"Fair and Lovely" in the Sun.....

A beautiful bloom captured , possibly in a balcony garden, by a blogger friend Kalyani.

And somewhere, you realize, that regardless of fussy nurturing, visible brilliance, and flashes of color, what shows up in the light of a shining Sun, is a shadow, resting in the back, amidst ordinary surroundings. How you face the Sun, decides the depth of the shadow, and how seamlessly it fades into the surroundings.

(photo by Kalyani Wakkar)

Wet aromas
of mud,
potting,
eggshell powder
and concentric
channels in soil
holding water,
as the mud,
seeing
and knowing
a good thing ,
rushes to pile itself up
at the roots.

The obsession
with color,
and the
desperation
to emerge
beautifully bright.

Its
only when
the sun shines
on it,
that
it is clear,
that
despite
the charms of color,
whether
your mind
inside,
is black or white,
or even a grey,
depends
on how well
you mix with
a neutral society
around you.