Friday, 28 January 2011

singular thoughts

Photo Credit: Flickr
why did he not see my  shoe,
I had worn that for this photo shoot
he only took one,
I had taken hours to get ready
I borrowed your coat
shirt from my son,
sweater from a street dweller
what was he thinking
about my perfectly placed hat?
my gnarled hands show my character
that stick now my sustenance
in that war I fought for freedom
when landmine took away my limb

"I had wished for all to see my shoe, 
my only shoe, on that foot I still carry
in the evening of my life"
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31 comments:

  1. vivinfrance28 January 2011 at 03:37

    A poignant, insightful poem.

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  2. Jinksy28 January 2011 at 03:44

    A picture tells a thousand words...

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  3. lightverse28 January 2011 at 07:38

    I'm trying to compose myself, and my thoughts - because what can one say that would add to the words you painted beside that stark photograph? Powerful, painful and touching - all at once, and rendered beautifully.

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  4. flaubert28 January 2011 at 08:47

    Gautami, this is a beautifully rendered piece. I saw this photo on
    flickr and almost used it. You did justice to the photo.
    Pamela

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  5. Brenda28 January 2011 at 09:21

    Besides this photo, which has such depth, character, that you have focused on what we can't see, the shoe outside the picture frame to hold the memories of the sitter, the man, is beautiful.

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  6. Elizabeth28 January 2011 at 09:22

    Profound and utterly sensitive. Such an amazing touch you have, Gautami. This so mates itself with the photo.

    Elizabeth

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  7. Tumblewords:28 January 2011 at 12:26

    Packed with power, both the image and the poem! Wonderful, oh, wonderful!!

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  8. mark28 January 2011 at 13:34

    This one stands out, Gautami, from your work. This is you writing at the top of your game.

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  9. liv2write2day28 January 2011 at 15:01

    This is so touching. Most of my life I have worked with the elderly. They have such stories to tell and so much to teach us. You have written this with so much sensitivity. Gave me the chills.

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  10. christopher28 January 2011 at 15:06

    Poignant and thought provoking. Well thought out, I think and a wonderful choice of character. Again, I have to say, we all accepted this assignment and we all did so well, by far the best Big Tent I have been in.

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  11. Jeanne Aguilar28 January 2011 at 16:54

    I really enjoyed your focus on the part of the photo that we can't see! Just like some famous paintings, the most intriguing part is the part that was purposefully cropped off!

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  12. LKHarris-Kolp28 January 2011 at 16:55

    Beautifully written with a unique twist. I really enjoyed this one!

    ~laurie

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  13. Mad Kane28 January 2011 at 22:16

    Very powerful! Thanks.

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  14. Gaurang Rao29 January 2011 at 01:46

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  15. nan29 January 2011 at 12:20

    fine work. well told.

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  16. nan29 January 2011 at 12:21

    and one more thought . . . you have captured so well what DOESN'T make it into a photograph that is very important. Photographs can't always characterize wholeness, truth, identity.

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  17. Linda29 January 2011 at 16:27

    There's that poignant reminder of what is lost and can't be replaced. A beautiful portrait .

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  18. Joyce Ellen Davis29 January 2011 at 17:01

    Nice work, Tami! Well done.

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  19. deb29 January 2011 at 20:11

    that coat, face.. insightful story!

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  20. Reflections29 January 2011 at 21:16

    Wow, such a poignant piece, though the picture misses the point of the other shoe... your words show it well.

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  21. Ramesh Sood29 January 2011 at 21:41

    Oh,how you could so truly portray the feelings.. goosepumps.. that's what I experienced after reading this piece...Gautami..Thanks..

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  22. Rinkly Rimes29 January 2011 at 22:01

    The character comes through even without the shoe.

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  23. Greyscale Territory29 January 2011 at 22:03

    A painful plea that challenges our sense of rightness! Beautiful!

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  24. Nanka29 January 2011 at 22:06

    Powerful and touching!!

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  25. ρομπερτ30 January 2011 at 15:16

    Incredible.

    This bleached my mind. Thank you. Please have a good new week.



    daily athens

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  26. Erin Davis30 January 2011 at 16:01

    The voice you have created is powerful and so real. Very touching.

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  27. Shail Raghuvanshi31 January 2011 at 23:30

    Lovely. Just loved the image you have conjured in your lines...

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  28. Harshad mehta1 February 2011 at 05:49

    Now, this is brilliant!

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  29. SandyCarlson2 February 2011 at 19:45

    Humbling and beautiful. Thank you.

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  30. Míriam Luiza3 February 2011 at 05:47

    Achei muito bom o post!

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  31. shail3 February 2011 at 08:23

    Very poignant!

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