Poem for Jan 21



Painting


I painted in the basement.
I wrote the words “May we ride
on the ratha cart?”
I put the three Deities of
Jagannatha, Subhadra and Baladeva
on the right.
Then I put five grubby figures
at the bottom.
They were all very disreputable
with long hair and scars
on their faces and backs,
and pointy teeth.
Obviously they were not qualified
to sit on the ratha cart.
But I had fun executing the painting.