if there could be...

His Holiness the DaLai Lama reciting a Buddhist text at the Chaanda Devi Caves 
where the Indian philosopher Nagarjuna 
meditated in Sirpur, Chattisgarh, India on January 14, 2014. 
(Photo by Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL)
- Posted on Facebook - January 15, 2014


if there could be
a painting of the soul


then 
a photo of
the Dalai Lama
reading 

sacred texts
in a
sacred cave
must be


the painterly songline between

the last supper
here 

and
there

The Tagores

Gaganendranath Tagore (1867—1938) painting of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941).
Gaganendranath was Rabindranath's nephew.

Any room is an everywhere
Breathing in the spirit of the moment
Respecting its colours
Its tones
Its music

Any tree is a teacher
Watching
Listening for
The voices on the winds

Any journey is a chance
To bathe in the minds of
A Yeats
An Einstein
A Thomas Mann
A Gandhi

Any prize along the way is a
Time to give to
Others

In the eyes...

Paresh Maity (India 1965- )
NEWS: In mid 2010, he completed a huge painting to adorn New Delhi International Airport
~

Gentle face
An innocent palette
Smiling
A little
Waiting for
The carvings of experience to
Etch their footprint


But in the eyes
A secret
Hollow sadness
Resigned to watching
Freedom
Pass by