Illustration Friday..."Tall"

 

Stretch out tall,

To reach every temple bell,

 And,

Feel the resounding sense of calm.

Illustration Friday...." Teacher"

Amongst the palms and the lush green fields,

The village teacher frowns..."Do you know the table of 6 ?"

Never mind if I do not know my tables well,

But ask me about the seasons, the birds and the trees,

And I will tell you amazing things,

That I learned in this beautiful place,

Outdoors, in the lap of nature!

Illustration Friday ...."Freeze"

 

Winter lakes that freeze

A shikara still goes by

Beautiful Kashmir

....haiku

An attempt at creating a haiku- A short English verse of 3 lines with a 5-7-5 syllable structure. Haikus have a more complex structure in Japanese poetry from which it originates. 

Sometimes less can mean more and fewer words can describe better the scene before us. That is why I love the simple haiku. You can interpret it in so many ways.

Illustration Friday...."Carry"

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. 

poem by: Sarojini Naidu

Illustration Friday...."Lost"

Lost

A breeze so cool and a sky so gray

 Heralding a rainy day.

I skipped out, dancing and singing aloud

Whoosh...

I lost my umbrella to the Monsoon Cloud !

Illustration Friday..."Refresh"

Illustration Friday..."Secret"

  Shhhh.....a secret

...to share