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Bastet
Member

since 2010-05-07

Posts 246

0 posted 2011-04-10 03:40 AM

EVENING IN SOUTH INDIA

At dusk the sky’s arms
Reach down to the flat-faced meadow
To cover it with the mask love creates.
The outline of an eagle on a far-off rock,
Drawn in exactness, as the sun drops
It’s eyelid over red, the earth’s edge visible
In one brief breath, at once persistence
Of memory and grace of the unexpected.

Stop at a roadside teashop
Milling with day’s end. A father
Holding his child, an armful of smiles,
A place at the center of something sacred
And alive.

Elsewhere world is vulnerable, shaking.
Here amidst the darkbright solitude of strangers,
The comfort of silent surrender.

easy1
Senior Member

since 2010-05-22

Posts 1209
Southeastern USA

1 posted 2011-04-10 08:50 AM

Your words allow the reader to picture this scene very well. Very good.

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

2 posted 2011-04-10 09:42 AM

You have perceived and expressed that spot of beauty where serenity floods our heart and eyes in some special moments.

Very beautiful.

Love,
Margherita

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

3 posted 2011-04-10 12:38 PM

I like this. We tend to think the world is going to hell (it is), but there are places within the world and the heart that makes this setting you describe a wonderful and peaceful place.

~ Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway? ~

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

4 posted 2011-04-10 07:15 PM

Oh, oh, oh! I have never been to India . . . until now. I am still basking in the glow of the moments you painted with such beauty, peace and grace. This is very, very beautiful.

Owl

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

5 posted 2011-04-10 07:17 PM

I'm finding it difficult to leave the South of India at dusk . . .

Owl

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

6 posted 2011-04-10 09:42 PM

Oh boy, you really took me there, could visualize it all, the sights the scents as the evening sky falls like a velvet curtain.

This is exquisite in it's entirety. Beautifully done, truly~

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

7 posted 2011-04-12 07:01 PM

Enjoyed...James

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