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The Poet’s Eye<br />
Abandoned Gods<br />
Sindoor-haldi smeared,<br />
revered by village hands —<br />
abandoned Maihar gods<br />
come alive, momentarily.<br />
Hibiscus, marigold,<br />
marry fervor, devotion —<br />
giving weather-eroded<br />
broken deities, a new<br />
moss-laden life —<br />
a fleeting finery.<br />
Redolent organic colours<br />
leak, seep, merge;<br />
erased by errant rains —<br />
flower-petals desiccate,<br />
wither in scorching heat.<br />
Whispered prayers,<br />
lingering fingers, embalm —<br />
sculpting stones anew.
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