Back in middle school I read this beautiful poem by Sarojini Naidu who is also known as
"The Nightingale of India"
...and here is my illustration for this delicate and lovely poem
Palanquin Bearers
Lightly, O lightly we bear her along,
She sways like a flower in the wind of our song;
She skims like a bird on the foam of a stream,
She floats like a laugh from the lips of a dream.
Gaily, O gaily we glide and we sing,
We bear her along like a pearl on a string.
Softly, O softly we bear her along,
She hangs like a star in the dew of our song;
She springs like a beam on the brow of the tide,
She falls like a tear from the eyes of a bride.
Lightly, O lightly we glide and we sing,
We bear her along like a pearl on a string.
She sways like a flower in the wind of our song;
She skims like a bird on the foam of a stream,
She floats like a laugh from the lips of a dream.
Gaily, O gaily we glide and we sing,
We bear her along like a pearl on a string.
Softly, O softly we bear her along,
She hangs like a star in the dew of our song;
She springs like a beam on the brow of the tide,
She falls like a tear from the eyes of a bride.
Lightly, O lightly we glide and we sing,
We bear her along like a pearl on a string.
poem by: Sarojini Naidu
"She floats like a laugh from the lips of a dream".
ReplyDeleteThis is very beautiful, Sujata!
and very poetic,
You have chosen a beautiful poem undoubtedly
And you know how illustrate it beautifully. congratulations!! :)))
(I must say I came to your blog from a comment of yours in my blog, because from Illustration Friday, I could not do it :(((((((((((
Bye byeeeeeeee have a nice week!!!!!
Ah I realised I had incorrectly added the link the first time so I put it on Illustration friday again correctly!
DeleteGreat poem and really nice illustration! So many great details.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favorite poems - I would like to illustrate it in a hundred different ways if I could!
DeleteWow...I LOVE all the detail.. this is wonderful :)
ReplyDeleteThank you:)
DeleteGreat poem and illustration too…:) btw i wanted to check if i can use the image? I do a paper craft called quilling and really eager to quill the palanquin.
ReplyDeleteHi Nima,
DeleteThanks for visiting my blog. Sure, go ahead and use the image, have fun!
Hey, I finished the project and this is how it looks:
Deletehttp://nimasonti.wordpress.com/2014/04/14/childhood-memory/