Colour!

"Unknown"
Kathakali dancer (Indian traditional dance) captured at Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaoan.

Beneath the layers of coloured powder
Lay her ageing pale skin,
Dying with every fleeting moment.

Written for Carpe Diem Haiku Kai for Jen's Ghost Writer Post.



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20 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 9, 2014 at 12:25 AM

    wow you rarely think of what is beneath. This is quite a nice tilt

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    1. UnknownJuly 9, 2014 at 12:28 AM

      yes moonie... we are so engrossed in what meets our eyes we forget what lies beneath!!

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  2. Magical Mystical TeacherJuly 9, 2014 at 1:00 AM

    The story of us all, I'm afraid...

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  3. AnonymousJuly 9, 2014 at 2:32 AM

    Layer upon layer -- very moving :)

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  4. HelenaJuly 9, 2014 at 2:51 AM

    No escaping, just masking it! Lovely write.

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    1. UnknownJuly 9, 2014 at 2:32 PM

      Aging can be beautiful but there is no escaping it...

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  5. MarkJuly 9, 2014 at 3:51 AM

    Oh, the masks we wear!

    Peering Under the Bean Leaves

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  6. Vandana SharmaJuly 9, 2014 at 10:42 AM

    Her life....................still she goes on

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  7. Bastet's Waka LibraryJuly 9, 2014 at 3:26 PM

    What a vision ... her white mask is but camoflage, hiding her beauty within.

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  8. UnknownJuly 9, 2014 at 3:33 PM

    Yes bastet... we beleive more in what we see than within... and hence we camouflage. ..

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  9. rudraprayagaJuly 10, 2014 at 9:58 PM

    True,Arushi.We view only the outward glow.Touching.(This is Kerala's Kathakali-a traditional classical dance form)

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    1. UnknownJuly 12, 2014 at 2:46 PM

      Thank you rudra... I saw the dance once in kochi yes...

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  10. ChèvrefeuilleJuly 11, 2014 at 7:05 PM

    Wonderfully written haiku Arushi ... you have already an own style ... great!

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    1. UnknownJuly 12, 2014 at 2:46 PM

      Thank you kristjaan... still a lot to learn though..

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  11. BelindaBroughtonJuly 14, 2014 at 6:03 AM

    poignant poem. thanks for sharing.

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