Thursday, 17 April 2014


   APRIL-17


                                                             courtesy : google image


COLLECTION

I have seen many a home-wall
Where display plays a great role
Creating mood, taste and
A soothing ambience for all
On the door and window pelmet
Of my parents’ home
There are onlyGanesh* idols 
 Even the walls are adorned
With beautiful elephant headed god
Who hangs and swings trunk and a smile
With the bare red paunch and one tusk
He radiates bliss, blessing, myth and siddhi**
I tell ma doesn’t the room look like a shop
With so many Ganeshas in spite of their art value
Ma says would you call your home a bookshop
I remain quiet as I don’t agree
I love a minimalist home (books exception)


*Ganesha (IAST: Gaṇeśa;  listen (help·info)), also spelled Ganesa, also known as Ganapati and Vinayaka is a widely worshipped deity in the Hindu pantheon.[2] His image is found throughout India and Nepal.[3] Hindu sects worship him regardless of affiliations.[4] Devotion to Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to Jains, Buddhists, and beyond India.[5]
Although he is known by many attributes, Ganesha's elephant head makes him easy to identify.[6] Ganesha is widely revered as the remover of obstacles,[7] the patron of arts and sciences and the deva of intellect and wisdom.[8] As the god of beginnings, he is honoured at the start of rituals and ceremonies. Ganesha is also invoked as patron of letters and learning during writing sessions.[9][10] Several texts relate mythological anecdotes associated with his birth and exploits and explain his distinct iconography.

**Siddhi is a Sanskrit noun which can be translated as "perfection", "accomplishment", "attainment", or "success".[
 courtesy : wikipedia

Posted for Ella’s prompt Poem a Day: Creative Walls @ Real Toads

             

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11 comments:

  1. Anonymous17 April 2014 at 09:19

    You really made me picture this, and also feel the relationship between mother and child. Great write!

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  2. Panchali17 April 2014 at 11:04

    You can say that again, Sumana,Even I hate cluttered walls....they take away the aesthetic part of interior designing.
    The last lines made me smile....LOL..

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  3. Sherry Blue Sky17 April 2014 at 11:05

    I'm like your mom, Sumana. My walls are covered with wolves and elephants! Stuff to look at everywhere. My daughters are like you, they prefer a minimalist look. It seems to alternate with each generation.

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  4. Kay L. Davies17 April 2014 at 11:08

    You're right. I never consider books 'collecting' or full bookcases 'collections' ...because they are books, as essential to a writer as air. If your mother's Ganeshas are as beautiful as the one pictured here, the wall must be wonderful.
    K

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  5. Ella17 April 2014 at 12:20

    This is wonderful! I wish I could see- I love elephants and your poem shares the magic of allowing our imagination to collect in your words!

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  6. Stacy M.S.17 April 2014 at 14:34

    this is a beautiful write! so creative and imaginative...yet full of details of your home/life. also really enjoy the details of the mythology and the stories behind your poem. thanks for sharing!

    stacy lynn mar
    http://warningthestars.blogspot.com/

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  7. Brian Miller17 April 2014 at 14:52

    books are the exception for me as well...i rather like minimalist...
    funny side note, the first time i ever heard of gnesha was in a comic book...

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  8. Susie Clevenger17 April 2014 at 16:22

    Yes, books are an exception. I need to embrace minimalism...I have waaay too much stuff!!

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  9. Wendy Bourke17 April 2014 at 18:04

    This is so true, Sumana - of the things one loves.

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  10. Margaret17 April 2014 at 20:54

    ha ha… yes, I do understand.

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  11. Anjum Wasim Dar17 April 2014 at 21:34

    There is a tradition of wall decoration in almost every culture and age. I believe decoration stays passive-if action is the response only then it becomes meaningful-great contrast poem.

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