Sindoor Sun

(Painting by Sunita Khedekar)

Veiled from the setting sindoor sun

by a charcoal roof

and shaded downcast eyes,

I still feel your tears on my face—

what are these thoughts I think

in the gray of a fading day?

Just to know, for my own sake,

I look from the window

as we used to do, to see

if the fishermen’s boats

still glistened in the

setting sindoor sun.

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For dVerse. Grace has us writing with color in mind, using artwork by Sunita Khedekar for inspiration. It's been such a long while since I've posted anything, but Sunita's work is so powerful I just had to give this a go. Click here for info. on sindoor. Please visit dVerse and write something you can share with us; at the very least, you owe it to yourself to check out Sunita's art. Incredible work!