JAIPUR SUNSET

JAIPUR SUNSET

a bludgeoning reality

nothing more

dead dogs

divine temples

and

an estranged

attentiveness

in which

exotic memories

were

drawn away

amber fort

wind palace

vivid pollen green

a water palace view

all

brought to nothing

quickly disappearing

into

overcrowded frantic streets

an urban and

bucolic vibrancy

traffic

and colourful clothes

jaipur sunset

bad water

blood on the streets

yesterday

I thought

my heart was opening

today it closed

I made excuses

June 6-7 2005

"Jaipur Sunset" - Oil painting 2005 (c) jwb 2012

"Jaipur Sunset" - Poem (c) jwb 2012 

From the unpublished: “Exile Quartet” 

1972-2008 [Part 4: 'Return to Exile']