Furrowed

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Mother+6

On the anniversary eve of my Mother's passing, a small tribute......

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Tulip

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Pashmina Scarf

Perhaps, I can hide my Pashmina in Wicker Basket!

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Wicker Basket

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Digital Flower

This blossom

exudes scent of no jasmine 

It pollinates neither

Nor does it wither

Bees will not wiggle 

Birds will not hover

This will not rest on headstones

nor will it serve high romance

The whorls of this flower within flower will only

emit light to draw attention to its delicate heart

charu

10042017

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Peacock-કલાપી

Sursinhji Gohel was a renowned poet of nineteenth century Gujarat, India. He was the prince of the State of Lathi, Saurashtra.  He published an acclaimed poetry book called "Kalapino Kekarav" translated 'Sweet Call of  Peacock'.

He used "Kalapi" as Nome de Plume. Below I quote him what he thought of artists in which group Poets are included.

"કલા છે ભોજ્ય મીઠી, તે ભોક્તાવિણ કલા નહીં"

"કલાવાન કલા સાથે ભોક્તાવિણ મળે નહીં"
                                -કવિ  સુરસિંહજી ગોહેલ 

                                                     - "વીણાનો મૃગ" માની અંતિમ પંક્તીઓ  

                                   -"કલાપીનો  કેકારવ"માંથી

                                                       

Rough translation by Charu Gandhi:

"Vittles sweet can not be of art without an aesthete"

"An artist, and his artistry, can not be without an aesthete"

                                                   -Last couplet from poem  "Vinano Mrug"
                                         -from the book "Kalapino Kekarav"
                        -by poet Sursinhji Gohel

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Marrama

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