves...
(image courtesy: http://www.deforestationaroundtheworld.com/uploads/5/7/2/3/5723602/1293683.jpg?390)
Feb 11th- Stone 14
Blessed Oblivion- Feb 11th
Under the skies, below the over bridge
covered by a tattered sheet, feet sticking out
flies hovering...
blissfully asleep.
Feb 10th Stone 13
The Day After-Feb 10th
The wedding is over
The Day after is also gone
The bride has left
All that remains is the withered festoon
and some scattered rice and turmeric on the floor...
Reading the above, I stopped short! I went back to look at my stones...and there in almost every single stone, 'I' loomed large! It was all about me...I was hardly 'invisible'. My writing has always been about laying myself bare!! Where do I conceal myself as I look, listen and perceive? Interesting, challenging...)
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