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Subversive - A Collection of Poetry - 6. The Painting

The Painting

 

Unadorned tribal frame hanging on the yellow pasty walls
Oscillating to the miniature gusts of impatient April wind
Creating dark shadows
Slowly undulating features of the street bands of yore
Singing, dancing, marching on all in the name of love
Now silenced
Frozen in a frame of twenty by ten
Bearing the grudge of the masses
The sin eaters dance

15/04/17

I hope you enjoyed the poem. You can share your thoughts in the comments below.
 
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
 
Lots of Love.
 
A little peak at the picture in question: 4b4e62f219437f011442c37cabf107f9.jpg
I was weary of posting this, because it is hard to understand unless you are bengali. But, poetry is a many nuanced thing. Or so I hope. 
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Poetry posted in this category are works of fiction. Names, places, characters, events, and incidents are created by the authors' imaginations or are used fictitiously. Any resemblances to actual persons (living or dead), organizations, companies, events, or locales are entirely coincidental.
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I liked the line 'The sin eaters dance' very much. I can't see the image you have commented in chapter ending, but the description was clear. Though I'd like to look at the picture. That was very descriptive poem. 

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8 hours ago, Emi GS said:

I liked the line 'The sin eaters dance' very much. I can't see the image you have commented in chapter ending, but the description was clear. Though I'd like to look at the picture. That was very descriptive poem. 

Thanks Emi. The painting is Santhal Dance by Jamini Roy. I have a copy hanging on my bedroom wall. The image evoked a series of memories; latest of them being the Nagar Sankirtana of the Gaudiya Vaishnavite sect who believe such processions destroy the sins of the onlookers even.

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