A poignant poem and a beautiful painting, by Nibedita, for Different Truths.
in this decorated balcony a flowerpot stands empty attracting attention and questions about its purpose and meaning and I did think about filling it up with flowers, fresh or synthetic I did think about it so many times but over the years this bit of unpremeditated space flowered on me with a surprising freedom only the flowerpot knows (Published in “Earth Fire Water Wind” 2020, Authors Press)
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Exquisite depiction of both art and literature.
The painting is dramatic. And the brevity of the poem matches in its punch.
Like the analogy … Perhaps meant indirectly bet the woman and the pot. Her expressions say a lot
What a breathtaking piece of painting!!!
Your perspective on is very refreshing.
Very well knitted verse.
What a beautiful painting! And a well expressed verse .. The look in the girl’s eyes expresses her loneliness which is synonymous with the emptiness in the flower pot …