Postponing goodbyes

Postponing goodbyes


What are you looking at ?, he pried,
Nothing , she hastily lied,

I am etching this moment in memory,
Trying to carve in your face for eternity,
Savoring this togetherness, for all it can be
Stretching this minute,for as long as you agree,

Postponing the inevitable goodbyes.


--shubha

Potter's wheel

Potter's wheel

On the spinning wheel of time
He skillfully shapes nothingness
Encapsulates it in fragile clay
Creates vessels to hold a bit of eternity.

--shubha

Valley of consensus

Valley of consensus

Egos stand tall

Tower over agreement

Trying to block the path

Each trying to outdo the other

In height and girth

Even as understanding

Starts as a humble trickle

Channeled towards a goal

Runs as streams, rivers

To cut a canyon 

Through the mountain of egos

And in the valley

Where ego flattens

In humility , submission

Meadows flower

Orchards bear fruit

In the consensus of love

--shubha 

Science of art

Science of art


Is there a science to art?

A way to measure, compare, break it down into its' constituent parts,
Is it through this process of dissection, that discernment starts
Or is it mere savagery on the patron's part?

The process of developing taste,
Is it merely shoring up of our own bias?

Can beauty truly be understood?
Or is this endeavor a futile exercise, misunderstood,

Perhaps beauty is just that which the heart latches onto quickly,
To be accepted, enjoyed with its' inherent mystery.


--shubha

Finger painting

Finger painting

The cloud streaks gray lines
Across morning's silver streams
Finger paints with glee.

--shubha