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Sudhir Iyer
Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943
Mumbai, India : now in Belgium

0 posted 2000-08-31 06:32 AM


A tourist arrives
in Bermuda shorts,
zigzag sprayed T-shirt,
eats stuff floating in oil.
Local delicious food,
looked rather spiced up -
a bit too heavy for his
half past nine breakfast!

A typical western myth!
____________________

Tourist is a photographer,
tricks a few children,
buys them buttered sweets
and captures essence of
childish glee, happy ecstasy.
A cheap foul gimmick  
and falsely earned smiles -
Portrait "India Smiles!"

Hypocrisy rules the waves!

~  



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Elizabeth Santos
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269
Pennsylvania
1 posted 2000-08-31 07:20 AM


Wow!, I am bemused
The photographer wasn't wearing the zig zag t-shirt was he? Your bemusing muse has me pondering the "falsly earned smiles" - what a phrase. Interesting observations well written by the "poets poet"
Liz

BSC
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Member Elite
since 2000-02-04
Posts 2919
New York, USA
2 posted 2000-08-31 08:15 AM


Ok Sudhir, did the tourist have a big ol' belly and one of those little hats on too!!!  Bemused I am.  Great writing sir.  Bonnie
Sudhir Iyer
Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943
Mumbai, India : now in Belgium
3 posted 2000-08-31 01:02 PM


Liz, poet's poet is a bit of a high to reach ... I will settle to writer... maybe he was... as moms say to little girls.. beware of the shifty eyed man with glasses...   what am I talking about... Thanks Liz... yeah thats right.  

Bonnie, big bellys ... maybe not, but a hat ... yes...   Thanks a bunch...

regards to all,
sudhir


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